Weather
High Wind and Asphalt Shingles
By Lori Jerome, PABCO®. Considerations to account for when selecting the asphalt shingle that will perform best in windy weather. Not all asphalt shingles are created equal, especially when it comes to high winds. There are plenty of factors to consider. Some shingles can withstand higher wind gusts, warranties are ...
Does My Roof Have Hail Damage?
By Cass Jacoby. Learn how to assess the level of damage sustained on your roof. With hailstorms usually comes damage, but the degree of destruction can be easy to miss if it isn’t totally obvious. The most telltale signs of hail damage are broken or missing shingles, as ...
Stop the Spread of Wildfire by Better Understanding Wildland-Urban Interface Code
By DaVinci Roofscapes Learn more about the WUI code and which roofing materials will better protect your home this wildfire season. The Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Code was designed to minimize the risks of wildfire spread from forest areas to property. The WUI code requires building products, including roofing, be evaluated ...
What Roof is Best for my Climate?
By Quarrix. How to find the right roofing materials suited to your climate. If you were to take a road trip across America, you can see for yourself that we get just about every kind of weather. The U.S. is a huge country and has a variety of climates; coast ...
How Stormseal Helped Abereum Roofing Take Off (Like a Tarp in the Wind)
By Stormseal. Mitchell Clarke shares how his business increased eight-fold after his crew got Stormseal training. Mitchell Clarke teamed up with three other business partners to set up the roof division of Abereum Roofing & Plumbing. He claims that the division has taken off mostly thanks to Stormseal. ‘We started ...
How Stormseal Helped Abereum Roofing Take Off (Like a Tarp in the Wind)
By Stormseal. Mitchell Clarke shares how his business increased eight-fold after his crew got Stormseal training. Mitchell Clarke teamed up with three other business partners to set up the roof division of Abereum Roofing & Plumbing. He claims that the division has taken off mostly thanks to Stormseal . ‘We ...
Bad Weather is the Best Time to Learn About Snow and Ice
By MARCO Industries. Educate yourself on cold weather roof care. It doesn’t have to be a “natural disaster” for weather to wreak havoc on your roof. Snow and ice can be just as bad for roofing materials as hurricanes and tornados. Thankfully, metal roofs perform better in severe ...
The Cure to Hail Trouble
By DaVinci Roofscapes Composite slate roofs fix this couple’s constant worries about hail damage. Hail is an unavoidable part of life in a tornado prone area. For people like the Taylors, in Frisco, Texas, hail damage is inevitable. Especially considering their giant roof, which acts like a bull’s-eye for hail ...
Long-term Temporary Repair Solutions are Essential in Wake of Roofing Material Shortages
Property owners in the path of Tropical Storm Elsa are urged to ask for Stormseal, the innovative storm protection solution that heat shrinks to damaged structures, providing superior protection for up to a year. Stormseal, the game-changing storm response solution that provides powerful protection to homes and buildings until permanent repairs ...
Assessing the Global Warming Potential (GWP) of Blowing Agents
By Cass Jacoby. Choose greener products by looking at the manufacturing process of blowing agents. When it comes to choosing the products that will be used on your roof, an important consideration is the product’s environmental impacts. Assessing the global warming potential (GWP) of the blowing agents used to manufacture ...
