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So Laura, in this episode, I think it's gonna be really great

to educate our audience about what it's like to get a roof.

That's also luxury to match the aesthetic of a beautiful river Oaks mansion, having

a beautiful garden and landscape, and also to dive into what some of the most

popular trends are that you're seeing out.

Yeah.

So with river Oaks, we do a lot of business around there.

Our office is very close, so we, we have.

A big networking and following out there.

So we're very familiar with the aesthetic and high quality of river Oaks.

So, you know, they have anywhere from metal standing, sea to metal shingles,

tiles, slate, Cedar shake, which looks like live edge wood though.

It's all up there.

And you know, there are a ton of homes out there.

In that area that haven't gotten that update yet and are still, you

know, sporting the original roof.

So you can find it all out there.

And I can't wait to talk a little bit more about it.

So, Laura, have you seen that episode of fixer upper, where there was

that beautiful Spanish barrel tile?

Yes, I did actually.

so tell me, tell me your thoughts on that, because I know that so

many people have been so fascinated and they've been asking about that.

Yes.

So as a company sell a product called Brava and it's a synthetic.

So it just means it's made of modified polymers that are bonded together

to make a very solid structure and.

We have that entire Cedar and slate form.

And it's just this product that's out that is really wowing clients of the

realistic qualities that it has, whether it's color texture, but you don't run into

the same problems as an actual slate roof or an actual wood roof, or the clay tile.

and when that show aired and that episode aired, they featured that

synthetic Spanish barrel tile on there.

And it got millions of followers.

I mean, millions of people watched that show and it got everybody going.

What is that?

I, I didn't know.

I had options.

So it kind of sparked this new found interest in synthetics.

Thank you for sharing that.

And you know, we actually just recorded another episode about that with Joel.

So we're gonna link that in the show notes here as well.

So Laura, a Spanish barrel tile roof, right?

When you look at one of these and you're driving down the beautiful streets

of river Oaks, and you see the tall Palm trees and beautiful greenery,

what is it about that that people notice from five blocks away even?

And how does it stand out amongst everything else?

That's on the same block or.

Yeah.

So that's really where it's at.

When you're looking at luxury roofs, that's 99% of the time.

What the homeowner's going for is a statement piece is intertwining

their roof with their landscaping and the feel of their home.

And you know, we're about to install a.

Luxury Brava Spanish barrel tile on a home, in a gated community in Montgomery.

And they are the most unique home on the lake.

And she did it for that reason.

She said she wanted a Tuscany, almost, uh, Spanish.

Feel to her home and none of the homes out there look that way.

They look like lake homes and they have a, you know, traditional colonial

style, which is absolutely fine.

And luckily Spanish barrel tile looks great on every home, but she said,

you know, everybody in my home just has the regular clay tile roofs.

And she did her research and she contacted me and personally, and

said, I wanna put on this product.

This is amazing.

No one else in my neighborhood is going to have this.

Nobody in this whole community is gonna have this.

I'm gonna be the talk of the town.

And there's no shame in that.

There's a lot of investment in your home and it's really, it's

a good feeling to know one.

You call it home.

It feels like home for you, but that's on the inside, you know?

And then the outside, everybody else gets to enjoy that gets to enjoy the

very expensive landscaping and the expensive exterior paint job and the

expensive rot, iron gates and the expensive shutters and everything.

And it just always seems like the roof is such an afterthought

or, oh, we'll get to that.

And when, in reality, You work your eyes from the ground all the way

up to the roof and you kind of lose people when you get to the roof.

If it's got a 30 year old kind of algae covered shingle on there, that just,

it almost looks like such a sore thumb.

You go, oh, that's great.

That's great.

Oh, you lost me there.

So when going through river Oaks and seeing that diversity in the

roofs, it's almost kind of, it almost sticks out a little bit more if your.

Isn't one of those luxury roofs, which in all honesty, I think asphalt

roofs are beautiful in themselves.

They have their own look, your home can actually accommodate that.

And depending on the color, that can be the statement piece as well.

But with grander decoration decor, I guess you'd say the landscaping as well.

It fits so well together.

So that Spanish barrel tile is such a statement piece and it really.

Is a show stopper, I think.

And especially with the bold colors that you can put on it.

And that's really what a lot of people go for.

So they'll get either neutral tones on their home and get

a red roof or vice versa.

You know, they'll have a very bold home and get a brown clay tile, you know, just.

Something to contrast and then also make your eye jump to and go, wow.

That looks incredible.

And geometrically, it's really fascinating to stare out to the eye.

Same with the Cedar shake.

Same with the slate.

You wanna stare at it and examine it and go, what is going on up there?

It's a lot.

And I like it.

