By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. RCS Partner Heidi J. Ellsworth is joined by Marianne Sumter of Wil-Mar Products to discuss their innovative products and where the roofing industry is heading. Marianne Sumter, owner of Wil-Mar Products sat down with RoofersCoffeeShop’s own Heidi J. Ellsworth on her podcast, Roofing Road Trips ...
RCS Influencer Mandy McIntyre says that complimentary samples go a long way when introducing contractors to new products. Ever walk into Costco and become magically allured by the sweet smell of a free sample? A Bagel Bite never tasted so good, right? Let’s be real, if something is free most of ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. They are fast, efficient and provide a permanent repair. At RoofersCoffeeShop, we count on our contractor community to provide honest feedback on the products and services that our partners are providing. From time to time, we will ask a contractor to try a product for awhile ...
Editor's note: The following is the transcript of an interview with Marianne Sumter, owner of Wil-Mar Products. You can read the interview below or listen to the podcast here. Heidi Ellsworth: Hello and welcome to another Roofing Road Trips with Heidi. Marianne Sumter: Hi, Heidi. Heidi Ellsworth: Hi, Marianne. I am so excited ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Pipe collar failures are one of the first suspects when it comes to water infiltration. Asphalt shingles are designed to last 25 – 30 years, protecting a roof. Unfortunately, the typical pipe collar does not last quite so long. Deterioration over time and in some cases, ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The roofing industry is a place where more women are doing just that – supporting each other. Traditionally, women have tended to compete with each other for career advancement and for attaining leadership roles. Perhaps this was due to the notion that there are only so ...
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Wil-Mar suggests three solutions to repair roof pipe collars. Roof vent pipes are an important element on a roof. They provide ventilation for a building’s plumbing system and carry gases out of the building. And the pipe collars that go around them are just as ...
By Heidi J. Ellsworth Why not stock up your inventory with some cool winter deals? This is the time of year for holiday shopping for friends and family. In the roofing world, there are a lot of great deals, events and information that are also available as the year comes to ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Anytime a roofing contractor creates a product, there’s usually no doubt it’s going to work. Most contractor-developed products are a result of that contractor’s search for a better way to tackle an issue on the roof. That was exactly the case for W.R. “Bill” Merrin as ...
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner Pipe Collars prevent small leaks from causing long-term damage. It has been a hard winter and a very wet and windy spring throughout the country. One of the rainiest places is the Pacific Northwest. We recently asked Matrix Roofing out of Vancouver, Washington to ...