Cass Jacoby
Metal Roofing Crash Course for Homeowners
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. How I became an expert in metal roofing by reading Metal Roofing Alliance’s (MRA) Buyer’s Guide. I don't know what my first home will look like, but I know it will have a metal roof. I have only recently become a freelance writer for RoofersCoffeeShop®, ...
What Does the CDC Guideline Mean for Mask Policies?
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. The CDC says that fully vaccinated people might not need to wear masks anymore, so what does this mean for mask mandates? It has been over a year of mask mandates and recommendations from public health authorities, so when the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...
Roofing Community Saves Alexandria House
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. After a devastating fire hits a transitional house for women and children, National Women in Roofing and the roofing community rebuilds their roof. The Alexandria House provides transitional housing for women and children, offering a safe and supportive environment for families as they ...
Watertight Underlayments Are Key to a High-performing Roof
By Cass Jacoby. Polyglass’ Polystick® waterproofing underlayment systems offer you peace of mind that your roof is watertight. Fundamentally, tile roofs are designed to provide you with the highest level of weather protection. While the tile design is certainly important, waterproofing is equally if not more crucial to delivering ...
Sense of Community Rekindled for Veterans of Foreign Wars With Roof Repair
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. A fellow veteran and owner of a roofing company provides a free roof to Post 9960, giving the community the hope they needed to persevere through the pandemic. VFW is usually the organization serving the community, but this time, the organization was taken care ...
NTM Celebrates 30 Years!
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. RoofersCoffeeShop® was on the beat at the 30-year anniversary and new facility celebration of New Tech Machinery. It was a gorgeous sunny day when RoofersCoffeeShop showed up to the New Tech Machinery (NTM) Open House Celebration. We were greeted by a merch table, ready ...
Duro-Last X™ Launch Success Owed to Contractor Driven Development
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Jason Dark and Steve Ruth of Duro-Last reveal the key to developing innovative products is making contractors a part of the process. In a recent Roofing Road trip podcast, Heidi J. Ellsworth visits with Duro-Last’s Jason Dark and Steve Ruth about the launch of ...
Modular Recycled Roofs Help India Beat the Heat
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. These roofs, made of paper waste, can lower the indoor temperature by as much as 18-degrees Fahrenheit. In India the temperatures can stay well over 100 degrees for weeks. It can get even hotter under small shacks where thin metal roofs trap heat ...
White Roofs Keep Baltimore Healthy
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Researchers look into the health benefits of white roofs to prove painting rowhouse roofs white is a public health right. This summer feels like the hottest one yet. However, 50 families who live in Baltimore rowhouses have cooler bedrooms than last year thanks to ...
A Day in the Life of an RCS Reporter at the CRA Trade Show
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. My day beat for beat at the CRA Tradeshow. 8:30 a.m. — Today is the day! Very little captures the excitement of a field trip when you are an adult, but going to a tradeshow on a workday comes pretty close. Set up started ...
