Extending vent stacks during re-roofing is a common practice. Sometimes, vents must be extended 24 inches or longer to meet local code, particularly in regions that receive excessive snowfall. Rather than using no-hubs, ‘balancing’ new pipes on top of existing vent stacks, contractors could extend vent stacks with Tubos Pipe Extensions. Tubos Vent Pipe Extensions…
It’s obvious to every tradesperson that an injury can happen to anyone — despite the common workplace belief that “it won’t happen to me.” According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2022, U.S. employers reported 2.8 million nonfatal on-the-job injuries and illnesses. Most of those — 2.3 million — were injuries. Globally, an estimated…
Roofing contractors and cats have something in common: they both end up on roofs sooner or later. Such was the case in Buckingham, England, located midway between London and Birmingham, where a kind-hearted contractor came to the rescue of a trapped kitten. According to a story from MKFM radio, on Aug. 1, the daughter of…
Payment delays are common in the construction trades for various reasons, and roofing contractors are no exception. There are, however, some steps they can take during the roof installation process to prevent that scenario from playing out on a job, said RC Legal Insights expert Trent Cotney. In one “classic” scenario, a leak that occurs…
Do you know that almost all of the successful general contractors share some common characteristic traits? Well, below are some the most common and important traits that you need to look for when hiring one of the affordable general contractors in Houston TX. Curious: Contractual workers are curious about a lot of things, and they…
