Fun With Roofing
A Roofer’s Perspective - Re-roofing Challenges With an 1897 Courthouse
By H. George Modlin, Delta Innovation Services, Inc. 19th century Kansas City courthouse gets a complete roof replacement with slate composite roofing. Where one is born has a lot to do with identity. In grade school, our teachers seek to help us memorize facts about our states, their capitals and ...
Composite Slate Captures Realistic Slate Look
By DaVinci Roofscapes. An alternative to natural slate that provides beauty and functionality to the home. Natural slate can be a beautiful addition to any home. However, it’s not without its problems. Heavy and brittle, real slate needs a strong roofing frame. And, if you live in an ...
Talk About a Roof in Ship Shape!
By Cass Jacoby. Italy’s national pavilion for the Dubai World Expo redefines sustainable architectural events by constructing roof from seaworthy boats. Italy’s national pavilion being constructed for the Dubai World Expo features three boats on top, which literally make up the roof. Designed by a team of Italian architects ...
Why Historical Sites Trust Polymer Roofing
By DaVinci Roofscapes. A roundup of historical sites that used polymer roofing in their restoration. Across the country, preservationists are challenged by the demand for historical sites to be protected by the best roof without compromising the original style of the building. It can be difficult to walk the fragileline ...
4 Reasons to Play it Cool With IKO Cambridge Cool Color Shingles
By Cass Jacoby. IKO Cambridge Cool Colors shingles offer beauty, quality and performance. Not to mention potential home energy savings! Cambridge Cool Color shingles make your roof cool in more than one way, offering cool roof compliance while sharing the durability and beauty of IKO Cambridge shingle line. Read on ...
Check Out This 300-year-old Roof
By Cass Jacoby. Sitting within seven acres of California’s Silicon Valley is a piece of old Italy — literally. Estimated at $23 million, the Mediterranean-style villa located at 30 Trail Lane in Woodside, California, pans 7,956 square feet. According to The Sacramento Bee, many of its architectural elements were ...
Why You Should Switch to a Cool Roof
By Cass Jacoby. Save money and the environment by making a change as small as your roof color. Did you know your roof color could be costing you more money to cool your home or office building? In the summertime we tend to wear light-colored clothes because they keep us ...
Seaside Home Replaces Original Slate Roof With Composite Slate
By DaVinci Roofscapes. When it came time to replace the original slate tiles on this over 100-year-old home, there was only one clear choice: DaVinci. Of the few surviving older homes in Atlantic City, New Jersey is the home of Adam Lavinsky, Linda Lavinsky and Adria and Mark Fishkin. Their ...
Salt Lake City Temple Replaces Roof Trusses
By Cass Jacoby. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints seismically upgrades its roof. Over a year and a half into the Salt Lake temple renovation project and the excavation on the temple's north side continues to go strong. The project is a virtual nonstop effort as tons ...
Famously Steep Church Roof in Redding, California Gets Replaced
By Cass Jacoby. After sustaining damage from a hailstorm, the First Presbyterian Church on Placer Street finds a solution to steep roof pitch problems in RestoreMasters Contracting LLC. A reroof of a church usually isn’t newsworthy, but the First Presbyterian Church on Placer Street in Redding is extremely ...
