In the battle against summertime sun, your roof is at the tip of the spear. 

With average high temperatures reaching triple digits during the summer months, Las Vegas can feel like an oven. And as the sun's rays bake down on your roof, your cooling costs rise.

But what if you could transform your roof into a shield strong enough to reflect sunlight? What if your roof could actually help cool your home, reduce energy consumption and cut your maintenance costs? 

You can, thanks to "cool roofs." 

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Your home is your castle, which means your roof is the ultimate crown. It does the job of keeping your family dry while keeping the external elements at bay.

In other parts of the country, natural disasters such as hurricanes and heavy snows make the need for shingle repairs readily apparent. However, just because our Las Vegas climate tends to be pretty neutral and devoid of adverse weather conditions, it doesn't mean your roof doesn't deserve your attention.

Shingle Repairs 101

Shingle roofs last for about twenty years, but the individual shingles often need some love and attention within that two-decade timeframe.

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Its presence hovers near you practically every day, or at least every time you fire up your gas stove to make a stir-fry, turn on the gas stove to pop in a casserole or turn on your gas furnace to keep you warm.

Gas-burning appliances emit carbon monoxide (CO), a poisonous gas produced by the incomplete burning of carbon-based fuels. Gas-burning cars, water heaters, generators, grills and power tools also emit CO, as it is commonly known among health and safety professionals.

Your body can tolerate minute traces of CO. It will revolt when harmful levels of CO are present. More than 400 Americans die each year from CO poisoning while more than 20,000 seek emergency treatment and more than 4,000 are hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Let other people rush the joy of the season if they want to. You know that when you wait until the final days before Christmas to select and decorate a real tree, you enjoy its presence so much more.

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If ever there is a time to take a shortcut in the kitchen, the holidays are it. The turkey is competing for oven space with the ham. Your sautéed green beans are edging out the gravy on your stovetop. And your famous cheesecake is crowding out your runner-up apple pie in the refrigerator.

No one would blame you for feeling harried, but everyone will blame you if someone contracts a food-borne illness because you took a well-intentioned shortcut.

The most trusted roofing company in Las Vegas, First Quality Roofing & Insulation, wants you to raise the roof with compliments, not complaints, over the holidays. So keep your shortcut impulses on a low flame and follow some sensible holiday food prep tips from the experts: the United States Food and Drug Administration.

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