ATAS Supports Two Construction Summer Camps for Girls
Metal roofing manufacturer ATAS International has once again supported the effort to bring more women into the roofing and construction industry by supporting two summer camps aimed at introducing girls to the basics of metal roofing.
In its sixth year,
ATAS International sponsored the Greater Lehigh Valley Let’s Build Construction Camp for Girls. On June 23, Kevin Klersy, CAD draftsman for ATAS, spent the afternoon with the campers, demonstrating the installation of standing seam metal roof panels, along with metal shingles. This gave the campers the opportunity to apply a peel and stick ice and water shield underlayment to the roof deck and measure the deck to determine the lengths of the trims that needed to be cut. They had hands-on experience with cutting the metal with snips and driving fasteners to secure the panels and trims. The campers also learned about the differences between steel and aluminum metal roofing.