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In honor of Father's Day this weekend, your favorite Lake of the Ozarks roofing company put together a list of some of our favorite quotes about dads. Enjoy!  "Any man can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad." - Anne Geddes "It is not flesh and blood, but the heart which makes us fathers and sons." - Johann Friedrich von Schiller "To her, the name of father was another name for love." - Fanny Fern, Fresh Leaves "A father is neither an anchor to hold us back, nor a sail to take us there, but a guiding light whose love shows us the way." - Unknown "My father didn't tell me how to live. He lived and let me watch him do it." - Clarence Budington Kelland "A father is neither an anchor to hold us back nor a sail to take us there, but a guiding light whose love shows us the way." - Unknown "A father is someone you look up to no matter how tall you grow." - Unknown ...

Rainy days are best enjoyed snuggled up on your couch watching movies. You keep hearing the sound of water dripping coming from the dining room though... Odd. Upon investigation, you find a leak in your ceiling. What are you going to do? First, you're going to calmly and quietly contact the best roofing company at the Lake of the Ozarks to schedule a roof repair. Next, you're going to take action to get the immediate situation under control by following these simple steps: Minimize the Damage A sprung leak in your roof can cause major damage to your home if not addressed quickly and correctly. One of the most important steps you can take is to stop the damage from spreading. Find the wettest spot and place a bucket and plastic in that area to catch the majority of the water. If you notice that your ceiling is bubbling where the water is leaking from, that's a pretty good indication that there is standing water which means great potential for some serious damage. Po...

Winter is upon us, and that means the season for snow and ice. Winter weather can really take a toll on your roof. One of the biggest roofing concerns during the winter months is ice dams. In today's blog, your favorite Lake of the Ozarks roofing company offers some advice for protecting your roof from ice dams this winter season. What are Ice Dams?  Ice dams are the result of an accumulation of ice and water on the roof and under the shingles. They form when the upper areas of a roof are at above-freezing temperatures and the lower-hanging areas are below-freezing. Melting snow and ice runs down the roof and then re-freezes on the edge of the roof and in the gutters. This causes excess water from melting snow to back up and pool behind the "ice dam" and work it's way up under the shingles, leading to the possibility of a leak. If not addressed early on, ice dams can potentially cause major water damage to your home. In addition, the sheer weight of the ice ...

Christmas Carols have been a tradition for some time now. Each year, you start hearing them earlier and earlier. Whether you're singing about Grandma getting run over by a reindeer or the birth of Christ, these classic songs get you in the Christmas spirit. Do you know the words to some of the most popular Christmas songs?   Above and Beyond Roofing is here to test your knowledge with this song lyric challenge! We will get you started with a couple lines of the song and then you finish it out. Good Luck! 1. Jingle Bells Dashing through the snow In a one-horse open sleigh O're the fields we go _____________________ 2. Joy to the World  Joy to the World, the Lord has come! Let earth receive her King; ___________________________ 3. Carol of the Bells Hark! how the bells Sweet silver bells All seem to say, ________________ 4. Feliz Navidad Feliz Navidad Feliz Navidad Feliz Navidad _________________ 5. Deck the Halls Deck the halls with boug...

Thanksgiving Day is almost here! Soon we'll all be surrounded with family, friends and delicious food.  Do you ever think about the first Thanksgiving celebration, how this whole tradition started?  In celebration of Turkey Day, Above & Beyond Roofing brings you these fun trivia questions to test your knowledge! 1. In what year did the first Thanksgiving celebration occur?  A. 1492 B. 1567 C. 1621 D. 1777 2. Which president made Thanksgiving an annual holiday at the end of November?  A. Abraham Lincoln B. George Washington C. James Madison D. Zachary Taylor 3. Which of America's founding fathers believed a turkey would make a better national symbol than the bald eagle?  A. George Washington B. John Adams C. James Madison D. Benjamin Franklin 4. Turkey pardoning has become a holiday tradition as presidents spare certain turkeys from becoming a main course. What did President George W. Bush do with two turkeys pardoned in 2007? ...