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Roofing in Peoria, Illinois: Local Weather Challenges Property Owners Should Know
Peoria sits along the Illinois River in the heart of central Illinois, and its climate gives commercial property owners a little bit of everything: humid, sticky summers, an active spring and summer storm season, and winters that bring their own freeze-thaw...
Severe Storm Season Isn’t Over: What This Summer’s Storms Mean for Your Roof
Just because summer is in full swing does not mean severe weather season is behind us. Missouri and Illinois have continued to see rounds of severe storms this year, including damaging wind, hail, and tornado warnings moving through central Illinois and the greater...
When Heat and Storms Team Up: A Tough Stretch for Midwest Commercial Roofs
Midwest summers don't just bring heat — they bring a one-two punch. Weeks of intense sun and high temperatures leave commercial roofing membranes stressed and brittle, and then a fast-moving thunderstorm or hailstorm arrives to test what the heat already weakened. For...
How This Summer’s Stretch of Midwest Heat Is Testing Commercial Roofs
Missouri and Illinois are in the middle of another long stretch of hot, humid days, with afternoon highs pushing into the mid-to-upper 80s and heat index values climbing even higher. It is the kind of weather pattern that barely makes the evening news, but on a...
Jewett Roofing Receives the 2025 Duro-Last® Chairman Award
We are proud to share that Jewett Roofing has been named a recipient of the 2025 Duro-Last® Chairman Award — a recognition that reflects an exceptional year of sales achievement and a long-standing commitment to doing right by our customers. Duro-Last is one of the...
The Mid-Year Roof Budget Check-In: What to Do If You’re Behind on Maintenance
July marks the halfway point of the year, which makes it a natural moment to look at what has actually been done — and what hasn’t — when it comes to roof maintenance and budget. For many property managers, the honest answer is that a planned spring...
How to Read a Roof Proposal: What Commercial Property Managers Should Watch For
Choosing a roofing contractor is only half the process. Once bids start coming in, property managers are often handed multi-page proposals filled with technical language, allowances, and warranty terms that are easy to skim past. Knowing how to actually read that...
Rooftop Equipment Is Running Hard Right Now — Is Your Roof Paying the Price?
July is peak HVAC season across Missouri and Illinois. Rooftop units are cycling constantly to keep buildings comfortable, and that heavy use does not stay contained to the equipment itself. Vibration, added foot traffic from service calls, and the sheer number of...
What Happens to Commercial Roof Seams in Extreme July Heat
By July, commercial roofs across Missouri and Illinois have already spent weeks absorbing direct sun, with surface temperatures regularly climbing past 150°F. Most conversations about summer roof stress focus on the membrane as a whole, but the area that tends to fail...
What Extreme Summer Heat Does to a Commercial Roof—and the Crews Working On It
Summer in Missouri and Illinois brings more than just hot, humid days at ground level. On a commercial rooftop, conditions can be far more extreme—and that affects both the roofing system itself and the crews working on it. Property owners planning roof work during...