The HOA Board Quarterly Spring 2014 Issue #9 | Page 14

Roofs perform BEST when it doesn’t rain

by John Sawaya

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s we complement each other for choosing to live in the best climate in the USA, the cost of our neverceasing sunshine is getting greater and greater as the dry weather causes havoc from farming to
drinking water supplies. It also creates a delay in the natural time lines of roof replacement. When we
have a few dry years, roofing is put off as there is no pain to owners and managers, generated by irate tenants
who have to endure roof leaks during rain storms.
Inevitably after a few dry years we end up with a wet one. And it looks like that wet winter is on its way for
2014-15. According to the National Weather Service * the 2014-15 rainy season, beginning in October of this
year, could develop into an El Nino, wet weather pattern. And all the roofing that would have taken place over
the last three years will now need to be done when the rains start in October. The result is a simple supply and
demand issue and the price of roofing rises as manufacture’s take pent up price increases and contractors are
able to charge their standard rates.
Snowpack in the Sierra Nevada, Jan 13, 2013 vs. Jan. 13, 2014 (Photo credits: NOAA)

As your roof moves a few years past its replacement date, the oils in the asphalt dry out and the splits get
larger and when it finally does rain the leaks are larger and more frequently causing an onslaught of pain to
owners, managers and tenants.
The time to get new roofing installed is during a drought, not during a wet winter.
If you know your roof needs replacement. Now is the time to get the best pricing
by the best contractors.
* http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/lanina/enso_
evolution-status-fcsts-web.pdf
Article by John Sawaya, VP of Operations, RSI Roofing
Visit www.thinkrsi.com 858-278-7200
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