Signs Your Pittsburgh Home Needs New Siding Before Winter
I have spent enough winters in Western Pennsylvania to know our weather does not politely knock before it arrives. It shows up all at once. One November morning you are raking leaves in a light jacket, and by the next you are scraping ice off the windshield in the dark. Your home’s exterior takes that […]
Seamless vs. Sectional Gutters in Wexford: A Straight Answer From Someone Who Installs Both
A few winters back, I got a call from a homeowner off Wallace Road who was convinced her basement was haunted. Every thaw, water showed up along the same wall, always after a cold snap broke. We walked the perimeter, and there it was. A sectional gutter joint above that corner had pulled apart maybe […]
Should You Install Gutters Yourself?
A few autumns back, a homeowner in Mount Lebanon called me on a Tuesday, half embarrassed and half soaked. He had spent the previous Saturday hanging his own sectional aluminum off a borrowed ladder, and he felt great about it. Then the first hard rain sheeted off the back corner and pooled against his foundation, […]
Questions to Ask a Window Contractor in Pittsburgh
I still remember the first real job I quoted over in Bloomfield, back when Alan Construction was mostly me, a measuring tape, and a van that always smelled like sawdust. The homeowner had already been burned twice. Two earlier crews cracked her century-old plaster, left a draft she could feel from across the living room, […]
How Long Does Window Installation Take? An Honest Answer From Our Crew
A few summers back, a homeowner here in Pittsburgh met us at her front door with a coffee in one hand and a worried look on her face. Her first words were not “good morning.” They were, “Will my house have a hole in it overnight?rdquo; We hear some version of that question on nearly […]
Roof Repair vs. Roof Replacement in Cranberry Township: An Honest Take From Our Crew
A few autumns back, I climbed onto a house off Rochester Road after the owner called me in a panic. She was certain the whole roof was finished. Two other companies had already handed her quotes for a full tear-off. What I actually found up there was one run of lifted flashing near the chimney, […]
How Long Does a New Roof Last?
I still remember a call I got a few summers back from a homeowner over in Mount Lebanon. She was certain her roof was finished. A neighbor had spooked her into thinking eighteen years meant the end, and she wanted a quote that same afternoon. We climbed up and took our time. What we found […]
When Is the Best Time to Replace a Roof in Pittsburgh?
Let me start with a phone call I still think about. It came on a sticky August afternoon a few years back. A homeowner in Mount Lebanon had spotted a brown ring blooming across her dining room ceiling, and she wanted the whole thing torn off and rebuilt by that weekend. I understood the panic […]
What Roofing Brands Are Most Reliable?
I still remember the first roof my crew tore off back when Alan Construction was just getting started here in Pittsburgh. The homeowner had bought the cheapest shingles he could find, and barely twelve years later they were curling up like potato chips. That single job taught me something I have repeated to nearly every […]
Should You Hire a General Contractor or Specialist Roofer?
When your roof starts showing its age or a storm leaves you with missing shingles, the next decision matters more than most homeowners realize. Do you call a general contractor who handles a bit of everything, or do you go straight to a roofing specialist? I’ve seen plenty of folks default to the GC they […]