5 Factors to Consider for Your Small Bedroom Remodel
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How Hydrogenated Water Can Unlock Your Immune System
After getting totally immersed with “authenticity” from my previous Publisher’s Note and Gary Brecka, I was captured by his podcast, “The Ultimate Human.” On his platform, he talks about hydrogen water and its many benefits for our bodies and minds. Brecka says he carries a hydrogen water bottle with him at all times. So, of…
Strong Start to 2024 Storm Season
The 2024 storm season has started with a bang, meaning more work for roofing contractors but advancing an unsettling trend of storms becoming more destructive. A chain of severe storms blasted multiple states across the nation from the last week of April through the beginning of May. Dozens of tornadoes caused extensive damage in the…
Home Genius Exteriors Nails Perfect Gift For Ronald McDonald House: A New Roof
Home Genius Exteriors teamed up with roofing manufacturers and suppliers to ensure those staying in the Ronald McDonald House of Northern Virginia are safe and dry with a brand new roof. Installation of the new roof kicked off at the end of April. The morning was marked with a ceremonial “Signing of the Shingles and…
Thank You, Rick Damato!
This Publisher’s Note is difficult to put together. I usually come up with a message or two that I’d like to share with roofing contractors, develop an outline on important points I’d like to make, and follow that up with related research, anecdotes and ideas that will help drive my messages home. This one, I’m…
VIDEO: How You Can Improve Your Employee Experience
With labor shortages continuing to affect the roofing industry writ large, contractors need to ensure their efforts to hire and retain employees are optimized. In the spirit of “rising tides lift all ships,” one roofing distributor seeing reductions in turnover is revealing their strategies. In this video, Nicole Eisenbarth, chief operating officer, and Renata Lemke,…
Wrenches 101
Working with wrenches alot? if you’re starting a collection, you should also include: Open-end wrenches These are common two-sided wrenches where each side is a different size. They function much like an adjustable wrench but are usually smaller, and because their jaws are fixed, they can create a better grip. The downside? You may need…
‘Roofers Local 2’ Graduates Pre-Apprentices from GAF Roofing Academy
Roofers and Waterproofers Local 2, the local representing commercial roofers in St. Louis, in coordination with its international, the United Union of Roofers Waterproofers and Allied Workers, recently partnered with GAF Roofing Academy to provide roofing and safety training to 33 applicants seeking a career in the commercial roofing industry. The story, which originally appeared…