The majority of home builders and roofing contractors use rubber pipe jacks to cover the vent pipes on the roof of your home. This flashing material contains plastic, rubber, or both. Both of these materials do not hold up well in the hot Texas sun over time. As they age, they do not tolerate relatively small hail hits or any movement in the pipes. As a result, they crack, which allows water leaks to occur before the roof’s life is over. In most cases, after five years, this rubber is cracked. At Aegis Quality Services, we prefer to use lead jacks around our vent pipes that will easily outlive your roof. This removes another potential for roof leaks, and the extra cost is well worth the investment with a dependable roof that does not leak water into your home.

This product has proven to provide exceptional rainwater protection in high-risk areas of your roof, such as chimneys and skylights. We always use this product in those high-risk areas to reduce the likelihood of leaks.

This is the first shingle installed on the outer perimeter of your roof; it holds down the first shingle at the edge of the roof. Most companies use 20-year shingles flipped around as the starter shingle; the tar strip is in the middle of the shingle. This is over 5 inches from the edge of the shingle. The starter shingle that AQS prefers is more expensive, but these specially designed shingles have the tar strip on the edge. This locks down the first shingle at the edge of the roof, not 5 inches away. This makes a big difference in high winds of greater than 60 miles per hour. Once the first shingle pops up, the others will be more likely to follow. This can be a factor in keeping your roof functioning well when our thunderstorms with high gusts of wind hit our area.

When our crews strip the roof, we may be able to salvage all or most of the felt paper on the roof. Many roofing contractors will not apply new felt to the roof if the old felt is intact. The felt is the backup water barrier for your roof. If a shingle leaks, the felt can reduce the possibility of water leaking into your home. AQS always installs new felt, whether the old felt is intact or not. More water barrier protection is better.

Roofing causes vibrations throughout the home. If the vents are not properly attached with metal tape, as many are not, the vibration can loosen pipes coming through the attic onto the roof. We will ask you to allow us in your attic and water heater area to ensure these pipes are connected before we complete the job. This is especially important for exhaust vents for natural gas water heaters and home heaters. Exhaust leaks from natural gas water heaters and home heaters can cause carbon monoxide leaks into your home. We validate that these pipes are connected and working as designed.

We do our best to clean up as we install the new roof. That means the mess is kept to a minimum. After the job is complete, we run a magnet over your yard to pick up nails. Then we walk it to see if we need to run the magnet again.

We pride ourselves on doing a clean job each and every time.