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Magnificent Metal Monday
By METALCON. This past weekend included a road trip to Florida’s “mecca land,” Orlando. With two “tweens” in the car, I was essentially the hired “uber” driver so had plenty of time to take in the sights during the drive. While driving along Florida’s Interstate 4, the main highway that runs between ...
Boyce Residence: Life Up On The Roof
Architects are designing low-slope roof decks on luxury homes in sunny spots like Phoenix, Arizona, with the help of white CPA roof membrane from IB Roof Systems. The music group, The Drifters sang about the peace and quiet one can experience up on the roof. The lyrics have not fallen on ...
Roof Repair 911 - Leaks One Day. Gone the Next - 10 Hours Before a Storm
By SureCoat Systems. A lot of times weather is critical in roofing. If it’s too wet, too snowy, too cold, etc., many roofers shy away from doing certain projects. If you’ve been following along with us on our blog, podcast, or social media, we’ve been sharing tips, strategies, stories and feature projects ...
Barreled Church Roof Wrapped in Windsor® Shingles
By Malarkey Roofing Products. The barrel roof and tower of Santa Sophia Catholic Church are icons of the Casa de Oroskyline in Spring Valley, California, just East of San Diego. After decades of baking under the golden sun however, the 130-square roof required replacement. Local roofing contractor, Commercial and Industrial Roofing stepped ...
"We Thought Our Lives Were About to End"
Metal Roofing Alliance Selects Panama City Home as 2018 Top Survivor Winner for Facing Down Hurricane Michael's Fury. Kristi, a homeowner from Panama City, Fla., considers herself lucky, thanks to a less-than-thorough home inspection that missed the obvious fact her 1940s home needed a new roof ...
Californians: What You Need to Know about Wildland-Urban Interface Code
By DaVinci Roofscapes. If you’re building a home in California, then it’s important that you know about the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Code. Designed to reduce the risks of wildfire spread from forest areas to life and property, the WUI code includes the evaluation and identification of building products that resist flame spread, ...
Using Architectural Shingles to Revive Victorian-Gothic Architecture
Since the Music Hall is a National Historic Landmark, renovations must be true to the original design, and any departures from the original design must be approved by the U.S. Department of the Interior. Founded in 1788, the city of Cincinnati is one of the Midwest’s oldest. It’s famed Over-the-Rhine neighborhood ...
Momentum Solar – Prospecting at the Speed of Light
By Nearmap. Nearmap's high-resolution PhotoMaps™ cut proposal lead time from two weeks to two days and qualifies nearly double the homes in the same amount of time. Momentum Solar is a rapidly expanding solar installation company. Originally focused on the New Jersey and New York area, Momentum is now expanding its service ...
National Historic Buildings Replace Roofs with Windsor® XL
By Malarkey Roofing Products. Home to over 12,000 students, the South Dakota State University campus in Brookings (Go Jackrabbits!) has 168 buildings, including two halls listed on the National Register of Historic Places. “The buildings have been on campus for over 100 years,” said Malarkey South Dakota Sales Rep, Mark Hausman. ...
Malarkey Roofing Shingles Mid-Pacific Institute Hawaii
By Malarkey Roofing Products. The second post in this series of historic building roof renovations, features an iconic building in Manoa Valley on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. Featured in the above video, Honolulu-based roofing contractor MRC Roofing LLC installed Malarkey's Legacy® shingles in Midnight Black to replace the roof of ...
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