Archive for July, 2017

Mar­shall Roof­ing Sid­ing & Win­dows is a well known con­trac­tor in many com­mu­ni­ties through­out North­ern Vir­ginia and Mary­land. We have com­plet­ed repair and replace­ment roof­ing in thou­sands of homes in these com­mu­ni­ties. We offer Cer­tain­teed and GAF prod­ucts and ser­vices for roof­ing. GAF prod­ucts are detailed, and are excel­lent in the indus­try. Home-own­er­ship is all about pro­tect­ing your biggest invest­ment for years to come. You will see below, the detail and thought that goes into every GAF roof­ing instal­la­tion for res­i­den­tial home. This is more than shin­gles! You want a strong reli­able roof. With this sys­tem you won’t have to wor­ry about our hail storms and high winds of years past. Be sure to start with a sta­ble roof­ing sys­tem from GAF to avoid has­sles for years to come.  

Explore more! Invest now. Serv­ing many areas includ­ing Arling­ton, Alexan­dria, Fair­fax, Lees­burg, Ash­burn, Man­as­sas, Lor­ton, War­ren­ton, Gainesville, Spring­field, Falls Church and Burke to name a few in Vir­ginia. We also have Senior Esti­ma­tors liv­ing and work­ing in Rockville, Bethes­da, Upper Marl­boro and Acco­keek in Mary­land that are ready and will­ing to serve you. Call today for your free esti­mate 703–550-0055.

So, you want to know more about your gut­ter sys­tem. Here is a quick guide about your gut­ters. You may notice a leak, or dam­age to a part on your gut­ters. This quick guide allows you to inform us of the issue, and have some­one access the issue accu­rate­ly. Each new gut­ter sys­tem by Mar­shall is cus­tom built for your home. We offer expe­ri­enced esti­ma­tors, pre­cise mea­sure­ments, and excep­tion­al prod­ucts. Below is an expla­na­tion of each part of your gut­ters.

Rake Board: A rake board is an eave which runs along the gable end of the roof of a mod­ern res­i­den­tial struc­ture. It is a place on your home eas­i­ly vis­i­ble to guests of your home. Rot­ten and dam­aged boards should be replaced to improve the look and extend the life of your roof. 

Frieze Board: A frieze board is a hor­i­zon­tal board between 2 inch­es and 6 inch­es wide.

Fas­cia: Fas­cia is a ver­ti­cal frieze board. 

Sof­fit: A sof­fit con­nects the over­hang under your gut­ter­ing sys­tem with your home. Sof­fits pro­tect against mold and rot­ting wood work. 

Gut­ters:  A gut­ter is a shal­low trough fixed beneath the edge of a roof for car­ry­ing off rain­wa­ter. Main­tain­ing your gut­ters will extend the life of your roof.

Down­spouts: Down­spouts are pipes that car­ry rain­wa­ter from a roof to a drain or to ground lev­el.

Gut­ter Screens/Protection: Gut­ter screens and gut­ter pro­tec­tion sys­tems pro­tect your gut­ters from debris and leaves by pre­vent­ing them from clogs. 

Gut­ter Pro­tec­tion

We have two forms of gut­ter pro­tec­tion.

Gut­ter Screens help pre­vent debris from clog­ging the gut­ter­ing. 

Gut­ter pro­tec­tion by Gut­ter­Top­per is a sys­tem that allows rain water to flow smooth­ly through your gut­ter sys­tem. 

Call us for a free esti­mate North­ern Vir­ginia and Mary­land. 703–550-0055. 

We have received the Ang­ie’s List Super Ser­vice Award for our ser­vices since 2005! 12 Years on Ang­ie’s List! Mar­shall is a name you can trust for your home. Call for a free review for North­ern Vir­ginia and Mary­land areas! 

Sum­mer is slow­ly com­ing to an end. It’s not too last to com­plete some last minute items to your home. Here are five fun sum­mer projects you can do at home! Make it a fam­i­ly project, update your home, enter­tain, cre­ate a new stor­age space! Here are some projects you can do your­self! Be care­ful, but be cre­ative and have fun!

Do it Your­self Projects to Com­plete before sum­mer ends!

Update and uti­lize old dressers and stor­age units. You can nev­er have too much stor­age! Add a touch of flare to old

cab­i­nets and dressers with mod­ern glass and shelv­ing! Sand, stain/paint, et voila!

Update the sink faucets. Add piz­zazz to your kitchen and bath­rooms with updat­ed faucets!

Let your cre­ative juices flow with land­scap­ing your front or back yard! Start a new gar­den with flow­ers
or veg­eta­bles! Reuse and recy­cle old buck­ets and wag­ons with fresh herbs. Have fun, and be cre­ative in
uti­liz­ing your out­door space!

 Let Mar­shall update your home

Here are some ser­vices you may not know that we pro­vide to our
North­ern Vir­ginia and Mary­land clients!

New Shut­ters, win­dow trim, or update your deck from our Car­pen­ters. We pro­vide many ser­vices. One
that you may not be aware is our car­pen­try divi­sion. The mod­ern­iza­tion that new
wood work pro­vides is invalu­able!

Replace old gut­ters, update rail­ings, paint wood trim, fix wood rot, or replace miss­ing shin­gles. There are so many things we can do to update your home. Be sure to call for your free esti­mate!

