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Buying a Metal Roof 101
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. The Metal Roofing Alliance provides a buyer’s guide with everything your customers need to know when purchasing a metal roof. Roofs protect us, help keep us warm and cool depending on the season, and shelter us from the elements. Although I’m new to the industry, I ...
Girls Learn Handy Skills at Summer Camp
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Women Roofers volunteer to teach girls about carpentry, plumbing, roofing, and more. “They actually let us build, ourselves, like, mess with power tools!” Saige told News 13 while at the WeBuild! Camp. The camp was hosted at Isothermal Community College in Spindale, North Carolina. ...
NRCA Advises Property Owners to Contact Professional Roofing Contractors
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. The association is promoting its tool to help property owners locate a reputable, professional contractor following storms. We’ve seen an onslaught of hurricanes and winter storms. Starting in July with Hurricane Barry, we’ve continued to see more tropical storms and hurricanes, most recently Hurricanes Dorian ...
GAF Offers Aerial Roofing Measurement Software
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. GAF QuickMeasure is the solution to your roof measuring needs. “Any contractor that came up to me and said, listen, ‘I want to make high profits, I want to get more jobs done, I want to be more accurate on my estimates.’ First thing I would ...
Sneak Peek at Roof Hugger Systems
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. New Roof Hugger video shows fabrication, installation, and use of their systems. Roof Hugger previously shared an animated installation video, but with this “Roof Huggers in Action” video they’re focusing more on showing viewers the Hugger products. The video showcases, “...the process of our Roof Hugger ...
WSRCA Adds Member Benefit
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Access safety information in the palm of your hand. Being a member of the Western States Roofing Contractor Association (WSRCA) just got better. The WSRCA Mobile Safety Solutions website gives you the freedom to hold a safety meeting anywhere. According to WSRCA, members can now ...
Unpredictability is Killing Your Growth
By Lauren White. Get out of the fog and into clear predictability with these five steps. Entrepreneurial-type contractors who are interested in growing their business are stunted by unpredictability. It’s difficult to invest in something that might not give you continuous cash flow or a return. “The problem isn’t your business ...
Read Before You Sign
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. The importance of reviewing contracts and what to look for. More often than not, contracts are signed before they are read. Construction general contractors and subcontractors are guilty of this as well. With the competitive nature of the construction industry, it’s exciting when a new ...
Women Supported in the Roofing Industry
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Volunteers give back to others and mentor women in roofing. Women in the roofing industry are being encouraged by a new organization, the National Women in Roofing (NWIR). Founded just three years ago and run solely by volunteers, their focus is on mentoring, networking, ...
Veteran Housing Project Receives New Roof
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Companies donate roofing materials to Bryan’s Home. Bryan’s Home, part of Operation Rebuild Hope (ORH), is a veteran advocacy group. Based in North Bend, Oregon, they are dedicated to assisting veterans and preventing veteran homelessness and suicide. Founded in 2016 by Patrick Wright, United States ...
