Asphalt

that could indicate a problem. Here’s what to look out for: Your Shingles Are Shedding: Aging shingles tend to shed. Over time, you may discover an accumulation of granules in gutters. This is problematic because those granules protect the roof’s asphalt shingles from sunlight. “Bare” shingles will deteriorate quickly if left unprotected for long.…

shingles stripped off of a roof deck. Fortunately, the homeowners' had wind damage coverage on their insurance. But, that is not the only type of wind-caused roof damage that you need to worry about. A lot of wind damage is less obvious. A single asphalt shingle gets bent back enough to break…

this place where the smoke blows black / And the dark street winds and bends / Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow” (Silverstein 553). Here Silverstein uses the phrases smoke blows black, the dark street winds and bends, and asphalt flowers grows this allows for the reader to visualize how city life has become dreary and dark without life. This detail also gives some hope because asphalt is what makes up the street, and the street is before the sidewalk. The last significant piece of…

lead to cracking from walking around on the roof or using a power washer. Metal roofing is also very durable and it doesn't crack. It may dent if hit by a hailstone, but the dent doesn't damage the roof in the same way hail damages slate or even asphalt. Metal is also resistant to high wind, fire, and temperature fluctuations. The roofing material is so durable that it is practically maintenance free. The great thing about slate shingle metal roofing is that you get all these benefits in a…

Benjamin Franklin drafted the Declaration of Independence and he negotiated Treaty of Paris in 1783, which ended the Revolutionary War. It was his skill diplomacy that ended that Revolutionary War. Franklin helped the Society for Political Inquiries to enhance the knowledge of government in 1787. He also helped abolish slavery in 1790. He served as a president of the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery. He wrote many tract to stop the abolition of slavery and petitioned…

Alexander uses language to represent herself as “a woman cracked by multiple migrations”. More specifically she employs diction, imagery and figurative terms to create a clear picture of a woman questioning her life and what it could have amounted to. Alexander employs an extended metaphor throughout the autobiography comparing herself to something fragile and cracked such as glass. Her choice of the words “shards” “fractured” and “splinters” are associated with the frailty of glass. Alexander…

speed winds, tornadoes, blizzards, and ice storms will all wreck havoc on your roof. Temperature fluctuations can also damage roofs. In the desert the temperature can be over 100 degrees during the day and drop to 50 or 40 degrees at night. 20-year asphalt shingles in Arizona and New Mexico last on average only 15 years, due to sustained damage from temperature fluctuations. Homeowners in regions with mild weather can get away with more moderate roof repairs, putting off full replacements for…

Before automobiles became something more than a novel toy for the wealthy, America's roads were primarily narrow dirt thoroughfares. In 1900, most experts estimate that there were only 150 miles of paved roads in the country, and most of those were adjacent to large cities. In 1904, Americans owned approximately 50,000 automobiles; by 1910, that number had grown to more than 450,000. Automobile owners clamored for paved roads, and state officials complied. However, more cars meant more accidents…

A Tesla Solar Roof is composed of solar and non-solar tiles, which are sold at different prices (Hope). A major selling point that has been promoted by Tesla is that the cost of Tesla Solar Roof should be comparable to the cost of a traditional asphalt roof, when factors such as electricity costs saved and tax incentives are taken into account. When the tiles were unveiled last year, Consumer Reports completed a cost analysis for the product, from which…

not to say that the trials of life are brief by circumstance, but by choice. The brevity of the darkness is a reminder to to not linger there. The reader gets a glimpse of hope when the speaker introduces the “flowers” (9) that are growing in the asphalt. The flower’s metaphorical purpose is to convince the reader to recognize hope, because it is indeed there, during difficult circumstances. “Where the Sidewalk Ends” clearly possesses a whimsical tone and uses magical imagery to create a…