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CertainTeed Expands Matterhorn Line into Canada
Canadian builders and contractors will soon be able to offer their customers a superior impact-, fire- and wind-resistant metal roofing option. CertainTeed’s luxury metal roofing line, Matterhorn® Metal Roofing, will be available throughout Canada in the first quarter of 2019. Matterhorn Metal Roofing utilizes mottling, chiseling and other techniques to replicate the ...
CertainTeed’s ‘Oh Hail No!’ Sweepstakes
By CertainTeed. “Hail Alley,” a vertical stretch of land spanning the middle of the United States from Texas to the Dakotas, experiences the most frequent and severe hail storms in the country. Throughout the spring and summer, hailstones can pile so high on the streets that snow plows are needed to remove ...
Rustic Curb Appeal: Polymer Shingle Installation Tips
By Jay Sweeney, CertainTeed. CertainTeed’s Cedar Impressions® Individual 5″ Sawmill Shingles have many benefits – including a stunningly realistic aged cedar shingle look, longevity and relatively low maintenance needs. In order to achieve the homeowners' desired look, there are several steps that installation contractors should follow. Below are a few tips to simplify ...
3 Tips to Improve Your Website’s Search Ranking
By Steve Nuttall, CertainTeed. On average, Google processes around 3.5 billion different searches per day. According to a Local SEO study by HubSpot, 46% of all Google searches are local and 76% of all local searches result in a phone call. As a contractor with a website this means opportunity for ...
You’re Probably Only One Breakthrough Away from Multiplying Your Profits This Year
CertainTeed is offering Breakthrough 2019 Workshops to help you increase your profit and they are offering a guarantee that you will uncover at least $50,000 more in sales for your business. As the Director of Contractor Programs for CertainTeed Roofing, Jay Butch’s most important goal is to provide roofing companies the ...
How to Stand Out in a Sea of Lifetime Warranties
By Jay Butch, CertainTeed. A serious look inside warranties can protect your company and customers We’ve heard from many of you in recent weeks about warranties—likes, dislikes and so on. Trust me, your comments are welcome and as I’ve learned in my 20 years working with you guys— you don’t hold back—and ...
It Doesn’t Matter How Shiny Their Truck Is
By Cara Cardonni, CertainTeed. CertainTeed's Keep Craft Alive initiative profiles contractors and shares their stories. Meet Michele Doning, owner of KNM Construction. How did you get your start in the industry? I came to the industry late due to a career change. I used to train horses, but my friends were roofers ...
Building the Case for Keeping Craft Alive
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Saving our trades needs to be a top priority for everyone in the industry. We’ve heard it over and over. It’s one of the biggest issues facing our industry. Most of you are experiencing first-hand the challenge of finding labor. RCS Partner, CertainTeed has ...
CertainTeed's Best of 2018: Top Blog Posts as Selected by You
By: Cara Corridoni. Thank you to all of our readers for another great year! We’ve written about innovations, new techniques and the science that goes into building better. We’ve shared inspiring stories from builders and contractors, toured some amazing projects and have been challenged by your comments and questions – and we’ve ...
Certainteed helps restore historic West Hill School to former glory
Restored building will serve as part of new cultural arts center for Mohawk Valley region. The original Canajoharie Academy—known today as the West Hill School—was erected in rural upstate New York in 1824. A prominent landmark of the Village of Canajoharie, the school famously employed women’s suffrage icon Susan B. Anthony, ...
