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Categories Local Siding Contractors, News

Aluminum Siding Contractors answer why you should switch!

Local siding contractors know first-hand: Deciding on the perfect siding for your home is a tough decision. With all the different types out there, it’s tough to know which type of siding to choose. While aluminum siding contractors would say otherwise, as always, we highly recommend vinyl siding. Vinyl siding is virtually maintenance free, you don’t have to paint it, and it adds character and value to your home! While thick & expensive aluminum siding can keep insects out, circulate the home well, and is recyclable; there are many draw backs to this type of siding. Let’s review.

First and foremost, Aluminum siding is extremely susceptible to hail damage. While hail damage repair can be covered by your homeowner’s insurance, replacing just a single or even a few sections of aluminum siding is a hassle as matching existing colors is near impossible. Aluminum siding contractors all know: Colors baked onto aluminum siding fades over time preventing an easy color matching process. Aluminum also becomes chalky and dull due to exposure to the other elements. Beyond the dents you get from hail, aluminum siding is also easily scratched.

Aesthetically, aluminum siding is like nails on a chalkboard to some. Up-close it can look dull and, during high winds & on extremely hot days, aluminum tends to be noisy.  The metal expanding and contracting makes noise and to some homeowners this simply won’t do. On the same token, aluminum siding tends to become disfigured over time. While a good aluminum siding contractor will tell you it can last up to 35 years, they don’t factor in disfiguration which can bring the lifespan of your home’s siding down considerably.

In the state of Illinois, these problems tend to be more heightened as we are a high wind and heavy hail state. Again, as trusted local siding contractors, we just felt it in your best interest to know: We always recommend a Vinyl Siding upgrade whenever possible.

Notice any issues on the exterior of your home? Just let us know!

Categories Local Roofers, Local Siding Contractors, News, Roofing Safety Tips

When a roof needs to be replaced? Why do shingles curl up? Local Roofing Contractors Aloha Construction provides some insight!

According to the Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association, research shows that four out of five homes use this type of Asphalt shingle roofing materials. With more than 12.5 billion square feet produced every year, asphalt shingles cover about five million homes annually.

In Illinois, we get much wider daily temperature swings, during both winter and summer, than most other places in the US. This is tough on all roofing materials, but asphalt shingles in particular. Although asphalt shingles are known for their durability, they may suffer from problems over time. Here are some common shingle issues that Bonded and Insured Roofers Aloha Construction, Inc. deal with on the job:

1. Blistering

Blisters are elevated sections on the shingles and rooftop. Tiny blisterss indicate aging. If the shingles are new and fresh, the blisters may be a manufacturer’s defect. Poor roof ventilation is also a cause here.

2. Curling

Curling is usually moisture-related. Moisture get in the shingles during the manufacturing process or because of poor ventilation. Problems that arise: The dimensions of the shingles may change when the moisture eventually escapes. Depending on the severity of the problem, you may need to call us to replace the entire roof.

3. Raised Shingles

Improper installation may lead to raised shingles that are not strong enough to resist wind uplift. This is one of the reasons it’s important to hire a licensed and certified Illinois roofing contractor  for a fullroof replacement or repair.

4. Premature Cracking

Surface cracking, which doesn’t split the shingles completely, is part of the aging process. Cracking may also occur because of stress, shingle movement caused by high winds, and deck movement.

5. Thermal Splitting or Tearing

Thermal tearing happens when extreme temperature changes cause the shingles to crack or split completely. When undetected, the cracks or splits may let moisture in through the shingles and other layers of the roof.

6. Granule Loss

Granule loss is typically a sign of the lifespan of your roof. Time for a check up!

Categories Local Roofers, Local Siding Contractors

Bonded and Trusted Roofers, Aloha Construction Inc, get together for their All-Company Kick-Off Meeting in Lake Zurich!

It’s already been such a busy start to the roofing & siding season that we’ve barely had any time to do anything other than check your asphalt shingles for leaks or your vinyl siding for hail damage. Long story short, finding time has been tough, but this past week we were able to get all the Claims Specialists and Field Supervisors from our Lake Zurich and Bloomington locations (even our sister company Community Exteriors) together for our annual all-company kick off meeting! Covering everything from our 9 point roof inspection guidelines to properly measuring windows, this sales meeting was a contractor’s dream…

Starting off with some food, our owner David’s Farbaky quickly moved to set the tone and get the meeting started. While a good amount of his intro focused on how we can be the most knowledgeable roofers in the construction industry and our upcoming year’s marketing strategy, the focus gradually became about our core values: Responsibility, Accountability, and relationship building.

