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National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA)
What to Know About Building Codes
Building codes, standards and permits, the rules of roofing. There are rules established and enforced by the federal, state, county and city governments on how to install a roof properly so it is built to code. The installation instructions provided by the roofing manufacturer should meet most requirements and ...
Bringing ProCertification to Contractors
By Cass Jacoby. This NRCA ProCertification® event at IB Roof Systems Headquarters was all about getting as many contractors certified as possible. Last July at the IB Roof Systems plant, the National Roofing Contractors Association’s (NRCA) presented on their national certification initiative, ProCertification®. The presentation gave a variety of ...
Sneak Peek into the National Slate Association Conference
By Heidi J. Ellsworth. Quarry field trips, meaningful discussions, Vermont leaves and splitting tiles were just some of the highlights of this annual conference. RoofersCoffeeShop® had the great pleasure and honor to be a part of the 2022 National Slate Association (NSA) annual conference. What an amazing experience! The roofing contractors and ...
Solving the Puzzle of Multiple Roofing Softwares
By Cass Jacoby. When roofing software was first introduced to the roofing industry, it promised to make our lives easier -- so why are we wasting our time copying data across multiple applications? Let’s see if this sounds familiar: you purchased a few roofing software programs to help save time in your ...
EPA May Designate PVC as Hazardous Waste
By Trent Cotney, Adams and Reese, LLP. If the Environmental Protection Agency grants the Center for Biological Diversity's current petition, discarded items containing polyvinyl chloride (PVC) could be deemed hazardous waste If you have been on a construction site lately, you have likely come across PVC pipes. You may have also walked ...
How to Find a Contractor
Advice, tips and questions to ask when selecting a reliable roofing contractor. For homeowners who don't know much about roofing, some contractors can be intimidating. They use unfamiliar terms like valleys, hips, underlayment, flashings and sometimes a long list of roofing products, all of which can be difficult to understand. ...
Hear from Industry Experts on the Latest Legal, Technical and Business Information
By Cass Jacoby. Adams and Reese will be at Decks to Dockets! Here are some of their talks you cannot miss. Adams and Reese will be speaking at the National Roofing Contractors Association’s (NRCA’s) premier legal conference, Decks to Dockets, which will be taking place in Austin, TX, ...
Find Your Industry Path With NRCA ProCertification®
By Evelyn Witterholt Learn more about the importance of NRCA ProCertification® for installing roof systems. The National Roofing Contractors Association is a proponent of educating roofers. The association believes through education, roofers can increase professionalism by learning and applying valuable skills. One of the ways roofing workers can develop their careers and ...
Hurricane Ian and Price Gouging
By Trent Cotney, Adams and Reese, LLP. Hurricane Ian has brought a myriad of legal issues to the forefront. One of the most important things for any contractor or supplier to remember during hurricane repairs is the Florida-specific, price gouging laws. Florida Statute 501.610, commonly referred to as the Price Gouging Statute, ...
RoofersCoffeeShop® is Going to The National Slate Association Conference!
By Cass Jacoby. RCS will be at the event of the year for the slate business; come say hi! The National Slate Association Conference is quickly approaching and you can bet that RoofersCoffeeShop® (RCS) will be there to support one of our newest members. The conference will be in Saratoga ...
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