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.
For more than 100 years, American Building
Components has been a leading provider of metal roofing systems, metal wall
panels, and building components for your commercial, residential, post-frame,
and agricultural building projects.
One of the leading causes of attic ventilation
problems is insufficient or incorrectly installed intake ventilation. To work
efficiently an attic ventilation system must be balanced with intake and
exhaust vents.
Because we will never truly get away from the
roofing industry’s hands-on practices in product application and service
doesn’t necessarily mean that we have to handcuff ourselves and our companies
to the same sales, production and accounting ways of the past.
They set themselves apart from the rest of the industry not only because of the revenue they generate, but how they positioned themselves to stay on top. The contractors on Roofing Contractor's Top 100 list know what it takes to remain successful in tough times and in good times.
It’s been a tough economy for a few years now, so when someone is hiring it makes big news. Jasper Contractors Inc. has made big news recently by opening offices in Phoenix and New Orleans and bringing hundreds of jobs to those markets.
Scott Riopelle’s gritty background growing up in Detroit prepared him to become one of Colorado’s most successful roofing contractors over the past decade.
Michael Farrell would probably be the first to admit that it takes a very patient, dedicated person to own and maintain a home that’s on the National Registry of Historic Places. As the 30-year resident owner of the Art House (formerly the Elisha Taylor House), a 139-year-old Gothic Revival home in Detroit’s Brush Park Historic District, Farrell has embarked on several remodeling projects.
With such a wide variety of roofing materials available, homeowners can become confused by conflicting data when selecting a roofing system for a new home or a renovation project. According to reports provided by the Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association (ARMA), the most popular choice is asphalt shingles, which cover 80 percent of homes in the United States.