Working at heights is inherently dangerous, and safety should always be the most important concern when the workplace is on the roof. With the recent changes to OSHA’s residential fall protection guidelines and a well-publicized push to increase OSHA enforcement, safety has been in the spotlight more than ever.
Flashings and penetrations account for nearly 80 percent of all reported roof leaks. Therefore these areas are perhaps the most critical components of any roof system, but they are particularly important when it comes to low-slope standing seam metal roof systems.
Roofing contractors are notorious for their entrepreneurial spirit and willingness to take risks. Each and every day they bet on the rain and many other risk factors. Taking on new types of work might be tempting, but diversity may not equate to more profits and success.
Residential re-roofing contractors are by
definition working on a building that could have underlying problems, including
improper ventilation, undiagnosed roof leaks and mold.
During this time of high unemployment, economic
challenges and seemingly never-ending recession, it is inspiring to see a
young, new company making a difference. EagleView® Technologies is a
fast-growing company that invented a new technology that is changing the
roofing industry.
When Hospice & Palliative Care of
Northeastern Illinois (HPNI) made plans to build the Pepper Family Home and
Center for Care in Barrington, Ill., the healthcare provider wanted to do
things differently.
Quick! Look up at your roof! Is it dirty,
streaky, stained, and downright ugly? If you answered yes to any of the above,
then chances are your home is being attacked by algae - a living organism
growing on what was once likely a beautiful roof.
For more than 100 years, American Building
Components has been a leading provider of metal roofing systems, metal wall
panels, and building components for your commercial, residential, post-frame,
and agricultural building projects.
One of the leading causes of attic ventilation
problems is insufficient or incorrectly installed intake ventilation. To work
efficiently an attic ventilation system must be balanced with intake and
exhaust vents.
Because we will never truly get away from the
roofing industry’s hands-on practices in product application and service
doesn’t necessarily mean that we have to handcuff ourselves and our companies
to the same sales, production and accounting ways of the past.
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