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Words of Wisdom on Protecting Your Business Post-COVID
By Dale Nelson, Roof Hugger. Roof Hugger President Dale Nelson gives advice to the roofing and construction industry to take advantage of the post-COVID market without getting burned. Wow, has it been crazy around here lately. It would seem the pent-up demand created by the COVID lockdown, simmering for ...
Which is Better: Reroofing or Recoating?
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. A look at both sides of the industry-wide debate. Why recoat The key to successfully recoating a metal roof is selecting the right coating system. Recoating systems are not one size fits all because metal roofs have many variations between metal types and factory-applied coatings. ...
Roof Hugger Celebrates 30 Years of Business!
By Roof Hugger. The metal-over-metal retrofit company toasts to how far their business has come and the bright future ahead. Roof Hugger is proud to be celebrating thirty years of business unparalleled by their competitors. As the first Huggers were “fabbed” into shape and shipped out the door, who could ...
Oh The Places They’ll Go
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. Learn which unique location Roof Huggers have been sent to and why this product has gained popularity around the globe. Roof Hugger’s metal-over-metal retrofit systems are an ideal and cost-effective way to replace metal roofs that have reached the end of their service life. It ...
Don’t Put All Your Eggs in One Basket
By Dale Nelson, President, Roof Hugger, LLC. Diversify your business and comfortably ride out the ups and downs of the economy. When the year nears its end, my wife and I meet with our retirement advisor to talk through our IRA and 401k savings. Every time we meet with ...
Roofing Industry Experiencing Price Increases
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. COVID-19 continues to have long-term effect on economics of the roofing industry. Since the start of COVID-19 in the spring of 2020, the roofing industry has been affected on several fronts including building material price increases. Roofing companies are seeing increases around the country ...
The Roof Strengthening Benefits of Strong Sub-Purlin
By Dale Nelson, Roof Hugger. Add capacity to existing metal building roof framing with Roof Hugger Sub-Purlins. Roof Hugger Sub-Purlins are proven through first-of-its-kind testing, to increase capacity to already existing purlin systems in metal buildings. The testing was conducted on a retrofit framing system over continuous purlins and the ...
Same Company, New Look
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. A website overhaul resulted in a streamlined, easy-to-use resource for busy roofing professionals. Say hello to the new and improved Roof Hugger website! The ”Go To Retrofit Experts” for metal over metal re-roofing have been working hard on updating their website and are eager to share ...
The Future of Commercial/Industrial Retrofit Roofing is Clear
By Dale Nelson, President, Roof Hugger, LLC. According to my crystal ball, solar panels will be the new addition to standing seam roofs. Roofs have a difficult job, which many people don’t realize. They serve as sacrificial, watertight barriers that protect us from the elements: sun, wind, rain, snow, heat and ...
5 Shortcomings to be Aware of With Retrofit Roofing
By Roof Hugger. Learn the common methods, do’s and don’ts of retrofit roofing. Metal roofs can be retrofitted in a variety of ways. However, many methods are not considered to be structurally correct and are subject to fail because they cannot withstand wind uplift or drift loads for snow. Our Roof Hugger ...