While being solid local siding contractors is how we keep the lights on, we are always striving to build an internal company culture that endorses being upstanding all around good people within our respective communities. All of these values start at home and David’s point revolved around who our team members are 100% of the time. What their lifestyles are like. Are they healthy? Dependable family men?

We feel the only way to be the best roofers in the Midwest is by living with these ideals on our mind 24/7. Once we achieve these lifestyle goals, no one in life can touch us.

Thanks for your time…

Categories Local Roofers, Local Siding Contractors

Local Roofers Aloha Construction tackle Lake County Home & Garden (Roof & Siding) Show

Local Lake County Residents: Did you get a chance to see our new roofing & siding expo booth at the Lake County Home & Garden Show this past weekend?! Did you enter our Local Roofer Cubs Raffle? What did you think of our new siding commercial? With 1500+ local attendees this year, we truly hope we had the chance to say hi and/or address any roofing, siding, gutter questions you might have had.

Luckily being indoors (that storm wouldn’t quit), this past Lake County Home Show featured close to 50,000 sq. ft. of the latest products and services to remodel, repair & beautify one’s home. While there were so many other roofers & siding contractors in the building, we truly felt our booth stood out and, based on an overwhelming amount of feedback, you did too!

Beyond our new booth set up, we were also giving away Cubs rooftop tickets for 4 to anyone who signed up our raffle regardless of whether you had any roofing & siding projects on the hook. For those of you waiting for the results, we’ll be announcing the winners early next week on our Facebook channel. Stay tuned!

 

Categories Local Roofers, Local Siding Contractors

Local Roofers Aloha Construction’s Homeowners talk craftmanship and reviews!

 

As local roofers, we LOVE to talk about our quality shingles, duty-free vinyl siding, and craftmanship. This time, we figured we’d let homeowners who have experienced our contractor work first hand to do the talking!

In this video, homeowners give honest feedback on our roofing, siding, and gutter craftmanship! All homeowners from Gurnee, Grayslake, Round Lake, Lake Villa, Mundelein, and Lake Zurich, Illinois areas!

 

Categories Local Roofers, Local Siding Contractors, News, Vinyl Siding

A New Season for Local Siding Contractors Aloha Construction: 20,000 Local Roofing Jobs Completed

Being such fast growing roofers and local siding contractors has come with some serious ups and downs. We’ve had our successes and made our mistakes. We’ve learned from those mistakes while also taking each moment of success as a sign to also continue to develop. In Spring 2013, when discussing the future during a news release, we were just excited to have completed 7,000 roofing & siding jobs in the state of Illinois. In Spring 2015, our owner, Dave Farbaky, said “The plan is to immensely expand our Bloomington office in such a way that it can compete with our headquarters in Lake Zurich. This will allow us to service the entire state of Illinois with relative ease…We want to keep expanding and evolving to service, and make life easier for the folks of Illinois.”

Since then? We believe we’ve accomplished those goals in more. For starters, this year we can proudly say that we’ve completed over 20,000 roofing and siding jobs in the state of Illinois!! Thanks to the hard work of our Bloomington office we were able to accomplish our service area dreams outlined by Dave 2 years ago.

This year? We’ve continued to try and push Dave’s promise of evolving service to make life easier for the folks of Illinois. We redeveloped our website to give homeowners the roofing and siding help they need in less clicks. We became roofers who finance so you can have options when an insurance adjuster is playing hardball. We even went out to sponsor the local sports teams you found important (our beloved Bloomington Thunder, the Normal Cornbelters, and the Kane County Cougars). All of this only happening in the 1st quarter of the new year!

This roofing season? We have so many surprises planned. From innovative multi-media video usage/commercials to the reinvention of Aloha Restoration, Co; our stand-alone water extraction, fire damage restoration, and clean-up company which will be re-launched to the public at the end of this month! So many things in store and we appreciate all of you who continue to support and stay in-tuned.

Without you, our continued success in the Midwest wouldn’t be possible!

Categories Giveaway, Giving Back, News

Aloha Construction & The Bloomington Boys & Girls Club’s Youth of the Month!