Yeah, absolutely.

And I think you said something really interesting, right?

It's that people are looking at it, not just from the inside, they're looking

at it, especially when they're outdoors.

And when you think about Houston and river Oaks and just the weather, right?

I mean, Houston is a city where year round, the weather's pretty mild.

So people do spend a lot of time in their backyard.

They may have a pool.

They may have a whole area for entertaining and having parties outdoors.

And I think that that's the other beauty of it is if someone is in your big,

beautiful, massive backyard in river Oaks, they're going to see that roof

and they're going to be admiring it.

And it literally will just be one of those things where their eyes are

drawn to the roof and they're drawn all the way around to the entire house

because of how, you know, interesting and dynamic the shape is, the color

is and, and how it just stands out.

And it almost reminds me a lot of like that Hollywood glamor and,

you know, Beverly Hill style.

What are your thoughts?

Yeah.

So with river Oaks, there's so much traffic on the streets, not just cars.

So everybody walks their dogs.

I mean, everybody, it's just such a great neighborhood.

There's a lot of, you know, tree shade.

So whenever it is hot, it's pretty bearable.

And also families are going on, walks together.

It.

It's such a great feel and everybody wants to be outside and this nice community.

I mean, it's and river Oaks is huge and it just doesn't matter what street you go on.

There's there's that great vibe there of community and sharing in each

other's, you know, love for their properties because everybody does,

they, they take the time they take the effort, they do their research.

They hire only the best to.

Really invest in what they work so hard for every day.

And that's what the homeowner wants to invest in.

And I am always so prideful and proud, I guess you would say every time we get

to install one of these luxuries roofs, because I know the listeners listening.

No.

How much effort it takes to really set your sites on something, especially with

a dollar sign on it, especially something that's a little harder to attain.

It's, it's a very high end product.

It's not cheap, but setting those goals, saving up for it, working towards it,

and then being able to achieve that and seeing that finished product, when

we get to look at the clients after everything's done and they're just

like, yeah, it was completely worth it.

And more it's icing on the cake.

Oh, absolutely.

I think that it's something that's gonna bring so much joy

for years and years to come.

All right.

So we talked about the Spanish barrel tile roofs for river Oaks in terms of it

being one of the most luxurious roofs, that river Oaks, homeowners really

fur, and also Laura, I'd love for you to share what other type of roofs are

popular in the river Oaks community.

So along with that.

So the brand that we use and love the research that was done on

this, the team that we work with at Brava, it's a very well ran company.

Very amazing product that we love to stand behind.

I can't wait.

Until we're ready to change the roof on our personal home, because it will be a

bra roof, the products that they produce.

So they do have this, the Bravo Spanish barrel tile, which

is what they're known for.

It is a synthetic, it's a one piece construction.

So when you put it on the roof, there's no cracking chipping, like

you're used to with clay tile, you can't walk on a clay tile.

And then you get tree limbs that fall hail storms, any type of

impact, and there's that crack.

And then it ends up being a ripple effect.

And it's just, it's such low maintenance because it's that one

piece construction and then there's an interlocking system on it.

And I'm not sure if we'll provide some information.

I'm sure we will about maybe the installation process works or how the

samples are put together, but it's really.

And I think it's as he's patented and going further on that, they took that

into what's another luxury item that people just have a hard time, one getting

in general and two issues with cracking wear and tear algae build up all that.

And they recreated a synthetic slate, which is.

The look of a slate stone and with live edges on 'em.

So it has that layered kind of almost scalloped look, they have rounded square

edges, beautiful, beautiful product, but it's very, very, very heavy.

All of these are, if you get the actual product, the clay or the

slate, or even the Cedar shape, that's the wood that I'm getting into, but

they're very, very, very, very heavy.

So to touch on.

And with all three products, if you currently have a shingled roof and

you're like, I wanna do the upgrade.

I, I don't want my asphalt roof anymore.

My composition Shing.

I want slate.

Let's say you don't have to reinforce the rafting in your home because the weight

of the slate, Cedar and tile is equivalent and in the same range as an asphalt

shingle, and a lot of people go well, is it, you know, gonna fly off my roof?

Well, it's not a feather, but it weighs the same amount as an asphalt shingle.

Even has tripled the enforcement, no matter what style you put in,

but I think that's just such a green light for the homeowner when

they're looking at these options.

Oh, I want slate.

I'm not sure about synthetic.

There's a big problem that you get to avoid instantly right off the cuff.

You don't have to pay for extra framework and raffing

and reinforcement in your home.

And it's just a more seamless process we can tear off and put right back.

There's no wait time, you know, for all of that, to let you know

the slate, whenever you install.

You actually put it on the Ridge or the top part of the home across every slope.

