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I noticed a while ago that when you want any kind of information about roofing and you do a Google search, almost all of the top search results are from roofing contractor website blogs. Or even worse, from websites that are just content mills that produce articles about everything they can think of, whether the writers know anything about the subject or not. A lot of contractors do know what they’re talking about, but then they hire content writers who don’t, just so they can keep publishing articles that might bring visitors to their websites so they can sell their roofing services.
And really, when it comes to getting unbiased roofing information, roofing contractors are not typically a good source. They ARE biased; they’re trying to sell you something. And they’re often poorly informed. (This is one reason roof consultants are hired to write commercial roof specifications and monitor the roof installation work.) And now that everyone is using ChatGPT, this whole situation has gotten terribly out of hand. There’s a lot of bad roofing information on the internet.
I’ve been a professional roof consultant for over 20 years, researching a huge number of roofing topics, solving roofing problems, designing roof systems, and correcting roofers when they do things wrong. (I also spent some time working as a roofer many years ago.) Providing unbiased, accurate, expert roofing information and advice in order to benefit the building owner is what roof consultants do, among other things.
I thought maybe I should start writing roofing articles. Maybe improve the quality of roofing information on the internet.
– Jack Gray