Being a group of local roofers with two Illinois offices (Lake Zurich and Bloomginton) and with such a large local service area (Gurnee, Grayslake, Roundlake, Lake Villa, and Mundelein to name a few), we come in contact with some really great people from all over. Knowing this, our team of local siding contractors are always looking for ways to give back in unique ways. We believe it is our responsibility as adults to be as supportive and as positive to the children of our community; especially, those born into unfortunate situations. They are our future. The more supportive we are to them now – the more likely our world will be left in good hands when they are older.

In this specific case, our sponsorship and partnership with the Bloomington Thunder USHL hockey team allowed us to give back in a fun way! For those of you unfamiliar, the Bloomington Thunder are a 3rd year United States Hockey League team; the only Tier I junior hockey league in the country. Comprised of 17 teams divided into a nine-team Eastern Conference and an eight-team Western Conference, the USHL is a gateway to college hockey for a vast majority of the league’s players. In addition to serving as one of the primary feeding systems for college hockey, the USHL also helps develop emerging NHL stars. Each June, there are between 20-30 current USHL players who are selected in the NHL entry draft. Among those drafted last June were a pair of Thunder players.

Our partnership with this unique team puts us in the position to help these teens advance their dreams of professional hockey, but it also allows for us to help those outside of the team as well. The sponsorship came with a slew of perks. While we’d like to use these perks for our team and their families (tickets & box suites), as local roofers, we are unfortunately quickly approaching Illinois’ storm season and they were simply going to go to waste. During a quick call between Gloria/Donna of the Bloomington Thunder and our marketing director (Martin), it was brought to our attention that the Bloomington – Normal Boys and Girls Club were looking for an opportunity to bring a select group of their kids out to a game. We immediately jumped at the request, transferred the remainder of our season tickets, and hosted an amazing group of the Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Month on 3/4/17!

As we always say, we know it isn’t much but at least we could provide a moment of joy and positive memories for this group of future leaders!

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Categories Vinyl Siding

Hire a local siding contractor or Do-IT-Yourself?

DIY or siding contractor?

If you have replaced old siding with new siding, then you may be both competent and confident enough to take this exterior restoration project on yourself. The Do it yourself path will most often save you money, but it can take longer to complete and there’s no guarantee your craftmanship will last. For instance, we offer a 10 year warranty. Also, this will take much longer than a weekend. Local siding contractors working full time can take only half the time to side a home depending on the size and the weather conditions. If an expert takes weeks to finish siding a home, your do-it-yourself siding project will most likely exceed that amount.

If you have had little to no experience putting vinyl siding on homes, leave it up to trusted local siding contractors. Siding installation may look relatively easy, but this is not for beginners. Working around corners, eaves, soffits and fascia, along with trimming openings like windows, screens, and doors; are all technical aspects of the project that can be easy to get wrong. If you choose to replace the siding yourself, you need to know the extent of the storm damage to figure out whether to repair or completely remove old siding.

Some other factors to consider: You need to know how to spot, repair, and replace where mold, water, or vermin have damaged it. Do you know how to attach frieze board and sheathing? Which method lends itself to the type of siding (alumnimum, vinyl, etc.) you selected. You must have the skill and tools to cut the siding planks to fit. When it comes to siding, it will benefit both you and your home to hire a professional.

Replacing siding can make your home a lot more attractive, giving it a look that adds character and curb appeal. It can also make your home more energy efficient by keeping heat in and saving on utility bills  Siding replacement has consistently been one of the best home improvement projects for adding value to your home and is one of the few projects that can show a direct return on your investment.

Know what you’re getting yourself into before you begin to DIY your siding project…

Categories Giveaway, News

WIN BULLS TICKETS FOR 11 FRIENDS IN OUR ALOHA BOX!

We always look for more ways than being local roofers and siding contractors to engage and give back to our customers.

Staying in that mindset, we’ve opted to use our Aloha Construction BOX SUITE at the United Center for more than just our internal team!

To see the Bulls take on James Harden and the Houston Rockets in our ALOHA BOX SUITE on 3/10/17, all you have to do is

  1. LIKE our Facebook page
  2. Send us your email in a private message. This can be done in a private message on our Facebook page OR be simply filling out the contact form on our website. 
  3. SHARE THIS POST OR THE FACEBOOK POST on your personal Facebook page!

Winner will be drawn at random 3/5/17 in the AM!

That’s it! Pure and simple…

Fingers crossed and good luck!

 

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