Weather
Building stronger roofs for severe weather
By The Coffee Shops®. Tested metal roofing systems help contractors deliver long-term protection against wind, hail, moisture and ultraviolet exposure. Weather resilience is becoming an increasingly important consideration for residential and commercial roofing projects. This article by Drexel Metals explains that properly designed metal roof systems can withstand high ...
Why hail prediction gives contractors a business advantage
By Jesse Sanchez. Predictive hail technology gives roofing and outdoor contractors more time to protect assets, prepare teams and respond to customers before a storm arrives. Most weather tools tell contractors what is happening now or what has already happened. Flash Weather takes a different approach by forecasting where hail is expected, ...
Build storm safety into every job plan
By The Coffee Shops®. How severe weather procedures help crews protect the jobsite and navigate safety protocols. Storm preparation should begin well before severe weather reaches the jobsite. A clear plan gives every crew member direction while helping protect people, materials and completed work. According to an article from Wryker, before a storm ...
Metal roofing strengthens wildfire resilience
By The Coffee Shops®. Educating customers on Class A-rated metal roof assemblies and noncombustible building materials. As wildfires continue to threaten lives and property, contractors can give customers greater peace of mind by explaining how material selection contributes to a structure’s resilience. In this article, Drexel Metals shares that wildfire ...
Calambres por calor: La señal de advertencia que demasiados trabajadores del techado ignoran
Por Cotney Consulting Group, traducido por Alberto Torres Ignorar los calambres por calor no demuestra fortaleza. Aumenta la posibilidad de que el sistema de enfriamiento del cuerpo continúe deteriorándose. Probablemente, todo trabajador con experiencia en techado ha visto como pasa. De repente, un miembro de la cuadrilla deja de trabajar ...
Synthetic roofing built for extreme weather
By Jesse Sanchez. EcoStar roofing tiles combine synthetic materials, durability and installation flexibility to help roofs withstand demanding conditions. Extreme weather can put roofing systems to the test, from hail and high winds to heavy rain and temperature extremes. EcoStar says its synthetic slate and shake roofing tiles are engineered to address ...
Reroofing with wildfire protection in mind
By Emma Peterson. Combining fire resistance, wind protection and lasting curb appeal, Unified Steel® provided an ideal solution for a homeowner living in a wildfire-prone region. 2025 did not kick off well for homeowner Tilo Martin and his neighbors. Tilo’s home sits in the Pacific Palisades – the part of California that ...
Stay ahead of hail with predictive weather intelligence
By Emma Richardson. New forecasting tools are helping roofing contractors prepare for severe weather before it arrives. Weather has notoriously dictated the pace of roofing work, but new forecasting technology is giving contractors a chance to move from reacting to storms to preparing for them. In a recent episode of Roofing Road ...
The roof that survived
By Emma Peterson. When fire tested a California home, the stone-coated steel roof played a key role in keeping it standing. In 2025, 471,207 acres of land in California burned in wildfires and over 23,700-acres of damaged lands from that total is attributed solely to the devastating Palisades fire. But not every ...
Preparing roofs today for tomorrow’s storms
By Emma Peterson. A slower hurricane season offers contractors and property owners an opportunity to improve roof performance with products like APOC’s Polyset AH-160 tile adhesive system. This Atlantic hurricane season has been unusually quiet so far. As Alex Schneider reported at the beginning of September, “Historically, about ⅔ of ...
