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How to | Homeowner Education | Metal Siding | T-8 Plankwall®
By:
Lauren Risotto
March 1st, 2022
Reclaimed wood is any wood that has been previously used and then repurposed.
By:
Lauren Risotto
December 8th, 2021
Getting ready to install a standing seam metal roof? You’ll need to know how to cut and bend the panels. Luckily, you’re in the right place!
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How to | Roofing Contractor Education | Trim and Flashing
By:
Lauren Risotto
July 28th, 2021
When installing corrugated siding, you’re likely to need to install trim over a window or doorway. You will do so by using either head trim or jamb trim.
By:
Lauren Risotto
July 7th, 2021
If you are installing corrugated siding, chances are you’ll need to install trim around a corrugated doorway. To do so, you use either head trim or jamb trim.
By:
Lauren Risotto
March 10th, 2021
One of the main functions of a standing seam roof is to keep a structure free from leaks. A critical step to preventing leakage is to install the roof’s ridge caps correctly.
By:
Paul Rubio
November 4th, 2020
When installing corrugated metal roofing panels, you’ll often encounter a pitch break in your roof. Your panels will need to transition from a low to a high slope to accommodate this pitch change.
How to | Roofing Contractor Education | fastener system
By:
Lauren Risotto
November 2nd, 2020
Something as small and simple as screws and fasteners are easy to disregard as a vital component of a construction project. For metal roofs, fasteners make up less than 1% of the total cost of installation, yet they can result in 100% of the roof’s failure. Your roof can fail from broken fasteners, incorrectly installed fasteners, worn out sealing washers, or the simplest of errors: using the wrong screws.
How to | Metal Roof Installation
By:
Lauren Risotto
September 30th, 2020
If you have a vertical wall on the gable side of your corrugated metal roof, you’re going to need to install sidewall. It will keep the water from dripping down the wall and leaking into the roof.
Metal | How to | corrugated metal
By:
Paul Rubio
September 2nd, 2020
Properly installing metal siding panels is a multi-step process when done right. The first step on that road always is going to be installing your base trim.