Guest Blog
Why Regular Roof Inspections Save Your Customers Time and Money
Identifying damage through regular roof inspections. One of the most important things about making your customers’ roofs last, along with selecting the right products, is regular roof inspections. Lack of maintenance is the single largest factor leading to premature roof failures. Regular inspections can help avoid the need for untimely replacements ...
Differences Between Residential Gutters & Commercial Gutters
By Gutter Helmet. Share this important information with your customers to help them understand the critical role of gutters on their home or business, then find out how you can offer Gutter Helmet as a solution. Gutters are an important part of a roofing system, whether it’s on a home or ...
Hurricanes and Roofs — What Your Customers Need to Know
By FiberTite. While a hurricane may be an impressive sight from outer space, it can be a devastating event for those in its path on the ground. When these storms are defined as being a Category 3 or higher on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale (SSHWS), they are considered a major hurricane ...
Cover Your Bases with Cover Board
By USG. There are many factors to consider when it comes to designing a roofing assembly, but one key product that is often overlooked during a project is the roofing cover board. Cover boards are crucial in the long-term protection of a building. Although they are often value engineered out of ...
MRA Separates Fact Vs. Fiction About Hot Weather Rooftop Performance
Help your homeowner customers understand rooftop energy efficiency to help them save big as temperatures rise. After last year’s scorching summer, how to best beat the heat is top of mind for many U.S. and Canadian homeowners, especially during prime re-roofing season. Roofs make a giant difference in keeping homes cool, especially ...
Conducting a Hazard Assessment and Using a Hazard Assessment Form
By Safety Operation Services. OSHA requires employers to evaluate all jobs sites and work tasks to determine whether hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which require the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). To help you complete this task easily and efficiently, we’ve developed a Hazard Assessment Form. It’s ...
6 Steps to Minimize Call-Backs After Installing A Shingle Roof
By IKO. Embrace the dreaded call-back and your business could benefit. It’s Monday morning. You’re facing a pile of work and are just about to start digging into a new asphalt shingle installation project. Then, the phone rings. A client is asking you to return to the job site to look at ...
Balancing Building Science and Design
By James R. Kirby, GAF. Building science is the study of the effects of heat, air, and moisture (vapor and liquid) on the building enclosure. The design and construction industries are increasingly using building science concepts to design and construct long-lasting, high performance buildings. The concepts are not new, and have been understood ...
Advanced Roofing Earns Top Low-Slope Roofing Award from the FRSA
Advanced Roofing Inc. earns two S.T.A.R. Awards from the Florida Roofing and Sheet Metal Contractors Association for its work in sustainability and low-slope roofing Advanced Roofing Inc. (ARI) is happy to announce that it recently earned two S.T.A.R. Awards from the Florida Roofing and Sheet Metal Association (FRSA) at the 97th ...
Sun Protection for Roofers
By Sarah Smith, JobNimbus. Roofing can be a dangerous job that requires several safety precautions, but often times, one specific is overlooked — the sun. Rooftop safety doesn’t just mean wearing helmets and harnesses, it also includes wearing sun protection. Sun protection for roofers is important. Working under high temperatures can contribute ...
