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Built to stand tall
By Jesse Sanchez. Design Span® hp from ASC Building Products offers a structural standing seam metal roof panel designed for residential and commercial roofing applications. ASC Building Products’ Design Span® hp brings high-performance structural standing seam metal roofing to residential and commercial projects where durability, clean design and tested performance ...
DaVinci® Roofscapes adds two new colors for multi-width slate composite roofing
DaVinci Multi-Width Slate tiles emulate the color and texture of natural slate while providing impact resistance, light weight and fade resistance. DaVinci Roofscapes, part of Westlake Royal Building Products™, a Westlake company (NYSE: WLK), is expanding the color options for its Multi-Width Slate profile with the additions of Aurora and Rock ...
La ingeniería moderna detrás de la estética tradicional
Por Anna Lockhart, traducido por Jessica Bravo. Los techos metálicos no tienen que verse modernos y minimalistas; los techos de DECRA pueden replicar la apariencia de materiales tradicionales sin sacrificar los beneficios que ofrece el metal. El roofing metálico se ha consolidado como uno de los materiales de mejor ...
Hot off the press: ASBA’s Indoor Wood Sports Surfacing Manual!
By Emma Peterson. Get the comprehensive “ground-up” guidance you need to work with indoor wood sports surfaces. Wood has long been the choice of indoor athletic facilities; think of your high school gym class or even the courts NBA teams play on. But just because it’s the industry standard, ...
Fast delivery, stronger specifications
By Jesse Sanchez. FlashCo’s national plant network and upcoming edge metal updates were key topics at IIBEC 2026. At International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants (IIBEC) 2026, FlashCo emphasized how fast delivery, specification support and new product development are shaping its work with roofers, architects, and consultants. Speaking on The ...
How maintenance leads to reroofs
By Brenda Littau. Turn routine maintenance into lasting loyalty. For homeowners, a roofing relationship often begins with a problem: a leak, missing shingles or water appearing where it should not be. For roofing contractors, that first service call can become much more than a small repair. It can be the ...
Help customers picture the finished roof
By Jesse Sanchez. Everlast Roofing’s Color Visualizer helps contractors guide customers through metal roofing color and style choices before a project begins. Choosing a metal roof is a significant investment for any property owner, and appearance often plays a key role in that process. Contractors understand the performance benefits of ...
Bain & Irvine marks 80 years of heritage roofing
By Jesse Sanchez. The Scottish roofing contractor is celebrating eight decades in business and National Federation of Roofing Contractors Craft Roofer status. Bain & Irvine is celebrating 80 years in business with a renewed focus on the heritage craftsmanship that has shaped the company since 1946. Founded after World War ...
ColorGard® 2.0 and a smarter approach to snow retention on metal roofs
By Fiona Maguire-O'Shea, S-5! Explore this subject matter expert interview featuring Jon Moss, S-5! R&D manager. Each year, rooftop avalanches cause costly property damage, personal injury and even death. On metal roofs, snowpack can suddenly release and dump heavy volumes of snow and ice below the eaves in a matter of seconds, ...
Modern engineering behind traditional aesthetics
By Anna Lockhart. Metal roofs don’t have to look sleek and modern; DECRA roofs can mimic the look of traditional materials without skimping out on the benefits of metal. Metal roofing has earned its place among the top performing materials on the market, and homeowners are turning to metal ...
