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Blistering:
Bubbles or Blisters (usually moisture) in shingles. Moisture is trapped inside the material.

Blow-Offs:
When shingles are forced off a roof deck because of high winds.

Flashing:
Materials used to waterproof a roof around any projections through the roof deck.

Hot Stacks:
Ventilation pipe for venting of heat producing equipment.

HVAC Unit:
A heating, ventilating and air conditioning unit adapted for your roof.

Ice Dam:
Occurs when water builds up behind a blockage of ice. Ice dams can occur in various ways

Infrared Thermography:
Is being used to take pictures of roofs at night to find trouble spots.

Parapet Wall:
Portion of an exterior wall that continues above the line of the roof surface.

Plastic Cement:
Asphalt based sealant. Also called bull, mastic, tar, asphalt cement.

Plumbing Vents:
Term used to describe plumbing pipes that project through a roof plane. Also called vent stacks.

Roof vent:
A device used to ventilate a roof cavity.

Valleys:
Area where two adjoining sloped roof planes intersect on a roof creating a "V" shaped depression.