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Top February Stories: Exciting Expos, Sustainable Roofing and Award-winning Roofs
By Evelyn Witterholt. Here’s what’s been trending on RoofersCoffeeShop® (RCS) this past month. Checking out our top articles each month is a great way to learn what is trending in the roofing industry. This month, we can see that interest in sustainable roofing systems is still going strong. One of ...
The Different Types of Slate and Their Unique Characteristics
By Anna Lockhart. Do you know what determines the kind and color of different natural slates? How does slate form? A microcrystalline metamorphic rock, or slate as we commonly call it, is made from the sediments and silts that settled on the seafloor over 400 million years ago. Due ...
RoofersCoffeeShop® Welcomes The Catch-All!
The Catch-All is a unique jobsite protection covering that makes sure no debris is left behind. RoofersCoffeeShop®, the award-winning place where the industry meets for technology, information and everyday business, is pleased to welcome The Catch-All into its community for contractors. The Catch-All protects the homeowner’s property during roof replacement ...
RoofersCoffeeShop® Welcomes Virginia Association of Roofing Professionals
VARP is an invaluable resource to roofing contractors, suppliers, consultants and related industry professionals in Virginia looking to elevate the industry through education, advocacy and workforce development. RoofersCoffeeShop®, the award-winning place where the industry meets for technology, information and everyday business, is pleased to welcome Virginia Association of Roofing Professionals ...
Local Roofing Company Rallies Together for Retired Veteran
By R.Y. Cruz. Retired Lieutenant Colonel was lent a helping hand by a local roofing company upon hearing of his home’s fate. Jim Rafferty is a retired Lieutenant Colonel from Port Charlotte, Florida. Retiring to the warm sun of coastal Florida sounds like a dream, right? Unfortunately, it’s not always ...
Army Veteran Gifted New Roof
By Anna Lockhart. Jeff LaChance, an army veteran from Michigan, received a new roof after reaching out to his local chapter of Habitat for Humanity. After serving in the Panama Canal zone as a military police officer for the U.S. Army in the early ‘80s, Jeff LaChance returned to ...
Century-old Roof in Need of Magical Repairs
By Yvette Cruz. A roof that needs of a fairytale makeover. On the corner of South Yale Street in Spring Garden Township, Pennsylvania, stands a “Storybook house.” Once looked upon with great admiration began to slowly despair over the years. Homeowners Susan Machado and Ed O’Brien wanted to restore ...
Army Veteran Gifted New Roof
By Anna Lockhart. Jeff LaChance, an army veteran from Michigan, received a new roof after reaching out to his local chapter of Habitat for Humanity. After serving in the Panama Canal zone as a military police officer for the U.S. Army in the early ‘80s, Jeff LaChance returned to ...
How to Make the Most Out of the Slow Season
By Cayden Wemple. All contractors hit a season where business slows down a bit, so what should you do to make the most out of that slow time? Whether your business model is chasing storms and fixing damages but it’s the offseason, or your business has just been a little ...
Distraction or Opportunity?
By Yvette Cruz. Teachable moments when a school roof is needed No one better understands the adverse effects of distraction inside a classroom better than teachers. Unfortunately, no one can plan for unexpected events to take place. Nathaniel Morton Elementary School was in need of a new roof. After being ...
