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Guest Blog
The importance of using snow stops on EF roofs
By The Metal Roof Experts at S-5! Installing snow stops on exposed-fastened metal roofs is crucial to keeping everyone and everything around a commercial building or home safe throughout the winter. Editor’s note: Share this article with your customers who are considering installing a snow retention system on their roofs. ...
The importance of maintaining integrity in report drafting
By Henry Staggs. As professionals, it is crucial that we prioritize integrity in all aspects of our work, including report drafting. In the consultancy world, drafting reports is fundamental to our work. Whether it's a comprehensive analysis, a detailed inspection or an expert witness report, the integrity of our findings hinges on ...
Effortless payments: Simplifying transactions for contractors and homeowners
By Corey Mann, Leap. Enhance your cash flow and customer satisfaction with efficient roofing payment processing. Receiving payment is an incredibly important step in the roofing process, and if it is not a streamlined process, it can cause frustration for both roofing contractors and their customers. Improved and specialized software ...
The must-have social media for professionals: LinkedIn
By Michelle Miller, Creativate. Fully optimizing and leveraging LinkedIn to grow your business takes consistency and dedication. LinkedIn is a social media networking site that is made for professional usage. It allows users to grow their businesses through networking and communication. With over 700 million professionals using the site, ...
5 key tips to successful bookkeeping
By Kristen Frisa, TRUSS. Construction expense management can be a beast, but these tips will help you tame it by implementing an effective bookkeeping system. Running out of money partially through a project is every contractor’s nightmare as it leads to unsatisfied clients, extended schedules and an overall higher monetary ...
Building the right team for success!
By Curtis Liscum, Benchmark. Learn how to find that perfect match between a contractor and a project. In my experience as a senior consultant with Benchmark, one of the hardest and most important parts of managing a larger project is finding the right collaborators – specifically the right roofing contractor. ...
Roofing in the southern states
By Trevor Underwood, DECRA Metal Roofing. Craft a roof that stands tall against the south’s rhythm of rain and heat from the sun. The weather in the south can be highly unpredictable and known to change fast. You know what they say, “If you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes ...
Why roofing contractors should consider offering financing
By Corey Mann, Leap. Set yourself apart from the crowd and improve your customer relations by incorporating financing into your business processes. Homeowners are facing increasingly high costs for day-to-day items such as groceries, which lets larger maintenance things such as roof repairs and replacements get pushed further onto ...
Skylight safety 101
By Jared Melkun, WRYKER. A recent blog post by WRYKER balances Skylight benefits with construction safety. Skylights sprinkle sunbeams across interior landscapes, cutting down on electrical demands. Although, they are extremely dangerous to install for construction workers, killing 58 in 2011. Adherence to OSHA's safety protocols is not just regulation—it's ...
Durability, cost and style: A guide to metal and synthetic roofing
By Trevor Underwood, DECRA. Discover how metal roofing's strength and longevity compare to the versatility and aesthetic appeal of synthetic roofing materials. Roofing materials can be divided into two main categories: synthetic and composite. Synthetic roofing consists of materials fabricated from artificial compounds, such as rubber (EPDM) and plastic polymer, ...
