Introducing the AskARoofer Podcast!

By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter.  

In the first-ever AskARoofer podcast we meet with Editor Lauren White as she teaches us what makes the website so special.  

In this inaugural AskARoofer Podcast Megan Ellsworth and Alice Reynolds interview Lauren White about RoofersCoffeeShop®’s sister site AskARoofer.  

Lauren White is the editor for RoofersCoffeeShop and AskARoofer. “I came from teaching into roofing because that's just how it happens,” says Lauren. “Now I have been with the company for two and a half years.” Over those two and a half years Lauren has fostered AskARoofer from a small forum into a full sister site for RoofersCoffeeShop, complete with podcasts now! 

AskARoofer is a website for homeowners and building owners to come to for information about all things roofing. A reliable resource for roof owners looking for more information on innovative roofing products, AskARoofer is the best place for non-roofing industry folk to educate themselves about the roofs over their heads.  

“Bob ‘ShingleWeaver’ McCrickard founded AskARoofer in 2005,” says Lauren. "Bob had a robust history in the roofing industry and had worked for a family company, had his own company, and eventually decided to start up this website, AskARoofer, to give homeowners and building owners answers to any questions and help contractors also kind of expand their offerings for home and building owners in the process.”   

When Bob passed away, it was his desire that RoofersCoffeeShop carry out the AskARoofer legacy. “We took over a couple years ago and have just been updating the site and rehashing it...changing platforms, and updating the information as much as we can so that it's still current and relevant for home and building owners,” says Lauren.   

AskARoofer is the perfect site for first-time homeowners, featuring a Roofing 101 section and plenty of answers to homeowner questions. “We have a forum for anybody to go on and ask whatever question they have,” explains Lauren. “It's really neat that people are able to get answers to their question. Instead of just Googling it, they're actually getting their questions answered from a real-life person who's in their area.”  

Lauren elaborates that this forum is a great way to connect a homeowner or building owner with a contractor in their area who has already been vetted and brought into RoofersCoffeeShop, “It's a reliable resource and a reliable contractor,” she adds.  

Listen to the rest of the podcast for a deeper dive into different sections of the website and a glimpse into what’s next for AskARoofer.