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Emma Peterson, Senior Content Developer
The importance of making roofs winter-ready
By Emma Peterson. Not only do snow retention systems protect homeowners, but they also protect contractors’ reputations. The goal of snow retention systems is to keep snowpack on a roof, rather than letting it slide off in uncontrolled amounts. This has a multitude of benefits for the homeowner, from as ...
Future-proof roofs with cover boards
By Emma Peterson. From fire protection to operational efficiency, learn why high-performing cover boards are a crucial component of commercial roof systems. Overall, roof cover boards are known to extend the life of a roof, lower the need for maintenance and in emergency, can even save lives. But they are ...
Riding the ebbs and flows of the insurance market
By Emma Peterson. Get some helpful tips on navigating the insurance side of the roofing industry! While at the Western States Roofing Contractor’s Association 2024 Roofing Expo (WRE), Heidi J. Ellsworth brought Seth and Ashley Pietsch to The Coffee Shops soundstage to talk about insurance. The duo run Integrity Insurance ...
Selling a long-term investment
By Emma Peterson. Learn how to help home and property owners understand the total cost of a roof by explaining the lifecycle of materials that they choose. Roofs are large investments, typically the biggest investment after the purchase of the building itself. Because of this, home and property owners often ...
Snow retention 101
By Emma Peterson. With winter storms on the horizon, now is a great time to learn about snow retention systems! Snow retention systems installed on the roof prevent snow from building up and then “avalanching” off in one large chunk. When snow comes off a roof in such a way ...
Top October stories: Surviving storms, building futures and giving back
By Emma Peterson. October has come to a close, but there’s still time to catch up on some of the biggest stories from RoofersCoffeeShop® (RCS) that came out this past month! October was a month of headlines and for many, hardship. In Florida, residents found themselves facing the ...
Stepping into solar
By Emma Peterson. Check out three ways that contractors can get involved in the rising solar industry and expand their businesses. Solar power is growing as a popular choice in both residential and commercial applications and presents a valuable market for contractors. In an interview, Pete Cleveland, vice president of ...
Give your roof a routine physical
By Emma Peterson. Even if we're not ill, we attend yearly physicals to catch any issues early. This principle of proactive care rather than reactive can also be applied to roofs. Maintenance is a part of life, from making sure your car oil gets changed every 5,000 miles to trimming ...
The basics of low-slope roofing
By Emma Peterson. A low-slope roof is like an open-faced sandwich. Here’s why! Low-slope roofing, which is also often called commercial (though not all commercial buildings have low-slope roofs) and flat (even though this is a bit of a misnomer), can be a confusing world from the outside. That’s ...
Building a cooler future
By Emma Peterson. With the launch of a new educational campaign, the United States Cool Surfaces Deployment Project aims to accelerate the use of cool roofs and walls. In 2022, a team came together, hailing from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Arizona State University, the ...
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