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5 Signs a Building Needs a Foam Roofing System
By General Coatings Manufacturing. By the time your customers notice their roof is having problems, the damage could be more extensive than they realize. Cracks, holes and chipping happen slowly over time. Once air and water are allowed to penetrate into the building, they can cause severe damage to the attic, walls, ...
Metal Buildings and Acrylic Roof Coatings: One-Size Does Not Fit All
By Will Lorenz, General Coatings. Today, metal building systems comprise nearly 50 percent of the one- and two-story non-residential building market in the United States. Metal building systems are typically used for agricultural, aviation, warehouses, sports and recreation, and industrial structures. With such a wide variety of industries and large market share, ...
A Smart Solution for Flat Commercial Roofs
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Video helps explain to building owners the benefits of SPF roof systems. Spray polyurethane foam-based roofs, or SPF for short, are not something that most building owners are familiar with. They may be familiar with asphalt-based roofing systems or single-ply options, but SPF might be new ...
Spray Foam Roofs Help K-12 Schools Reduce Maintenance and Operating Expenses
By Will Lorenz, General Coatings. Schools can save money, reduce repairs and keep students and staff protected with a spray foam roof. The scale of U.S. public K–12 school facilities is staggering: prior to the stay-at-home orders, every school day, nearly 50 million students and six million adults were in more than ...
A Smart Solution for Flat Residential Roofs
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Are you offering spray foam roofing solutions to residential customers? You might be missing an opportunity. Spray foam roofing, SPF, or coated foamed roofing, provides an energy-efficient, long-lasting waterproof solution for flat residential roofs. They are excellent new and recover roof systems installed by spraying a ...
Meet Kyle King, Winner of an Optical Comparator
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. General Coatings is giving away one optical comparator each week to a lucky winner. Kyle King, President and Owner of James King Roofing in the Seattle, Washington area, was a recent winner of the giveaway. Kyle and I played phone tag for a week or so ...
Five Benefits of a Spray Foam Roof System
By Will Lorenz, General Coatings. As roofing contractors, you know that the main goal of any roofing project is to avoid water penetration. Mitigating damage from a leaky roof is expensive and time-consuming. To protect their asset, commercial building owners need a roofing system that is cost-effective, easy to maintain and durable. Typically, ...
Top April Stories: More Coronavirus Information and Education Opportunities for Contractors
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Here’s what’s trending on RoofersCoffeeShop® this past month. April was an interesting month for the roofing industry. We were deemed an essential business in most of the U.S. and Canada with the exception of a few states, that halted all construction work. While safety is always ...
Meet Chris Dodds – the Winner of General Coatings Optical Comparator
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Chris is the first winner from Canada and was excited to be the lucky winner. Congratulations to Chris Dodds, the owner of Woodchuck Bros Construction in Ontario Canada. He is a recent winner of the General Coatings giveaway. We had the chance to speak with Chris ...
Meet Tim Thomas – This Week’s Winner of General Coatings Giveaway
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. General Coatings is giving away one optical comparator each week to a lucky winner. At RCS, we love to meet members of our online community. Just as no two roofs are the same, you could say that applies to our friends at RoofersCoffeeShop®. No matter who ...
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