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Roof Materials Exceed Expectations at Rittman Exempted Village School District
By FiberTite. Rittman Middle/High School Installs FiberTite Roofing System To Ensure Student Safety. Project Story: Located between Medina and Wayne County, Rittman, OH, is a small, tight-knit community with the youth at the center of its pride and excellence. In July 2011, MW Metals from Whitmore Lake, MI, was contracted to install 92,000 ...
Roof Saver at MBS
Roof Saver®, the environmentally friendly rolled ridge vent manufactured by Blocksom & Co. is available on Modern Builders Supply E-Commerce site. Ridge Vent can be shipped by the box or by the pallet, solving a long-time problem for our contractors. Order Roof Saver rolled ventilation to be shipped ...
Metal Roof Attic Ventilation
By Andy Swan, Roof Saver. What’s different about venting an attic beneath a metal roof? Obviously, the physics of air movement are the same as is the need to allow hot moist air to escape from the attic. However, the solutions available are different. You still want to follow the 1:150 NFA ...
Independent 3rd-party testing is for YOUR benefit
By Andy Swan. Roof Saver. When you see the ICC-ES ESR # or Miami-Dade County NOA# you’ll be confident that the product meets performance criteria established by a group of professionals including roofers, code inspectors, the insurance industry, and manufacturers. The most successful roofing sales pros provide a portfolio of beautiful photos ...
Any Hurricanes in Your Forecast?
By Andy Swan, Roof Saver. Knowing what failed during past hurricanes, FEMA spells out the proper way to avoid this problem when selecting, installing or replacing the vents on a roof. You plan for the worst and hope for the best with everything you do – safety, team member training and the ...
The Solution to Mold and Mildew Growth: Roof Saver
Avoid mold and mildew growth by ventilating the attic. A balanced system of soffit vents beneath the eaves and a continuous ridge vent allows overheated and moisture laden air out and fresh air in to avoid mold and mildew. Relief of excess heat makes homes more comfortable and saves on cooling ...
Is It Ever Cheaper to Do It Twice? Read the Instructions
Check out this real-life situation where instructions were readily available but three different contractors didn’t bother to read them. One of my favorite memories of my Dad was his well-intentioned coaching, “when all else fails, read the instructions.” He had a dry wit and usually delivered this advice with sarcasm ...
What Your Customers Want to Know about Attic Ventilation
Let’s answer these frequently asked attic ventilation questions. By Andy Swan, Roof Saver. We get attic ventilation questions from inquiring minds that seem to repeat over time – the questions, not the minds. So, let’s share the wealth of knowledge. I have a continuous ridge vent and soffit vents installed. Is it a ...
Back to School Time for Roofers
Now that the kids are back in school and you are urging them to do their best, let’s see how you perform on our favorite topic: attic ventilation. Quiz to follow!!! By Andy Swan, Roof Saver. By now you know that attic ventilation is a means to allow hot, moist air ...
Frankincense? Myrrh? Sandalwood? - Easy attic ventilation field test
Incense can help you quickly see if air is moving through an attic ventilation system. By Andy Swan, Roof Saver. You’ve read all the literature, attended seminars on attic ventilation system design, building code requirements and feel you have a good working knowledge of the physics and technology. So how are ...
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