Products & Services
Winter Maintenance—Articulating Cranes and Boom Trucks
By Mike Noonan for Chicago Roofing Contractors Association. Winter is the best time to perform preventative maintenance on these expensive pieces of equipment. For roofing contractors and other construction trades, the purchase of an Articulating Crane (Knuckle Boom), Aerial Work Platform, or other lifting equipment is one of the largest decisions ...
DaVinci Roofscapes® Marks 20th Anniversary With New Product Launches
DaVinci Roofscapes® has risen to a leadership position in the composite roofing industry. Back in 1999, after two years of working on the “recipe” to create durable synthetic products, DaVinci Roofing Materials, LLC was incorporated in Kansas. Now, 20 years later, DaVinci Roofscapes® has risen to a leadership position in the ...
Sally Swapped Leaking Tarps for Secure Stormseal
By Stormseal. Sally Edwards was home alone when a catastrophic hailstorm hit her Berowra Heights home on December 20, 2018. ‘It was a terrifying experience. Our roof was shattered – we had hundreds of broken tiles and our skylight was destroyed. Then the rain started pouring through in dozens of places. "The storm ...
5 Ways Your Construction Company Can Go Green
By Surefire Local. Going green is a hot trend in the construction industry, for both residential and commercial building and remodeling projects. In fact, more than 2.2 million square feet are Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified every day, according to the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). But getting LEED-certified ...
Protecting Metal Building Materials During Winter
By METALCON. Seeing this recent “polar vortex” create record-breaking frigid temperatures, here is a relevant article about protecting metal building materials from corrosion caused by severe weather. Metal Construction News’ recent article, “Tarping Loads During Winter Months,” explores the changing needs of transporting metal building materials during harsh winter conditions. The article ...
How to Apply White Roof Coatings Over Low-Slope Asphalt Roofs
By Chris Huettig, KARNAK Corporation. KARNAK energy-efficient, acrylic elastomeric white coatings can be applied over low-slope asphalt roofs, but before you get started, it’s important that you understand the proper preparation techniques. Proper surface preparation will be key to the performance of the coating system. We have written before about the importance ...
ARMA Releases 2018 Q4 Report on Asphalt Roofing Product Shipments
By ARMA. The Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association (ARMA) has released its Quarterly Product Shipment Report. The report covers asphalt roofing product shipments in the United States and Canada in the final quarter of 2018. The report includes year-to-date shipment information and a comparison with the prior year’s data. “By issuing these reports, ARMA ...
KnuckleHead Rooftop Supports: The Secret Ingredient
By GREENLINK Engineering. The KnuckleHead support has been carefully engineered and features a distinct design. But there is something else unique about it: the material from which it is made. That material is a high-performance polymer called Nylon 66. Nylon 66 possesses properties that make it ideal for the conditions ...
Oregon A-Frame Cabin Finishes Best in Class with Malarkey Roofing Shingles
By Malarkey Roofing. In terms of architectural letterforms, the A-frame cabin is ostensibly, far superior to all others. C-cabins are just average, as we all know. Anyone with D-, or F-frame cabins, are subsequently below average, and usually asked to repeat the process altogether. Kidding aside, this A-Frame cabin roof project, by ...
Advantages of On-screen Takeoffs
By STACK. Making an accurate takeoff can be difficult and time consuming when working on a large project. Time spent on performing takeoffs wastes valuable resources, especially given that the competition for jobs can be fierce. Using our on-screen takeoff method, you can complete takeoffs in a fraction of the time ...