And you'll start to notice this now all the, all the listeners will notice this.

Now, whenever you're driving, you see that you'll see stacks of slate or

tile or Cedar shake just sitting there.

And they do that to help bring in the, the new rafting and let it settle

before they actually install because they have to make sure everything.

Correctly enforced.

And there's just a lot that goes onto it and we get to skip all that

because you don't need to do it.

So the other, you know, two installs the Cedar shake and the slate.

I'm such a big fan.

We did just finish a really cool gazebo in this, this gentleman's backyard.

It just.

Brought his backyard to life.

He spends a ton of time out there doing landscaping.

He has it professionally done.

He knows every single plant that's back there.

There's gotta be no joke, 50 plus different types of plants out there.

And it is such a great centerpiece and welcoming piece and it ties

everything together and it just makes everything make sense.

And it's one of the cooler things about these products is

what it can do for the home.

Even if it's as small as a gaze.

I absolutely love the placebo idea because when you think about it summertime,

and think about the beauty of that.

And when your children are playing outside, maybe you have a new puppy.

Maybe you wanna capture those special moments.

You know, if your puppy playing, you know, in your placebo.

And I think.

, those are the things that really matter when it comes to being a homeowner,

having a family is you wanna make memories in your home and you wanna make,

you know, memories that your children are gonna remember when they grow up.

And I think when you have a roof, that's beautiful.

and they are in the backyard and they're playing basketball or

they're playing in the swimming pool.

Their eye is naturally gonna be drawn upward.

Right.

Cuz they're gonna look at the sky if it looks cloudy or if the sky's

really beautiful and as they're raising their, their level to look

up, they're gonna remember what that house looked like when they grow up.

They're gonna remember.

Oh, our roof was a reddish color.

And again, like they're gonna be able to have these memories that are so unique.

And I think that you have to think about having a roof as

part of like your lifestyle too.

Like, does it fit into the lifestyle that you're creating for yourself, for your

family, for your business, for everything?

and I think that, you know, for river Oaks, I mean, when you talk about luxury

market, the people that are investing, you know, a lot of money into their home, into

what they're putting inside of their home.

Obviously they want to care about what it looks like on the outside too.

I would also say it's, it's very much like art, right.

And a beautiful.

Is just like art, right?

You can appreciate different colors you can pick from and the styles.

And, and maybe you can talk to our audience a little bit about if they

want something really unique, right.

They want something that no one else really has something like that

in their area or on their block.

That really is gonna stand out.

How can they get a roof that is luxurious?

and unique.

How can they customize it?

Laura?

There's a lot of different styles.

So you can do the tile.

You can do the Cedar shake.

You can do the slate.

I mean, we haven't even really touched on metal shingles, metal shingles have their

own version of live edge wood, Cedar shake or slate, or just shingles in general.

And they have a.

Layering effect.

There's all sorts of colors.

You can put on a metal roof, which is really fun to play with.

We did one that had gold copper accents on everything, and the shingle

itself was kind of like a brownish.

With some gold hints in it.

It was incredible.

That was in a gated lake subdivision and everyone in that

community, it was on a golf course.

Everybody at the golf course was talking about it.

Everybody in the community center was talking about it.

And it was really a show stopper.

So being able to choose from different actual textiles, your color patterns, a

lot of them have like a marbled effect.

You can contrast the colors.

I think that's giving you a ton of different ways to really customize it.

And like you said, it's art, you know, a roof when people.

Start to talk about a roof.

It's, it's not the most glamorous thing.

People think, you know, just big construction.

I need to have one.

I already have one and it's always, you know, starts off kind of like

an eh, feeling, but then you do this research and it's just so great.

We've got a phone in our hands at all times.

It gives us research to the entire world.

We can look up all these different types of installs

and all these different brands.

You can, you know, compare, look at the reviews, check out the videos

of installations, all the, all these things, all these different resources,

and really come to a conclusion of what speaks to you and what makes you happy.

That's what I love is when you really.

Thought into anything and customize it to where you go.

Yeah, that's me.

I really love this.

This makes me happy.

Cuz when it comes down to it, it's your home.

And when you drive home from your long day at work or get off the 10th zoom

meeting you had for the day and walk outside, you get to look at this home

that you've invested your time and you know, you're hard earned hours.

It gets, you know, translated into this beautiful roof.

And there's nothing more pleasing than that type of accomplishment that you

know is gonna be a lifelong investment.

These are lifelong installs.

They're gonna outlive you.

You can give it to your children, relatives, friends sell the home.

It's great for resale value because it.

Never gonna need to be replaced.

These are lifelong installs.

So I love the aspect of touching back on that you get the different

textiles, the different colors, and at the end of the day, it's your choice.

