Alure Home Improvements of Plainview, N.Y., was started as a painting company in 1946, but current President/CEO Sal Ferro is glad the company embraced the decision to switch to roofing residential homes a few decades later
Steve McCusker of Roof One in Pontiac, Mich., looks at each roofing project with an eye toward helping homeowners, and that includes making sure their attics are properly insulated.
You can see those ugly black streaks on roofs almost everywhere. Algae is a problem in most of the country, especially in hot, humid climates, and once it takes hold, it’s hard to get rid of, so prevention is the goal.
Working at heights is inherently dangerous, and safety should always be the most important concern when the workplace is on the roof. With the recent changes to OSHA’s residential fall protection guidelines and a well-publicized push to increase OSHA enforcement, safety has been in the spotlight more than ever.
Flashings and penetrations account for nearly 80 percent of all reported roof leaks. Therefore these areas are perhaps the most critical components of any roof system, but they are particularly important when it comes to low-slope standing seam metal roof systems.
Roofing contractors are notorious for their entrepreneurial spirit and willingness to take risks. Each and every day they bet on the rain and many other risk factors. Taking on new types of work might be tempting, but diversity may not equate to more profits and success.
Residential re-roofing contractors are by
definition working on a building that could have underlying problems, including
improper ventilation, undiagnosed roof leaks and mold.
During this time of high unemployment, economic
challenges and seemingly never-ending recession, it is inspiring to see a
young, new company making a difference. EagleView® Technologies is a
fast-growing company that invented a new technology that is changing the
roofing industry.
When Hospice & Palliative Care of
Northeastern Illinois (HPNI) made plans to build the Pepper Family Home and
Center for Care in Barrington, Ill., the healthcare provider wanted to do
things differently.
Quick! Look up at your roof! Is it dirty,
streaky, stained, and downright ugly? If you answered yes to any of the above,
then chances are your home is being attacked by algae - a living organism
growing on what was once likely a beautiful roof.
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