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An alliance should be formed to address key issues in slate roofing.

Most contractors have found themselves, at one time or another, in a project where the number of requests for information, directives and changes seems like a blizzard of paperwork.

Fiberglass-reinforced built-up roofing systems have been holding their own in the market.

Nothing can be more distracting or damaging than a cash-flow problem.

Almost every contractor has experienced that problem project, the one in which just about everything goes badly.

Roofing manufacturers have changed their shingle warranties in a way that would give you the impression that the products are “more” or “better.”

Nowhere is personal responsibility more important than if you own your own business.

Ask any roofing contractor what his major problems are, and two answers will be heard almost universally. One is the shortage of skilled labor. The other is intense price competition. The two problems are related.

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Changes in the amount of work, the schedule, the work sequence, or even the time of year in which the work is performed, can cause contractors to experience additional labor costs.