Roof Coating & Systems
A superior acrylic coating makes its debut
By Anna Lockhart. Progressive Materials showcased their latest product, AC-1200, at the 2025 IRE trade show, offering attendees a first look at the acrylic coating’s quality design. In a conversation with Progressive Material’s Director of Technical Services, Jay Mitchell, live from the trade show floor at this year’s International ...
High stakes, high heat
By Jesse Sanchez. Spray Foam Arizona takes on a 59,000-square-foot insulation challenge at the Fina La Quinta Hotel. A project of scale, precision and sweat equity is unfolding in the desert heat. The Fina La Quinta Hotel in Phoenix is the latest commercial benchmark for Spray Foam Arizona, a family-driven ...
Giovanny Pazimino - Keeping the Caribbean Kool
In this episode of CoatingsCast®, Megan Ellsworth heads south to chat with Giovanny Pazimino, regional manager for the Caribbean, Central America and Mexico at Sherwin-Williams. Giovanny shares insights into Kool Seal’s history and its role in the roofing industry, as well as its growth in the region. He discusses how ...
Project profile: University of Louisville Bettie Johnson Hall
By Emma Peterson. 200 HVAC units and counting! Learn how this team navigated unique challenges when restoring this dormitory roof. Every year the Spray Polyeurathane Foam Alliance (SPFA) hosts the National Industry Excellence Awards. These awards honor SPFA contractor members for their innovative projects from the year prior. Divided ...
Don’t wait to diversify your offerings
By Emma Peterson. Why the market is primed for you to expand your portfolio to include coatings. In a new Coffee Conversations sponsored by ICP Group, Megan Ellsworth got the chance to sit down with an expert panel to talk about diversifying your offerings to include coatings. This panel included ...
Setting yourself up for coatings success
By Emma Peterson. Expert tips on properly preparing a roof for a coating project. In the roofing industry as a whole, proper preparation is often as important as the products you choose to install. In a Read Listen Watch (RLW)® sponsored by MuleHide, Megan Ellsworth sat down with Luis Ramos ...
Putting the work in to create quality coatings
By Emma Peterson. From research and development to field installation, learn how Everest is leading the coatings industry. If you think back to 10 years ago, coatings were far less established in the roofing world than they are today. In fact, there were a significant number of industry professionals that ...
Know before you coat: Why every roof tells a story
By MuleHide. A thorough inspection could mean the difference between a quick fix and a costly tear-off. Before you roll out a single sheet of membrane or crack open a can of coating, take a walk on the roof. What looks fine from the ground can hide a patchwork of ...
Work hard. Grill hard.
By Emma Peterson. Show off how your roofing crew throws a BBQ with this photo contest! From rooftop to grill top, no one works harder than roofing crews. That’s why General Coatings Manufacturing Corp. wants to celebrate with their BBQ and Roofing Crew photo contest! This is a fun opportunity ...
3 types of single-ply
Learn about the pros and cons of these commonly found single-ply systems. Single-ply roofing has been around for a few decades, first becoming more popular in the 1990s. During that time, there were three types of single-ply that were popular, EPDM, PVC and Hypalon. As time went on, TPO emerged ...
