roofing Blog

If you’re a resident of Rockingham County, NC, the chances are good that you’ve heard of Skywalker Roofing. We’ve been in business since 2003, our company headquarters is located in Stokesdale, and we serve all of the Piedmont Triad, Piedmont Triangle, Lake Norman, and a large portion of...

What to Expect When It’s Time to Replace Your Shingle Roofing or Other Roofing Sooner or later, everyone will need to have their shingle roofing replaced. Asphalt shingles are some of the most popular residential roofing material choices in America, due in no small part to the fact that...

Reflective Roofs Are Known to Help Keep Your Home Cooler in the Summer Usually when most people talk about roofs and energy efficiency, they’re thinking about how an energy-efficient roof can help keep your home cooler during those hot summer months. For example, a metal roof can save you on...

What Skywalker is About We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again – Skywalker Roofing isn’t a company that’s particularly interested in fishing for any special awards or recognition from outside organizations. But we really do value what our customers and client partners have to say...

Winter Has Finally Arrived in North Carolina and Virginia After a long, pleasant summer which seemed to bleed over into fall this year, shorter days and cooler temperatures have finally arrived in North Carolina and Virginia. The winter solstice occurs on December 21, and that means winter weather...

Why Has Metal Roofing Grown So Much in Popularity? Shingles are still a common roofing material used across the country, but more and more North Carolinians & Virginians are now choosing the many benefits of having a metal roof installed. What makes metal so great? For starters, it provides...

Which Roofing Solution is Best for Your Home? It’s Hard to Beat Metal! If it’s time for a roof replacement for your home or business, you’d be hard-pressed to choose a better roofing material than metal. Sure, a shingle roof might be cheaper in the short run, but a shingle roof will also...

If you’ve ever had to repair or replace a roof, you know that this can sometimes be an expensive proposition. For this reason, it’s nice to know that your new roof has warranty coverage, should there be a problem down the road. But what types of roofing warranties are available, and how do they...

The Good News: Leaf Season is FINALLY Here! It’s officially been fall since September 22, but it really hasn’t looked like it or felt like it in North Carolina or Virginia yet. Warmer temps have been hanging around since summer, and even most of the mountain areas haven’t seen peak color...

Respect the Classics: Slate Roofing Choosing which kind of roofing material to place on your home is a big decision. Obviously, looks matter, but choosing a roof replacement is about more than just looks. Your roof is your home’s primary line of defense against sun, wind, precipitation, and...