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Take your Tapco bender to the next level
By Emma Peterson. Learn how Tapco’s brake accessories boost efficiency when metal bending. Tapco Tools’ metal bending brakes have become known in the roofing and construction industries for their durability, portability and accuracy. With over 50 years of engineering experience behind them, these brakes “help contractors work smarter, faster and ...
Westlake Royal Building Products™ announces the DaVinci® Roofscapes Masterpiece Contractor 2025 Projects of the Year
This year’s winners comprise five residential projects and two commercial projects from across the U.S. Westlake Royal Building Products™ (Westlake Royal), a Westlake company (NYSE: WLK), has honored seven standout roofing projects with the 2025 DaVinci® Masterpiece Contractor Project of the Year Awards. The annual award recognizes projects built with DaVinci ...
Roofing in a winter wonderland
By Emma Peterson. How Unified Steel products keep contractors working in the cold season. For many roofers, the colder season means slower business and more downtime, in part due to the challenges of installing traditional asphalt shingles in temperatures below 40°F. In comes Westlake Royal Roofing Products’ Unified Steel™ Stone ...
The 41st annual CRA show is on the calendar!
By Emma Peterson. Don’t miss this opportunity to network and learn with over 1,200 installers, builders, architects, manufacturers and roofing professionals. Since 1985, the Colorado Roofing Association (CRA) has hosted a Table Top Trade Show to help foster community and connections in the roofing industry. This year, the show ...
Built to withstand winter’s worst
By Emma Peterson. How Unified Steel™ Stone Coated Roofing protects against wind, hail, snow and ice. While any season can present challenges for a roof system, winter brings a unique combination of wind, ice, snow and other severe weather, putting roofing materials to the test. Westlake Royal Roofing Products’ Unified ...
Fast, reliable roofing advice
By Emma Peterson. The AskARoofer Minisode series is perfect for home and business owners looking for bite-sized insights into their roof. For many home and business owners, their roof is a bit of mystery. We all know that we want one above our head, but the details can be ...
Step-by-step product support
By Emma Peterson. Westlake recently released updated installation guides for their Unified Steel products. Westlake Royal Roofing Solutions is a well-known name in the roofing industry. With brands like DaVinci composite roofing, Newpoint concrete and Universal Steel, they provide roofing and reroofing solutions to architects, designers, contractors and ...
2025 in review
By Emma Peterson. Raising a glass to the articles, videos, podcasts and more that made 2025 so memorable! It’s time to change over the calendars again! 2025 is coming to a close and here at The Coffee Shops™, we are excitedly getting ready for 2026. But before we leap ...
Stop ice dams before they start
By Emma Peterson. Unified Steel’s systems improve insulation and airflow, making for safer and longer-lasting roofs. Winter weather presents a variety of challenges for a roof. Two of the big ones are snow and ice, which can create dangerous situations around the roof (uncontrolled snow avalanches off the roof) ...
Cement your 2026 World of Concrete schedule
By Emma Peterson. With over 150 education sessions, it’s time to start planning! World of Concrete (WOC) is the place to be if you are looking to level up your knowledge about the masonry and cement industries. Whether you need business advice or specific technical training, you won’t want to ...
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