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Part One: Checklist to Save the Job and your Sanity
The 15 most important steps on your jobsite, all in one checklist. By SprayWorks Equipment. How many times has the crew shown up for work, got into the vehicle, turned the key on and drove off to the job with your spray foam rig? Every day, right? What about the times you ...
Help the House “Breathe” with Low-profile Ventilation Solutions
There are non-soffit intake ventilation solutions that can be incorporated directly into the roofing system. By Dan Kilcoyne, GAF. Ask any friend to identify the heart of their home, and most likely you’ll hear, “My kitchen.” But if you ask them to identify its lungs, they may look at you like you’ve ...
Honesty with Policies: Business Tactics Roofers Should Avoid
One of the policies in Texas is that a roofer, even if also licensed to perform adjustment work, cannot perform both services for the same claim. By Trent Cotney. The demand for roofing work often increases after any natural disaster or, in Texas, after a severe storm. Insurance usually pays for roofing ...
New I-9 Form Released
Employers are required to have I-9 forms on file for all employees, whether they are citizens or not. By Rob Foote, Roofing Risk Advisors, LLC On July 17, 2017, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, issued an updated version of Form I-9: Employment Eligibility ...
Hurricanes and Price Gouging
The Florida Price Gouging Statute makes it illegal to increase the price of materials by an amount that grossly exceeds the average price for a set time period before and after the hurricane. By Trent Cotney. Hurricanes have brought a myriad of legal issues to the forefront. One of the most ...
10 Ways to Add Colorful Curb Appeal to a Home
Homeowners can add a dash of curb appeal by focusing on colorful accents for the home exterior. “The outside of a house is an open palette, and there’s so much opportunity to add curb appeal with colorful accents,” says color expert Kate Smith, chief color maven with Sensational Color. Here are 10 ...
What Roofers, Auto Repair Shops and Grocers Should Have in Common
You might not think the three have much in common, but roofers can learn a lot from the other two about speed of service. By Greg Hayne You drop your car off at the service shop early Monday morning. By Monday afternoon the repair shop calls and says, “Your car is ready, ...
Are You Sure You Are Closing the Job Site Properly?
If you are installing a torch down job, an infrared thermometer is a must for closing the job site at the end of the day. By Eddie Garcia, Roofmaster Territory Manager. A story is floating around about a contractor who was performing a torch down job on a commercial roof. The ...
Felt: The Fabric of America
Felt underlayments are on an estimated 124 million homes – here’s why. By G.A.P. Roofing, Inc. Organic saturated felt underlayments are estimated to be on 124 million roofs throughout the U.S.1 While they are hidden underneath roofing shingles or roof cladding materials, they are hard at work providing additional protection for the ...
When the Job Ladder is an Actual Ladder – The Labor Shortage
It seems everybody wants to climb the job ladder, but no one wants to climb a ladder on the job. There are currently 200,000 construction jobs and no takers, causing a huge labor shortage. By Dan Kilcoyne, GAF. Right now, roughly 200,000 construction jobs sit unfilled in the United States. The demand ...
