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DECRA Roof Saves Home from Attic Fire
By DECRA. The Cohen family escaped a fire unharmed with their house intact thanks to their 30-year-old DECRA roof’s hardiness. “The roof you had saved your house,” the fire department said to the Cohen family. Early one morning in Burbank firefighters were called to the scene when smoke was ...
3 Reasons Why Your Roof Shingles Are Curling
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Curling roof shingles don’t always signal that it is time for a roof replacement, here are a few different causes of curling shingles. No one wants to see roof damage on their home. When you see the curled shingles, it is easy to fall ...
Metal Roofing Provides Optimal Protection in Tornado Alley
By Metal Roofing Alliance (MRA). Homeowners find a dependable roof to provide shelter for years to come, even in thunderstorms and tornadoes. The project This 1970’s home was in serious need of a roof replacement, the wood shingled roof was haggard and shoddy, totally unable to stand up ...
MRA Selects DECRA and Weather Shield as Winners of Best Residential Metal Roofing Project Competition
The Metal Roofing Alliance (MRA) has selected manufacturer DECRA Metal Roofing and roofing installer Weather Shield Metal Roofing in Gulf Breeze, Florida as the winners of its Best Residential Metal Roofing Project competition for a stunning metal roofing project recently completed on a home in Gulf Breeze. The owners of ...
Longtime Logger Replaces Roof With Composite Shake Shingles
By DaVinci Roofscapes. Myrtle Siebert has spent decades surrounded by wood, but finds confidence choosing composite shake shingles as a close alternative to cedar. Myrtle Siebert loves real wood. She has spent her whole life in proximity to the logging industry. She grew up surrounded by wood through her ...
Why Homeowners Should Consider Metal Roofing
By DECRA Metal Roofing. Metal roofing is not a fad of the times. Instead, these modern roofing systems are here to stay because they offer many advantages. Metal roofing systems have become increasingly popular among homeowners and business owners alike due to their durability, longevity and efficiency. Alongside the ...
Failed Roofs Gone Bad: 7 Telltale Clues it's Time to Replace Your Home's Roof
The Metal Roofing Alliance provides some important clues that signal it may be time for a new roof. If there’s one thing homeowners can agree on, it’s this: Having to replace a worn-out, damaged or failed roof is no fun. That’s why homeowners often push the limits on the life of ...
All Points From the Beginning
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. All Points seeks to include you in their story by inviting you to share their passion and join their legacy with a tile roof of your own. January 1979, Penn Marshall joined an established contractor in the Central Florida roofing industry as an operations manager. ...
Pipe Collar Failures Are a Thing of the Past With Wil-Mar Pipe Collar
By Wil-Mar. How this pipe collar addresses the number one cause of residential roof leaks. The typical pipe collar deteriorates over time much faster than asphalt shingles. This unfortunate design disparity between materials is why pipe collar failures are the number one suspect when it comes to water infiltration. ...
From One Small Company to a National Presence in 77 Years
By TAMKO®. Celebrating years of hard work, entrepreneurialism and the American dream realized. While a lot has changed in the roofing industry and beyond since 1944, at least one thing remains the same – TAMKO Building Products LLC. This historic company recently celebrated 77 years in business and continues ...
