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DIY Tap and Die Drain Post Cleaner
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Instead of buying an expensive tap and die set, make your own! Roof drain posts can get clogged and dirty over time, which means they need to be cleaned occasionally. Typically a tap and die set, used to clean roof drain posts, is expensive and bulky. ...
Top November Stories: Innovation, People and Insurance Horrors
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Here’s what’s trending on RoofersCoffeeShop® this past month. It’s always interesting to see what articles drew the most interest each month on RoofersCoffeeShop. The top five always include a story about people in the industry and that was the case again this month. Our most-read article ...
The Health Insurance Challenge for Contractors
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. One of the biggest costs of doing business can be the cost of providing healthcare to yourself and your employees. When you started your roofing company, you probably did so because you love the trade. You love the opportunity to work outside and provide essential protection ...
Providing Excellent Customer Service as a Contractor
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Everyone says that their company provides good customer service, but what does it look like? In a recent blog post shared by Beacon Roofing Supply, they discuss exactly how contractors can provide excellent customer service. They note that good customer service leads to increased customer referrals ...
New Perspectives for Your Objectives
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. 3D visualization is growing in importance for the roofing industry. The advent of the aerial imaging industry led to the popularity of visualization for contractors. Using online tools, contractors ‘see’ a jobsite or building before ever visiting the site in person. The visualization helps contractors identify ...
More Contractors Buying Online
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Online shopping is changing the way that contractors get ready for the busy spring roofing season. In the digital age, contractors are turning towards online sales more. A study done by The Farnsworth Group found that 95% of professionals, “...purchase building products online or ...
Day in the Life of WTI’s Garry Edwards
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Garry shares how he started in roofing and what it’s like working at Weatherproofing Technologies, Inc. If you’ve been following along over the past year or so, you know that RCS has been writing about a day in the life of employees who work at Weatherproofing ...
Women who Support Women are More Successful
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The roofing industry is a place where more women are doing just that – supporting each other. Traditionally, women have tended to compete with each other for career advancement and for attaining leadership roles. Perhaps this was due to the notion that there are only so ...
Exit Plan that Lets You Keep Working
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. If you’re tired of owning your own business but love roofing, this plan might be right for you. When you think of exit planning for your roofing company, do you envision retirement? Maybe you haven’t even thought of exit planning for your business. Often, owners don’t ...
5 Tips for Recruiting Women into Roofing
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Recruiting women into the roofing industry is a hot topic, but not much guidance has been given as to how to recruit them. The number of women working in the trades in 2018 was the highest in 20 years, according to ForConstructionPros.com, yet women still only ...
