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New metal roof offers numerous benefits — beautiful curb appeal, superior wind resistance, strong and long-lasting performance with minimal long term maintenance requirements.
Like prize fighters, this quarter’s winner of the Metal Roofing Alliance’s (MRA) Best Residential Roofing Project competition shines the spotlight on a lightweight contender that is proving to ...
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Discover how earning a stellar reputation depends on so much more than just being great at installing shingles.
Put yourself in a homeowner’s place and imagine that your roof is leaking or that a violent windstorm has swept through your neighborhood, ripping shingles off every home’s roof. Your main concern would ...
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By IKO.
Share this great information with your building owner customers and new employees to help them understand the importance of proper drainage.
Commercial buildings have flat or low-sloped roofs that need special drainage solutions. This article provides an overview of the types of drainage systems suitable for commercial buildings and the ...
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By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor.
A recent parliamentary report on labor shortages in Toronto urged the government to take action to protect workers with precarious or no immigration status.
Recognizing the economic contributions of its long-term resident construction workers in the face of a growing labor shortage, Canada passed a temporary ...
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By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner.
IKO shares its history as a pioneer and leader in the global roofing and related products industry.
IKO was founded in 1951 in Canada. It first manufactured building paper and then expanded to include coated roll roofing. Its first asphalt shingle was made in 1954, and ...
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By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor.
The roofing system not only stands up to the climate but delivers superior fire resistance, is a lighter weight than other materials and it has saved structures from falling tree branches.
Here at the Coffee Shop, we love everything to do with roofing. We love learning ...
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