Rocky Mountain High: How This Denver Roofer Is Thriving By Ben DuBose In watching some other companies, Nicholas Bennett learned some hard lessons that he is applying to his own business. As he sees it, that means putting a priority on having the right crew members in place and not overextending their reach.
Coatings and Consultants: A Crucial Conversation By Chadwick Collins, Technical Director for RCMA High-level discussions between industry experts and association members offers a welcomed opportunity for an in-person exchange with consultants, contractors, and other stakeholders.
Why Your Waterproofing System Should Be Elastomeric By Greg Austin, Global Product Director, Specialty Building Materials, GCP For roofing, elastomeric materials can provide a variety of benefits.
Cold-Calling Owner Offers Solutions for Facility Roofs By Stephanie Marie Chizik An audit was coming for this wild rice manufacturer in Minnesota, and a cold call three years prior turned successful for the client and contractor alike.
Crew in Action on Veterans Hospital Roof Rehab By CoatingsPro Staff This roof rehab for a veterans hospital took a 6-person crew from JR & Co. three weeks to complete.
First-Place Roof: Nearly 40 Years in the Making By Stephanie Marie Chizik Wedge Roofing first worked on this roof 38 years ago, and they continue to maintain that relationship. Their work on this latest iteration in 2019 included silicone coating, winning first place in CoatingsPro’s Contractor Awards Program.
Net ‘House’ Blocks SPF Overspray on AAA Roof Restoration By Karen D. Fisher The roof of the massive AAA corporate regional office in Costa Mesa, Calif., was restored with a coated spray polyurethane foam (SPF). The coatings contractor came up with a clever way to keep overspray off the surrounding cars while the facility remained operational.
A Commercial Roof Coating Project on the Farm By Rebecca A. Bickham Recoating the metal roof at a company in a Wisconsin farming community included working innovatively around sawdust, farm dust, and odors.
“Good Application” of SPF on Technical School Roof By Karen D. Fisher The renovations to a career technical school in Maysville, Ky., included recoating the metal roof deck. An experienced crew made the application of a new coated spray polyurethane foam system look easy.
Prep Makes Perfect: Strategies for Roofing Contractors By Ben DuBose Surface prep is a part of each and every coatings job — from the ground up. CoatingsPro takes a look at the higher parts of prep with this focus on roofing.