When you’re building or remodeling a home, it’s important to give serious consideration to the type of replacement siding that best suits your realistic needs.  Are you working within a restricted budget?  Renovating the home for resale?  Or perhaps you’re most concerned with things like energy efficiency, aesthetics and protection against the elements?  Whatever the reason, siding has come a …

Regardless of whether you’re replacing your roof, repairing it, or building a new residential home, you simply can’t overstate the need to choose a roofing system that’s capable of withstanding the elements over the course of many years. Some of these roofing systems include flat, metal, and asphalt shingle roofing systems. A new technology developed by Owens Corning offers an …

A wind storm has hit this area! Your insurance company will pay for wind damage repairs/replacements on your roof, siding, windows & more. Call us today for you free wind damage home inspection. Five Star Improvements, Inc. 585-256-1844 Wind Damage is hard for the untrained eye to detect, that is why you need a locally trained/certified contractor to inspect your …

The intense storms that hit Rochester and other parts of Western NY in late March, brought a level of damage that most homeowners have never seen and were completely unprepared for.  Some of the worst victims incurred missing shingles and sections of roofs, structural damage from falling trees, blown out windows, and many other forms of destruction. This should serve …

When the time comes to repair or replace your roof, one of the most obvious concerns that comes to mind is cost.  As a result many homeowners, understandably, spend countless hours looking for Rochester roofing companies with the lowest rates.  Sadly, it’s not until the work begins when these same cost-conscious individuals get a clear idea of why their quote …

A sudden drop in temperature following wet weather conditions can result in the formation of ice dams on your roof, overhangs and other vulnerable structures. Left unaddressed they are notorious for resulting in water leaks upon melting, something which commonly takes both homeowners and businesses by surprise.  As one of the area’s leading ice dam removal services in Rochester, we …