Most improved products

I'm talking over the last 20 years here.

Wind turbines are greatly improved from the old galvanized rust buckets they once were. The newer 14 inch ones turn really freely just from the heat coming out with no wind. The addition of ball bearings and the light weight aluminum construction have allowed these to carry a lifetime warranty these days.

The transition from the old glue down rolls of 90 pound to modified ( torch and glue down ) and now days its Self Adhered. I have fallen in love with the self adhered but it can be a little brat sometimes too.

Curb mounted skylights are also greatly improved.

Notice I didn't list ANY kind of shingles! lol

Technology for me also. I-phone,I-pad... roofing office, personal stuff and insurance adjuster info.Up to date by the minute. Every thing attached in my pocket. Free-d up to move about the country no strings attached. :) :) :) :) :) yup. B) :) :) B) Deep Down In Florida Where The Sun Shines Damn Near Every Day

Yes sir. I still remember when I drove around town with the glove box full of quarters for the pay phone.

I would pull up to the pay phones and they would often just take the money and not even give a dial tone. Other times the receiver would be missing. :laugh:

Then came the pagers. I bought one of those, put it on my side and headed to the landfill to dump out a load. When i was opening the trucks gate little did I know the pager had fell off my side right there and the entire load was dumped on top of it. :lol:

The bull dozer driver radioed upfront and they called my new pager repeatedly, pushed a little trash at a time off of it and we finally found it. :S

As others have said, 1.caulking 2.synthetic underlayment (some, not all) 3. As a hand nailer, the anti-vibe hammers and hatchets.

OLE Willie Said:

But i have driven by several new construction jobs and the stuff was wrinkled up so bad I couldnt see how a roof could be put on top of it without slicing it to bits.

New construction home builders have such disrespect for the roofing profession that they will let anyone- usually day laborers off the street- to roof their houses. If the synthetic underlayment was wrinkled, it was put on by a someone who didn't care or who was an idiot or both.

1. Radiant barrier decking- it should be a crime not to use it at least in the sun belt. 2. Synthetic underlayment- it allows slow roofers like me to keep a house dry. 3. The "zone" on Malarkey shingles and their enhanced ridge row.

twill59: [ RE: Most improved products ] , Saturday, August 03, 2013 @ 7:44 AM I like this reply I am a : Roofer My three: Manufacturer marketing, warranties and certifications

Yep, that's the same as: Notice I didn't list ANY kind of shingles ;)

egg Said: Im including my Bilgin roof docks. Shingle choppers. Shindig tear-off bars. Availability of on-line specifications. Digital cameras. Tramex moisture meters. Stainless and hdg coil nails.

Good list. i dropped digital camera from my list due to nice cell cameras that I can take pix with on the fly and since it's on my hip, I don't have to stop anything and go get a camera.

twill59 Said: Nobody caught my sarcasm? :)

:laugh: I did. :laugh:

I'm including my Bilgin roof docks. Shingle choppers. Shindig tear-off bars. Availability of on-line specifications. Digital cameras. Tramex moisture meters. Stainless and hdg coil nails.

Ok I'm busted on the synthetic underlayments as I have not ever used any of them. lol

But i have driven by several new construction jobs and the stuff was wrinkled up so bad I couldn't see how a roof could be put on top of it without slicing it to bits.

I may be wrong about the synthetics. I just had a hard time coming up with a third product. :dry:

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