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What Roofing Material Holds Up Best Against Wisconsin Snow and Ice?

Your bedroom ceiling was fine in January. Then came the first real thaw of February — a few warm days, then a hard freeze — and now there's a yellow ring spreading near the exterior wall. You pull down the attic hatch, poke around: dry. No standing water, no visible damage up there. The roofer climbs up two days later and spots it immediately. Ice backed up at the eave, pressed water through a nail hole the shingle wasn't designed to handle. The shingles look perfect. The roof still failed.

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How Do I Know If My Siding Has Storm Damage?

The morning after a spring storm, you walk around the outside of your house. Everything looks fine from fifteen feet away. But siding damage doesn't always announce itself — some of the worst of it hides behind intact paint and undisturbed panels while water has already been getting in for two weeks.

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