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Competitive Forces
By Dale Nelson, Roof Hugger. Learn how you can sell a metal-over-metal retrofit job over a coating job to your next customer. Every contractor has competition. So does every manufacturer and every installer. The best we can do is to try to keep the bidding as fair as possible. When you are ...
How to Support and Maximize CTE Opportunities
By Duane L. Musser, NRCA NRCA urges members to invest in workforce initiatives and support increased Perkins Basic State Grants funding. The roofing industry is facing a labor shortage that only promises to get more challenging as the years press on. With supply chain issues, continuing economic disruption from ...
Resilience in the Face of a Pandemic
By Rob Drew, FlashCo. COVID-19 might have created challenges for this flashings manufacturer, but it also created opportunities. Early March 2020 the leadership team at FlashCo®, a leading manufacturer of TPO and PVC accessories, was planning to celebrate 20 years in business. And while they certainly weren’t the only ...
Contractors’ Lingering Concerns With COVID-19
By Meta Team. Learn how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the roofing industry and the major concerns contractors still have. When COVID-19 left the world uncertain on how to operate safely, factory shutdowns and reduced product inventory became a common occurrence in the roofing industry. However, what the industry did not ...
7 Things Homeowners Ask About Metal Roofing
By Trevor Underwood, DECRA Metal Roofing. Prepare your answers to questions homeowners are bound to ask as you install their DECRA metal roof. When it comes to a renovation as big as a roof, you are sure to get some questions from homeowners. As a roofing contractor, you do ...
What Kind of Warranty Comes With Prefabricated Accessories?
By Greg Morrow, Flashco. Understand the ins and outs of No Dollar Limit (NDL) warranties and how they apply to prefabricated accessories. As a professional roofing contractor, you are expected to know that roofing systems are required to receive a No Dollar Limit Warranty (NDL). NDLs are required by the ...
Wood Deck Inspection 101
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. This article will cover some tips and details for roofers to keep in mind when inspecting the roof's wood sheathing and framing structure. Always check with your local building code and manufacturer recommendations for minimum sheathing thickness, nailing patterns requirements, and rafter spacing. Roof sheathing includes plywood, ...
4 Speakers Share Lessons Learned From FAST Remodeler Live
By Danielle Basch, Leap. See what Leap had to say at the Qualified Remodeler’s first-ever systems and technology event for the remodeling industry. The Focused on Agile Systems and Technology (FAST) Remodeler Live event is the premier software and business technology conference for home remodeling pros. The conference offers contractors ...
With Safer Practices Come More Opportunities
By Jessica Chavez, Labor Central. Learn about the benefits of training roofing crews in safe practices, including decreased risk of injury and increased paychecks! Everyone in roofing knows about the high potential for injury. Whether it’s falling, high wind or extreme heat, roofing crews need to be prepared for anything. ...
3 Ways for Contractors to Protect Themselves From Material Price Increases and Customer Sticker Shock Caused by Supply Challenges
By Mark Schmidt, von Briesen & Roper, s.c. How to protect yourself during supply challenges. Editor's Note: This article was originally published by ABC Supply. Contractors are busier than ever. Many contractors are even turning down work. Others are scheduling projects out long into the future. Compared with the downswing of a decade ...
