Metal Roofing
TPO or metal retrofit? Understanding the tradeoffs
By The Coffee Shops™. How to determine which option is right for the job, and what each option has to offer. When contractors meet with building owners to discuss an aging metal roof, the conversation often comes down to two possibilities: recover the roof with a thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) ...
Turning specifications into successful metal projects
By The Coffee Shops™ Success starts long before crews arrive onsite. Early collaboration may start with architects and manufacturers, but successful metal projects depend on bringing contractors into the conversation before construction begins. In a recent MetalCast™ episode, Heidi J. Ellsworth continued her conversation with Mercedes Harris, architectural marketing manager ...
The value of independent verification for roofing performance
By The Coffee Shops™. Verified testing and code compliance can help reduce risk and improve project outcomes. For contractors, architects and building owners, roofing performance is about more than appearance. In the article “The Importance of Third-Party Testing and Product Evaluation,” ASC Building Products highlights why independent testing and code ...
Design Details for Better Metal Roofs
In this Read Listen Watch®, Karen Edwards visits with Jeff Medeiros of AEP Span to discuss the key details roofing contractors need to understand when working with architectural metal roofing systems. From panel selection and substrates to thermal movement, wind uplift, sealants, underlayments and penetrations, this conversation will break down ...
Design Details for Better Metal Roofs
In this Read Listen Watch®, Karen Edwards visits with Jeff Medeiros of AEP Span to discuss the key details roofing contractors need to understand when working with architectural metal roofing systems. From panel selection and substrates to thermal movement, wind uplift, sealants, underlayments and penetrations, this conversation will break down ...
Design smarter with Drexel’s visualizer
By Emma Peterson. Explore how Drexel Metals combines experience, collaboration and digital tools to deliver exceptional metal solutions. Over the four decades that Drexel Metals has existed, the brand has grown, notably expanding their offerings through a 2011 acquisition of custom fabricator Met-Fab Manufacturing and becoming a part of the ...
Custom ATAS Panels adorn award-winning project and historic U.S. National Landmark
How ATAS products met this project's goal of preserving the existing structure's beauty while ensuring longevity. Henry B. Plant Hall at the University of Tampa has built a legacy as an intricate, respected architectural building. Its various design elements of brick, steel, slopes, minarets and gilding construct the ornate feel that ...
Copper sale until July 31!
While many suppliers are increasing prices, we're holding our current pricing through August 1. If you missed our last copper promotion, now is your chance to lock in today's pricing before the increases take effect. Lock In Current Pricing: 20 oz Copper Coil $7.75/lb 5,000 lb minimum order 20 oz Copper Flat Sheets $305 per sheet 25 ...
A closer look at ES-1 edge metal
By Jesse Sanchez. Understanding ES-1 compliance can help contractors protect commercial roof perimeters from wind, water, and installation issues. Edge metal plays a visible role in the finished look of a commercial roof, but as FlashCo explains, the most important work happens at the perimeter. The perimeter is where commercial ...
One voice can start a movement
By Jesse Sanchez. Joel Stanley shares how Anchor Products is helping manufacturers support mental health awareness across the roofing industry. Mental health can be difficult to talk about in construction, but for Joel Stanley, the need to speak up became impossible to ignore. Joel, the founder of Anchor Products, joined ...
