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Hurricanes and Mega-storms in the Northeast: Is it time to take a new look at...
Hurricane Sandy was the ninth such devastating storm to hit the Northeast in the last five years, and it raises the question “Will the impacts of climate change only make such storms worse.” That...
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Standing Seam Metal Roofs: Always Look On The Bright Side of Life
Quick! What color is the standing seam metal roof on a Home Depot? Barnes & Noble? How about a Lowes Home Improvement store? We’ll bet you knew all three of them-orange, green and blue. And not any...
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Metal Roofing Contractors Can Avoid Cinching AKA Friction Scratches With...
Cinching, sometimes also referred to as “friction scratches” or “pickoff,” is the result of the movement or slipping of painted coil laps against each other on a rollforming machine. This phenomenon...
View ArticleNJ STATE MANDATE TO OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS: BE REGISTERED FOR STATE FUNDED...
If you are an out of state contractor looking to do state-funded construction services related to Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey, then you must be registered with the New Jersey Division of Consumer...
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Metal and Coatings Are Important: But the Paintline and the People Who Run It...
Everyone always talks about the quality of their aluminum and steel in metal construction and the importance of using a high end coating. But very rarely do you hear anyone talk about a third key...
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Architects’ Notes: The Differences Between Galvalume And Galvanized In Metal...
Englert’s nationwide team of architectural sales reps spend a considerable amount of time each year counseling architects on which standing seam metal roofing products and profiles might work best for...
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Design the Best Standing Seam Metal Roof for Your Projects in Asia, Make Sure...
The United States imported more than four times as many goods from China as we exported there last year. But our trade imbalance with China has gone the other way when it comes to professional...
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An Englert Metal Roof Covers a Piece of History in Vermont
Today’s blog is about a bridge - A covered bridge in Vermont with a standing seam metal roof on it and a community that came together to rebuild that bridge and restore its place in history . On...
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Common Weather Related Myths — And The Facts About Standing Seam Metal Roofs
There are several myths about a standing seam metal roof when it comes to weather-related issues like lightning, hail and rain. We’re going to explode those myths right here and give you some solid...
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Federal Tax Incentive Extension Can Save Substantial Dollars On A New...
Looking for a way to save substantial dollars on your new standing seam metal roof? Congress in January extended the Energy Efficiency Tax Incentives for Appliances, New Homes and Retrofits to Existing...
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What Are the 10 Most Popular Standing Seam Metal Roof Colors Today? See What...
It’s that time of year when all the big paint companies are predicting which colors will be popular for the home—inside and out. Since our specialties are metal roofing and wall panels, we can pretty...
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Buildings Have Faces, RainPro Adds “Character”
Light commercial structures have faces. And those faces—or facades as we also know them–are as interesting and diverse in every particular—color, shape, surface details and size—as your face or mine....
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ENGLERT Walks The Solar Walk
With A PV Rooftop System Installed on Englert’s Own Standing Seam Metal Roof After several years of being at the forefront of integrating solar solutions with our standing seam metal roof systems...
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iRoofing APP Introduced for Metal Roofing and Other Building Materials –...
The Internet has had an incredible influence on the way architects design and contractors put up buildings and now there’s a new development– an online roofing application where building professionals...
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Standing Seam Metal Roofing: The Lightweight Material That Pulls a Lot of...
Quick! Which gauge of metal roofing material is thicker? 29 gauge or 22 gauge? If you chose 22 gauge, you picked the right number because in the world of metal measurement, the lower the number of the...
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CHOOSING STANDING SEAM METAL ROOF COLORS TO MATCH YOUR NEW HOME’S EXTERIOR WALLS
You’re working with an architect to design your new home or renovate your current one. You’ve got the interior design worked out. And now it’s time to choose exterior wall colors and the color of your...
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Fact: On-site Roll Forming Machines Have More Versatility Making Metal...
The producers of factory made standing seam metal roofing panels—people who take an order, run the panels off on a roll-forming machine in a factory building and then load them on a truck to be...
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Solar Thermal and Standing Seam Metal Roof Systems: Perfect Together
There’s been a lot of talk recently about solar photovoltaics being used with metal roofing. We’ve certainly done our share of explaining it—even have a PV system installed on our company roof. But...
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New Solar Thermal Technology Saves Install Labor and Boosts Heat Output from...
In an earlier blog this month, we talked about rooftop solar systems integrated with standing seam roofs. We noted that the most widely employed rooftop solar technology isn’t electric, it’s solar...
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What Contractors Should Know When Buying Metal Roofing Coil
Contractors looking for a good deal on galvanized steel and aluminum roofing coil should always be careful—if it looks too good to be true then it probably isn’t. There are some tools and “rules of...
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