Roof Hugger

When is Coating a Metal Roof Not the Best Choice?

June 13, 2018 at 9:24 a.m.

By Mark James and Dale Nelson, Roof Hugger, LLC Retrofit Systems. Millions of square feet of existing metal roofs are coated each year, but before assuming all metal roofs are suitable for coating you should look a little deeper. From time-to-time, roofing contractors will encounter an existing metal roof coating project only ...

Preregistration is Open for the 2018 MCA METALCON National Metal Roofing Championship Games

May 25, 2018 at 3:38 p.m.

The 5th Annual National Metal Roofing Championship Games are brought to you by RoofHugger. Celebrating its 5TH Annual National Metal Roofing Championship Games competition to be held this October at METALCON in Charlotte, NC, the MCA Metal Roofing Games Task Force is now taking contestant registrations. Ten teams of two participants ...

Energy-efficient Re-Roofing with Roof Hugger

May 8, 2018 at 2:10 p.m.

The Roof Hugger® “Nested” sub-purlin is a patented design that is manufactured to accommodate any roof profile regardless of panel depth or major/minor rib spacing. The new roof assembly can include added insulation, ventilation and/or solar thermal and power renewable energy systems. The Above Sheathing Ventilation (ASV) System How do ASV systems work? ...

Global Archery Metal-Over-Metal Retrofit

April 11, 2018 at 6:00 a.m.

The deteriorating metal roof was putting the building’s inventory at risk and a retrofit was needed. By Roof Hugger. Global Archery’s business has grown over the years. Headquartered in an older 1980’s vintage metal building in Ashley, Indiana, the existing roof had several penetrations for equipment that had long since been abandoned. ...

Ivy Tech Community College Reroof

February 28, 2018 at 5:43 a.m.

83,042 square feet reroof used structural factory-notched sub-purlins from Roof Hugger. In 2015, the Kokomo campus of Indiana’s community college system, Ivy Tech Community College, was faced with needed repair of aging metal roofs on buildings constructed in the late 1970s and 1980s. Mike Karickhoff, executive director of Facilities for Ivy ...

Roof Hugger at the International Roofing Expo, Winter/Spring Webinars and New Details Available

January 26, 2018 at 5:34 p.m.

Roof Hugger invites you to visit them at the IRE in Booths 2320 and 2322 to see what’s new and learn about educational opportunities. Stop by Booths 2320 & 2322 and see what's new with Roof Hugger. Building Products Development (BPD), Logan Stampings and the Roof Hugger staff will be on ...

MCA Announces Winners of the Metal Roofing National Championship Games

January 2, 2018 at 6:46 p.m.

A standing-room-only crowd gathered to watch the participants compete. Chicago, Illinois - MCA announces the winners of its 4th annual Metal Roofing Championship Games held October 18-20 at METALCON in Las Vegas. "The 2017 MCA Metal Roofing Championship Games was a huge success. This event has only gotten better and better since ...

RoofersCoffeeShop.com Welcomes Roof Hugger

December 24, 2017 at 2:16 p.m.

Roof Hugger is the inventor and manufacturer of sub-purlins that provide the industry’s most effective way to install a metal-over-metal retrofit. RoofersCoffeeShop.com, the place where the industry meets for technology, information and everyday business is pleased to welcome Roof Hugger. Roof Hugger is a unique, factory-notched z-shaped sub-purlin that attaches atop ...

Roof Hugger Announces 2018 Educational Webinars on Metal

December 18, 2017 at 1:57 p.m.

The 30-minute educational webinars are free to attend and are limited to 25 participants – register today! Learn more about Metal-over-Metal Re-roofing – the installation of a new long-life metal roof without removing the existing metal roof in a structurally correct, non-disruptive and cost effective manner. Roof Hugger has announced it’s ...

The deteriorating metal roof was replaced using a structural sub-purlin system that allowed for 6 inches of compressed R-19 Insulation.

This 200 Square Metal Roof was Replaced in One Month with No Business Interruption

December 7, 2017 at 3:07 p.m.

The deteriorating metal roof was replaced using a structural sub-purlin system that allowed for 6 inches of compressed R-19 Insulation. Global Archery’s company headquarters is located in an older 1980s vintage metal building in Ashley, Indiana. The existing roof had several penetrations for equipment that had long since been abandoned. John ...