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26 Mar Labor Shortages Can and Should Affect Your Roofing Decision

Posted at 12:34 PM in Buying a Metal Roof, Financial Benefits of Metal Roofing, Protection, Sustainability

Here is some insider information that can save you money, protect the investment you’ve made in your home, and provide sustainable, long-lasting home improvements. The fact is, that as with any home improvement or building project in our area, timing is critical. Weather can affect the scheduling of your projects and...

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31 Oct Winter Roof Installation for Your North Carolina Home

Posted at 8:14 AM in Is a Metal Roof Right for Your Home?, Protection, Resiliency

With backlogs from the fall storm damage in our state, winter roof installation may be your best time to re-roof. Can a roof be installed in winter...

20 Oct 26 Ways to Prepare Your North Carolina Home for Winter

Posted at 8:01 AM in Metal Roofing and Extreme Weather, Protection, Resiliency

Winter is coming, whether we want it to or not. Hopefully, we have a few more weeks for outside activities but, rest assured, cold and, in some parts of the state, snow, are on their way to North Carolina. As part of those outside activities amongst bonfires and raking leaves,...

17 Sep How to Prepare for Hurricane Winds

Posted at 5:51 PM in Metal Roofing and Extreme Weather, Protection, Research, Roof Damage, Sustainability

Well, autumn is here. When we normally would be thinking about fall colors, bonfires and football, Florence has delivered another agenda for our autumn days, here in North Carolina. Here’s some information on how to get ready for the next storm. It looked for a while like the US would escape any...

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31 Aug Is Metal Roofing Right for Your Old House?

Posted at 9:06 AM in Is a Metal Roof Right for Your Home?, Protection, Research, Sustainability

Let’s look at some attributes of metal roofing that lend themselves to older homes: Beauty. It’s interesting to see how a metal roof can add beauty to any older home, so we invite you to take a look at a just one old house, and the difference metal roofing options can...

27 Jun Your Roof and Temperature Extremes

Posted at 2:53 PM in Buying a Metal Roof, Metal Roofing and Extreme Weather, Protection, Research

Typical construction methods attempt to deal with temperature extremes, both hot and cold, through insulation. The desire is to maintain comfortable temperatures inside the home as economically as possible. While insulation provides thermal mass to prevent heat migration in or out of your home, building science is showing us other,...

16 Jun Protecting Your Home: Water Damage from Rain and Flooding

Posted at 2:52 PM in Metal Roofing and Extreme Weather, Protection, Research, Roof Damage

When it comes to protecting your home from water damage, there are two primary concerns – rain intrusion and flooding. Here in North Carolina our coastal and mountain terrains...

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