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Which is More Cost Effective? Standing Seam or Exposed Fastener Panels
By McElroy Metal. While standing seam typically costs 50% more than an exposed fastener system, the answer isn’t always as straightforward as a homeowner might think. Learn what variables can impact this answer. If you work with metal roofing, it is likely that a customer at one point has asked ...
Harvesting Data to Grow Your Business
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. The ability to use data effectively gives your company a competitive advantage. Today’s roofing industry is a wild ride, with labor shortages, supply chain issues and other challenges. Staying on task and meeting deadlines is especially critical and requires quick decisions. Those decisions could make or ...
Top 3 Homeowner Questions on Residential Metal Roofing
By Evelyn Witterholt. Metal Depots answers the three most common questions homeowners have about metal roofs. Although metal roofs are seen as a more favorable choice for residential roofs, customers will likely have questions and concerns that you’ll need to address. If you offer residential metal roofing services to customers, ...
Which is More Cost Effective? Standing Seam or Exposed Fastener Panels
By McElroy Metal. While standing seam typically costs 50% more than an exposed fastener system, the answer isn’t always as straightforward as a homeowner might think. Learn what variables can impact this answer. If you work with metal roofing, it is likely that a customer at one point has asked ...
This Metal Manufacturer is Passing Along Their Success
By Evelyn Witterholt. With recent expansions and investments, MTL Holdings has increased their manufacturing capabilities and is giving back to their customers. Roofers looking out for other roofers is what keeps this industry thriving! At RoofersCoffeeShop®, we believe in Roofing Respect, which includes respecting the industry, contractors and each other. ...
Your Crash Course to Installing Metal Roofing on Existing Metal Roofs
By McElroy Metal. Popular methods of recovering metal roofs. Metal roofs are notorious for offering 50-plus years of service life, having one of the longest lifespans of any roofing material. However, just because these roofs are long lasting doesn’t mean that they don’t get replaced. Sometimes a roof needs ...
Why Successful Business Owners Don’t Do Everything by Themselves
By Cass Jacoby. It’s time to take off one of your many hats as a contractor and outsource the small stuff to the professionals. Heidi J. Ellsworth visits with partner development manager for Ruby, Steffney Jones, in a Roofing Road Trips episode. The two have a conversation about how outsourcing ...
7 Consumer Trends to Watch
By Ingage. In order to stay relevant in this new digital landscape, your business needs to have its finger on the pulse of new trends. Learn what consumers want more of in 2022. The market for roofing is constantly changing, and smart contractors know that the key to success is ...
Top 6 Marketing Tips and Tricks from Successful Contractors
By Ryan Meyer, Project Map It. What do companies that sell more do differently? Learn what contractors are doing to stand out from the competition. Contractors know that roofing is a busy job. There is only so much time in the day to split between getting every task ...
Color Trends of the Future
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Be ahead of the curb (appeal), with this color forecast from Sherwin Williams. Colors we surround ourselves with change throughout our lives. As we design the space we are in, the colors we choose become more of a reflection of who we have been, ...
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