Lauren White, RCS Editor
Afghanistan Veteran and Single Dad Gets New Roof
By Lauren White. After purchasing a fixer upper, this single father and retired army veteran was surprised with a free new roof. For 20 years, Keith Sahm served in the U.S. Army. After an IED explosion in Afghanistan, Keith was medically retired due to injuries he endured. For ...
Top June Articles: Fall Protection, Metal Roofing and Employee Appreciation
By Evelyn Witterholt. Here’s what’s been trending on RoofersCoffeeShop®(RCS) this past month. This past June, some of our most popular articles were all about metal roofing! Our number one article focused on rib rollers, a prominent feature on metal roofing panels. And everyone couldn’t get enough of our METALCON article ...
This One’s for the Girls!
By Lauren White, RCS Editor. Let’s Build, a week-long summer camp, introduces young girls to the world of possibilities offered by the trades. Let’s Build Construction Camp for Girls is coming to Ohio! From June 27 to July 1, girls ages 12-16 will congregate at the Mahoning County Career ...
Top May Stories: Metal Roofing, Hurricane Season and Workplace Wellness
By Evelyn Witterholt, RCS Reporter. Here’s what’s trending on RoofersCoffeeShop®(RCS) this past month. Looking back at the most popular articles for the month of May, three of the top ten are all about metal roofing! The popularity of metal roofs is rising exponentially in the industry, so much so that ...
Introducing the AskARoofer Podcast!
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. In the first-ever AskARoofer podcast we meet with Editor Lauren White as she teaches us what makes the website so special. In this inaugural AskARoofer Podcast Megan Ellsworth and Alice Reynolds interview Lauren White about RoofersCoffeeShop®’s sister site AskARoofer. Lauren White is ...
Making Roofing Sexy
By Lauren White, RCS Editor. Advice and tips from the experts themselves on how to make the roofing industry appealing to the next generations of roofers. Even though it was an early start to the day, the Roofing Technology Think Tank (RT3) panel at the 2022 International Roofing Expo, “Casting ...
A New Roof for Youth
By Lauren White, RCS Editor. When a facility that serves youth experiencing homelessness needed a new roof, the industry stepped up to the plate. Washington County in Oregon is the second most populous county in the state, and has 2,754 houseless students, according to HomePlate Youth Services, the only drop-in ...
An Anniversary to Remember
By Lauren White, RCS Editor. Roofer’s date night takes a splashy turn as he risks his life to save a man trapped in a submerged truck. While driving home after celebrating their second wedding anniversary, Branden and Sierria Delk noticed something odd that caught their attention. Off the ...
All Hands On Deck
By Lauren White, RCS Editor. Calling all roofing professionals! Put your hands to work during this waterproof training with Sika. Are you someone who learns by doing? Do you work in the office, but want to know more about the day-to-day rooftop operations? You’re in luck! Join other professionals ...
Hurricane Season Survival Guide
By Lauren White, RCS Editor. Help your customers weather storm season 2022 and keep a roof over their heads with these tips. 2021 was a whirlwind year for hurricanes and tropical storms. Colorado State University (CSU) predicts that 2022 will also be an above-average hurricane season. These predictions are based ...
