Roofing

Don't Underestimate the Importance of Roofing Underlayment

Regardless of which product you choose to use, installing a roofing underlayment will help ensure the roof system withstands the elements and the home stays dry

Nashville First Responder Receives Roof Donation

Bone Dry Roofing, Owens Corning, and Minor League Baseball team Nashville Sounds join forces to provide a Nashville first responder with a brand new roof

How to Protect Homes From Extreme Heat

With 2023 on track to be the hottest year in recorded history, builders and designers are taking a more resilient design approach to homes in areas prone to extreme temperatures

The Next Generation of Metal Roofing

ProVia is taking metal roofing to new levels. This durable stamped panel roofing system is made…

GAF Energy Introduces Easy-Install Solar Shingles

How Timberline Solar roofing could radically speed up the adoption of home solar

How ‘Cool Roofs’ Can Reduce Heat in Cities

Reflective roof coatings can provide a small but significant solution in the race against climate change

Cool Shingles | IKO

IKO expanded its line of residential asphalt roofing shingles to include IKO Cambridge Cool Colors. The laminate…

Underlayment | Typar

Surround VR Underlayment, from Typar, reduces the amount and weight of material needed for roofing jobs. The…

Underlayment | DuPont

DuPont’s new Tyvek Protec provides a secondary water barrier on steep-slope roofs (2:12 or higher), under tile…

Intake Vent | GAF

The Cobra IntakePro Rooftop Intake Vent from GAF allows cool air into the attic; pushes moist, warm air out; and…

2016 Top 100 Products: Exterior Products

Products from Arriscraft, Bio-Microbics, Boral, CertainTeed, DaVinci Roofscapes, Environmental StoneWorks, Foundry, James Hardie, Mid-America, Nichiha, Ply Gem, Porous Pave, ProVia, and Tapco.

OSHA delays enforcement of anti-retaliation rule on injury and illness reporting

Enforcement originally was scheduled to begin Aug. 10, 2016 but now will begin Nov. 1, 2016.

L.A.’s cool roof law causes 30% premium for homeowners

Cool roofs cost thousands of extra dollars and limit color options.

NRCA Launches Online Career Center For Roofers

The site lists jobs, connects candidates with employers, and has resources including safety webinars, training programs, and specific state-by-state wage information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.