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Updated Hail Shingle Rating Scorecard Drives Improvements in the Impact-Resistant Asphalt Shingle Market
By The Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety. IBHS testing addresses research gaps. Shingle designs differ across manufacturers. The Insurance Institute of Business and Home Safety (IBHS) continues its long-term commitment to improve impact-resistant shingle performance by releasing the second scheduled update of its Impact-Resistant Shingle Performance Ratings developed using a ...
Location Matters – Re-roofing Your Home With Environment in Mind
By Metal Roofing Alliance. Do you know what to look for in a roof based on your geographical region and climate? This guide has the answers for you! Editor’s note: The Metal Roofing Alliance (MRA) has organized the Residential Metal Roofing Buyer’s Guide to help homeowners learn about ...
Snow Guards: Making the Sale
By DaVinci Roofscapes. Roofer Nick Piontek shares his thoughts about snow guards and whether or not homeowners need them. If you’re installing composite roofing in a state with snowy weather, how are you treating snow guards? Are you positioning them to homeowners as a recommended addition or a “must have” for their ...
One Building, One System
By Yvette Cruz. Combining products from different manufactures can cause long-lasting and devastating effects, such as costly water leaks into the building that mean expensive repairs. Avoid all the problems before they start with Tremco’s building solutions. There can be some uncertainty about the performance of a building envelope when ...
Some Striking Facts About Lightning
By The RIDGEPRO® With Lightning Safety Awareness Week, here are some facts and precautions roofing professionals must know about lightning. We all feel joy at the return of spring. In the north the ice melts on the pond, in the west the desert blooms, and in the south lightning illuminates the sky. ...
What You Should do to Storm-prep Your Jobsite
By Cayden Wemple. Leaving a jobsite ill-prepared for a storm can be dangerous. Here is what you should do to prep your job site for the worst. Just like homes, jobsites need to be prepped for any storms that might barrel through the area. It could be argued that a ...
Weather the Storm With These 5 Hurricane Tips
By Anne Redd, AccuLynx. Stay calm during hurricane season with these disaster restoration software tips for roofing contractors. If your residential roofing business is being directly affected by storms, you need to ensure it’s running as effectively as possible. Disaster restoration software can help manage the chaos and provide ways to be ...
Resources for Homeowners and Contractors Facing Repairs and Re-Roofing from Hailstorms
Westlake Royal Roofing Solutions offers homeowners valuable resource guides on what to do about hailstorm damage. Every spring and summer, homeowners across much of the United States experience the hassles associated with hailstorms and the damage they cause to residential roofs. In 2022 alone, State Farm Insurance paid $2.9 billion in ...
Wildfire Season is Coming: For Homeowners, it's Time to Heed the Four "S's" for Safety and Preparedness
Gear up: hot weather is coming and that means, it’s the start of wildfire season. Preparing a “fire hardened” home is essential as wildfires threaten more U.S. and Canadian regions than ever before. Leading residential trade organizations such as the Metal Roofing Alliance (MRA) and wildfire safety experts say it is ...
Make Replacing Tile After Harsh Weather Easy With All Points Tile and Slate
By Anna Lockhart. For homeowners and businessowners that have suffered damage to their roofs after harsh weather, All Points Tile has the resources to make replacing lost roof tiles a quick and simple task. With frequent storms and hurricanes hitting homes and businesses and causing damage that results in ...
