By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. Swag, exciting products, cutting-edge tech and so much more were shared at this year's gleaming FRSA convention and expo. I had the privilege of joining Heidi J. Ellsworth, Karen Edwards, Tim Ellsworth, James Ellsworth and Megan Ellsworth at the FRSA's 99th Annual Convention and the ...
By Roof Hugger. Design North immediately made a recommendation for Roof Hugger to Riverview’s proprietors. Roof Hugger Retrofit Systems was the name that metal roofing contractor Design North, Inc. thought of when asked for a re-roofing solution to prevent chronic leaking problems. The Alaskan Yacht storage facility in Juneau, Alaska ...
By Dale Nelson, Roof Hugger. Roof Hugger President Dale Nelson gives advice to the roofing and construction industry to take advantage of the post-COVID market without getting burned. Wow, has it been crazy around here lately. It would seem the pent-up demand created by the COVID lockdown, simmering for ...
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. A look at both sides of the industry-wide debate. Why recoat The key to successfully recoating a metal roof is selecting the right coating system. Recoating systems are not one size fits all because metal roofs have many variations between metal types and factory-applied coatings. ...
By Roof Hugger. The metal-over-metal retrofit company toasts to how far their business has come and the bright future ahead. Roof Hugger is proud to be celebrating thirty years of business unparalleled by their competitors. As the first Huggers were “fabbed” into shape and shipped out the door, who could ...
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. Learn which unique location Roof Huggers have been sent to and why this product has gained popularity around the globe. Roof Hugger’s metal-over-metal retrofit systems are an ideal and cost-effective way to replace metal roofs that have reached the end of their service life. It ...
By Dale Nelson, President, Roof Hugger, LLC. Diversify your business and comfortably ride out the ups and downs of the economy. When the year nears its end, my wife and I meet with our retirement advisor to talk through our IRA and 401k savings. Every time we meet with ...
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. COVID-19 continues to have long-term effect on economics of the roofing industry. Since the start of COVID-19 in the spring of 2020, the roofing industry has been affected on several fronts including building material price increases. Roofing companies are seeing increases around the country ...
By Dale Nelson, Roof Hugger. Add capacity to existing metal building roof framing with Roof Hugger Sub-Purlins. Roof Hugger Sub-Purlins are proven through first-of-its-kind testing, to increase capacity to already existing purlin systems in metal buildings. The testing was conducted on a retrofit framing system over continuous purlins and the ...
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. A website overhaul resulted in a streamlined, easy-to-use resource for busy roofing professionals. Say hello to the new and improved Roof Hugger website! The ”Go To Retrofit Experts” for metal over metal re-roofing have been working hard on updating their website and are eager to share ...