And you get to be really proud about what you put on that roof.

Yeah.

You know what you exactly tapped into what I was looking for.

Is that whole customization piece of like mixing, you know,

different colors together to really get that unique masterpiece.

You know, it doesn't have to be all just one type, right.

It can be okay, you wanna have the gold and you wanna have like another version.

And, and I think that's the beauty of it in this home that

you just mentioned as well.

That's the beauty of it is that you can make it your own.

You can customize it.

You can really, you know, put your own spin on it.

It doesn't have to look like every other roof on the block.

You can have the roof where it's like, you know what?

This matches my personality.

And if your personality is a bit more eccentric, your style is

a bit more bold, then why not?

Your roof should also be a bit more bold.

And, and if you know, your style is more sophisticated.

You can have something that's sophisticated.

You guys can reach out to Laura and you can, have a free consultation and you

can talk to her about your lifestyle, how you live, what type of furniture you have,

what type of look that you're looking for.

And she can really consult with you and tell you what type of

roof would be best for really the lifestyle that you live every day.

And.

You know, like a home that you wanna leave, you know, for your children

home, that you wanna sell, whatever your goals are for that home.

I think that, you know, having a custom installed roof that's, you know, in tune

with everything else that's happening on the inside of your home will just

bring so much joy and happiness.

So thank you so much for sharing that Laura.

. Is there anything else that really stands out to you when it comes to, you

know, river Oaks homes in terms of like the style or any, trends that you've

been seeing on, you know, any of the TV shows that, that you wanna maybe

talk about that can be aligned with like, even putting that into like the

thought process when they're picking.

What type of roof that they want?

Well, one thing I just really wanted to close with, that's very important

for everyone listening, especially locally is that, you know, we have

a showroom that all of the river Oaks clients are more than welcome.

Five days a week to walk into, and this solely is made to, so let me backtrack.

We.

Always tie.

We always wanna keep the consumer mentality.

I say this almost in every podcast episode, but we really do.

We always are learning and trying to tweak things and advance the way

that we, you know, not sell roofs, but, you know, actually educate our

clients and give them the things that they're actually looking for.

And that they're not even aware.

They can get.

And so a showroom for a roofing company isn't really heard of, you

can walk in, you know, to some retail spaces and they've got some samples,

but this is a full on showroom.

There are mockups that are about eight or nine feet by four feet of homes.

So on these homes, Are gonna be these luxury installs, the Spanish

barrel tile will be on there.

The Cedar shake, the slate, the metal standing scene metal shingles, all

of these, some of our coding systems.

And because whenever you're trying to really help the owner visualize with

wording and pictures of other people's homes and stuff, it is a little harder,

you know, 3d renderings you can do of people's homes, where you can kind of

get an idea of like a 3d model digitally.

It's not very advanced.

It gives you a better idea than a flat sample, but to fast forward,

we wanna touch on all the senses.

And I know as a consumer, that's a selling point for me is if I can see

it, feel it, touch it, talk about it.

And then I'm sold because it's already something that I was wanting.

So you get to come in.

To the showroom, walk around these already installed roofs with the system

that you're looking for and look at it, feel it, we get to walk you through

the process of all of the different layers that are gonna go into it.

The different construction, what the quote details line.

That's probably two pages long actually means visually.

Joel and I.

Are so happy to bring this to river Oaks and all of the villages

surrounding our new showroom.

And it is preferably by appointment.

But just so we can keep everybody in line and give you enough time

to look over the models, actual mockups of homes with these luxury.

Installs.

So you'll have a about nine foot by four foot mock up of an actual home

that will have the Spanish barrel tile, the Cedar shake, the slate

metal standing seam metal shingles.

Some of our coatings, if anybody's interested in commercial work or have

a flat roof in river Oaks, which they do, you can actually come in, see

touch, feel, touch on all the sense.

And really get a better idea of what you're investing in.

And as we, you know, are going to talk about it's emotionally driven, I think

because it is such a big investment, it does express who you are, you

know, your personality, it's so crazy.

You can put your personality on a roof.

You know, it's just a really cool thing with these luxury items.

And then you're going to spend a while doing your research

and saving up and going through the big construction process.

And we wanna make that, you know, a little more comforting to you and assure you that

this is the right decision for you and give you everything on a silver platter

and let you pick and really have the best idea of what's gonna be good for you.

So we're very, very, very excited.

It will be open to the public and river Oaks and all the villages,

but yes, appointment only.

Preferably give us a call 7 1 3 9 0 3 R O O F.

So we'll look forward to seeing you.

Laura, this has been great.

Thank you so much.

And we'll see you on the next one.

Thank you everyone.

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