Builder Grade Roof Ridge

When I bought my first house in Austin back in 2006, I didn't give the roof a second thought. It was just there, doing its job, keeping the rain out and the sun off. It wasn't until a hailstorm rolled through and I had to file an insurance claim that I learned the hard way: not all roofs are built the same. The contractor who came out to give me an estimate pointed to the asphalt shingles on my neighbor's house and explained why his would hold up better than what I had. That