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Roof Coatings 2024

Confidence in Coatings

Economic conditions continue to provide roofing contractors with opportunities in coatings.

Art Aisner

September 3, 2024

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Economic conditions continue to provide roofing contractors with opportunities in coatings.

Roofing Laws

New North Carolina Law Targets Con Artist Contractors

Residential roofing contracts now have a five-day cancellation period

Chris Gray

August 13, 2024

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A bill signed into law ahead of the 2024 hurricane season aims to help protect homeowners — and reputable roofing contractors — from scams that often occur following storms like Hurricane Debby.

Private Equity Launch

RAFTR Roofing + Exteriors, New PE Platform, Launches

Saw Mill Capital introduces ‘seamless’ insurance claims process to home and business owners

Roofing Contractor Staff

July 18, 2024

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Saw Mill Capital Partners has launched RAFTR Roofing + Exteriors, a Duluth, Ga.-based provider specializing in insurance-claim roofing and exteriors.

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Consumer Behavior

New Report Says Many U.S. Homeowners Unsure of Roof’s Health

Survey by insurance group uncovers significant lags in homeowner maintenance and inspections

Bryan Gottlieb

July 2, 2024

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A Hanover Insurance Group report reveals that over half of U.S. homeowners didn't check their roofs for issues between February 2023 and 2024, despite roof-related damage accounting for 70-90% of catastrophe losses.

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Contractor Q&A

Built Strong Exteriors Finds Success with Insurance Supplements

Built Strong Exteriors developed a system that turned insurance supplements into a recurring revenue stream

Art Aisner

June 10, 2024

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A team of project analysts breaks down how they developed insurance supplements into a new and significant revenue stream for Built Strong Exteriors.

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Storm Season

NOAA Forecasts Above-Average 2024 Hurricane Season

IBHS reveals ratings for hurricane coast states

Chris Gray

May 29, 2024

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Forecasts are predicting an estimated 17 to 25 total named storms for the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.

Insurance Supplements

VIDEO: Insurance Supplements Drive New Roofing Revenue

Roofing Contractor Staff

May 21, 2024

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A team of project analysts breaks down how they developed insurance supplements into a new and significant revenue stream for Built Strong Exteriors.

IRE 2024

Devri Pieratt Named NWiR’s 2024 WORLD Award Veteran

Rising Star Award given to Amanda Veinott

Chris Gray

February 5, 2024

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She couldn't be there, but her voice roared: Meet the "badasses" who are shattering glass ceilings in the roofing industry as NWiR's 2024 WORLD Award winners.

Roofing Products

GAF Launches ScopeConnect to Assist Contractors with Restoration Work

Roofing Contractor Staff

January 23, 2024

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GAF ScopeConnect provides a full estimate written by Symbility trained and Xactimate certified estimators that can be made available in PDF, .ESX, and .XML formatting.

Top 10: Most Popular Roofing Articles of 2023

Sometimes the stories just wrote themselves

Art Aisner

December 27, 2023

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This year's Top 10 list of the most popular stories in Roofing Contractor magazine focuses on current roofing industry trends, technology, and people shaping the industry.