Metal Roofing
The Durable Layer of Film That’s on Everything we use
By Cayden Wemple. Polyvinyl fluoride (PVF) is a durable adhesive that can be applied to any substrate. In Season 4, Episode 15 of Roofing Road Trips, Heidi J. Ellsworth sits with Corynn Sheridan, the global marketing director at DuPont™ Tedlar® and Tara Faulkner, business development manager at Metal Alliance. They ...
The Big Disconnect - The Importance of Wall to Roof Connections for the Air Barrier
METALCON Live! Presents The Big Disconnect - The Importance of Wall to Roof Connections for the Air Barrier As more states, jurisdictions and the design community require air barriers, the issue of connecting the wall air barrier assembly to other building assemblies, such as below grade, window systems and roofs need ...
Sky’s the Limit: MRA Kicks Off Quarterly Competition for Best Residential Metal Roofing Project
MRA’s quarterly honorees for 2023 will be selected in March, June, September and December. When it comes to setting the bar sky high for quality, creativity and a job well done, the Metal Roofing Alliance (MRA) is on the hunt for this year’s most outstanding metal roofing projects as the organization ...
This Platform is Your Passport for Success
By Cass Jacoby. Maximize your profitability with this powerful platform designed to take your company places in the metal industry. What if I told you in less than five minutes you could create the most accurate roofing bid of your career without ever leaving the office? That is just how ...
How to Improve R-Value at the Edge
By Metal-Era. Most roof system failures are attributed to wood nailers. Learn about the thermal advantages that come with tools like the Eliminailer-T. A good wood nailer alternative like the Eliminailer-T from Metal-Era provides plenty of thermal advantages at the roof edge, which can improve the overall energy ...
How the Sherwin-Williams Roofing Passport Can Revolutionize Your Business
By Evelyn Witterholt. The Sherwin-Williams Roofing Passport was designed specifically to help contractors working in the metal construction industry. Are you looking for a way to streamline your roofing business? The Sherwin-Williams Roofing Passport that’s featured as part of their MetalVue program may be just what you need! This innovative ...
All You Need is Metal
By Marco Industries. Discover all that Marco Industries has to offer to help your metal roof remain pristine. At Marco Industries, we are experts in all things related to metal roofing. We don’t, however, sell any metal roofs. Don’t let this fool you, though! We make components and parts that ...
Rethinking Edge Nailers
By Metal-Era. A large portion of roof system failures are attributed to wood nailers on the edge of the roof. Learn about an alternative that will reduce roofing failure. Unfortunately, wood nailers are prone to failure due to wood deterioration that comes from extreme weather conditions, insect infiltration ...
FlashCo Expands into PDVF Edge Metal
By Cass Jacoby. FlashCo joins us on the RoofersCoffeeShop® soundstage at WRE to talk about the advantages that come with being able to install something onto the roof right away. Karen L. Edwards invites FlashCo’s Josh Chester and Rob Drew to the RoofersCoffeeShop soundstage for a LIVE! interview at the ...
Research Finds Sub-purlin Systems Increase Roof Load Capacity
By Evelyn Witterholt. After extensive research and tests, Roof Hugger found that their sub-purlin systems enhance existing weight capacities on roofs. When sub-purlin systems were on the rise in the 90s, there were concerns amongst the roofing industry of the additional dead load risks. Although roofing contractors liked that sub-purlin ...