There are so many fac­tors that decide if you need a roof repair or roof replace­ment. Many home­own­ers are sur­prised to hear that many leaks are due to poor flash­ing. Below is a new flash­ing job around a chim­ney. If the flash­ing has been dam­aged around chim­neys, vents, etc. this can cause leaks. We rec­om­mend con­sid­er­ing a replace­ment for roofs with leaks over 20 years old. We are always hap­py to pro­vide free esti­mates on roof repair or replace­ment esti­mates! Give us a call for North­ern Vir­ginia and Mary­land’s Fair­fax, Prince William, Arling­ton, Alexan­dria, Fauquier, Prince George’s and Mont­gomery coun­ties! We are more than hap­py to exceed your expec­ta­tion! 

Cel­e­brate Sum­mer: July 2017 Month­ly Newslet­ter

We are more than a roof­ing com­pa­ny.  Home   Con­tact Us About Us Ref­er­ences Our Ser­vices Learn About our Car­pen­try We spe­cial­ize in car­pen­try.  Let us replace and upgrade your trim­ming and shut­ters for your home to add char­ac­ter and appeal.    Our car­pen­ters can cre­ate a new space giv­ing you new light­ing for your dark areas with sky­lights and sun tun­nels!  Our car­pen­ters can fix and upgrade your decks and gaze­bo. They can fix your faulty fram­ing and more.  If you need your sof­fit and or fas­cia replaced we have a car­pen­ter for that. Give us a call for all of your car­pen­try needs. All of our esti­mates are free. LET THE SUN SHINE IN WITH SOLAR SUN TUNNELS Install SunTunnels/Sky Tubes Sun tun­nels use solar pow­er to light up dark areas. Save on ener­gy and updates any home with a sleek design. How To Clean Vinyl Sid­ing Check out our Part­ner’s Blog and learn how to effec­tive­ly clean your sid­ing. Here are some prob­lem areas, and clean­ing solu­tions.  Dirt, grime, soot and chalk. For gen­er­al dirt­i­ness all you’ll need is a buck­et of soapy water — dish soap or com­mon laun­dry deter­gent work well, a soft bris­tle brush and a gar­den hose. Apply the soapy mix­ture by hand and thor­ough­ly rinse the sid­ing with clean water from the gar­den hose. Avoid pro­longed or high pres­sure rins­ing of open ven­ti­lat­ed areas and keep clean­ing solu­tion off sur­round­ing fix­tures and sur­faces not sched­uled for wash­ing.  NOTE:  We do not rec­om­mend pow­er wash­ing vinyl or poly­mer sid­ing as it can cause mois­ture intru­sion, dam­age, and/or dis­col­oration.  Instead, we sug­gest using a house wash that con­nects to your hose.  This is the sim­plest and most effec­tive way to clean stub­born sid­ing stains. A small amount of soapy water should­n’t affect plants or shrub­bery, but if you are con­cerned about plant­i­ngs close to the house select a soap prod­uct with­out added per­fumes, dyes or mois­tur­iz­ers. Before using, test a small amount of the solu­tion on the plant and wait a few days to see if there are any effects. Stains. Occa­sion­al­ly sid­ing will incur a stub­born stain, like algae build up, that does not come off with stan­dard house­hold deter­gents. In these cas­es it is best to request a clean­er direct­ly from your sid­ing con­trac­tor. They will be able to pro­vide you with prod­ucts designed to work with the sid­ing at hand but even still, always test a small amount in an incon­spic­u­ous loca­tion. Mildew. Vinyl sid­ing is mold and mildew resis­tant.  How­ev­er if the sid­ing is dirty, mildew could grow on the dirty coat­ing espe­cial­ly in warmer cli­mates with con­sis­tent­ly high humid­i­ty.  Mildew appears as black spots on sur­face dirt and is usu­al­ly detect­ed in areas not sub­ject­ed to rain­fall, such as under eaves and porch enclo­sures.  To remove mix togeth­er: 1/3 cup of deter­gent (Tide, for exam­ple), 2/3 cup of Trisodi­um (Soil­Max, for exam­ple), one quart of 5% Sodi­um Hypochlo­rite (Clorox bleach, for exam­ple) and three quarts of water. (Cau­tion: Greater con­cen­tra­tions may cause dam­age to vinyl sid­ing.) If this solu­tion does not eas­i­ly remove the mildew, you can request a mildew-spe­cif­ic clean­er from your con­trac­tor or local build­ing mate­ri­als retail­er. For more infor­ma­tion, and to read the entire arti­cle vis­it:  Certainteed.com Fun Recipes Fun Recipes   Thai Chick­en with Car­rot-Gin­ger Sal­ad   INGREDIENTS 2 table­spoons unsalt­ed but­ter, soft­ened 3 gar­lic cloves; 2 chopped, 1 crushed 4 tea­spoons Thai green cur­ry paste (avail­able in the inter­na­tion­al aisle) 4 tea­spoons fine­ly chopped peeled gin­ger Grat­ed zest and juice of 3 limes 4 skin-on, bone-in chick­en breasts (2 to 2 1/2 pounds) Kosher salt 1 table­spoon veg­etable oil 1 pound car­rots 2 table­spoons chopped fresh cilantro   Full Recipe:  Thai Chick­en Recipe   MarshallRoofing.com Copy­right © 2017. All Rights Reserved.