The 2017 Hurricane Season comes to a close at the end of November. The Caribbean was hit hard and full recovery in some areas will take years. On the US mainland Hurricanes Harvey and Irma left their mark. Roofing contractors are still scrambling to meet the demand for repairs and replacement of damaged roofing. Tile …
What would the resume of someone with a “PHD in Roofing” look like? Probably a lot like the path Dan Rutkowski, Owner of DDR Roofing in Daytona Beach, Florida has taken. After earning a B. A. in Business Administration from the University of Central Florida, Dan went to work for Gregg’s Roofing in Ormond Beach, …
The Tile Roofing Institute will be presenting at in Orlando, Florida this year, January 21st – 24th. InspectionWorld® is the American Society of Home Inspectors’ (ASHI’s) annual meeting and the largest education conference and expo of the year for home inspectors. The TRI seminar is titled “Inspecting a Tile Roof & Florida Installations,” and will be presented …
Many people know that tile blends into a natural setting, is energy efficient, resists UV degradation and can be installed to resist high winds. Cactus, deserts and warm oceans are common backdrops in marketing brochures. But what if your roof covering is required to do all that and handle snow, cold and temperatures to 40 …
Inspection World – Las Vegas, NV January 25th at 8am – Specialty Track. The Tile Roofing Training at the American Society Of Home Inspectors (ASHI) “Inspection World” Conference in Las Vegas will have something new. If you need to access the surface of a tile roof, do you know how to walk on the tile? We’re …
Sometimes Ask the Expert questions are about specific details. In this case the question has to do with an opinion that is often expressed, but isn’t necessarily accurate. See below for the response from TRI President and Technical Director, Rick Olson: Question – Recently during Hurricane Matthew a few of my Spanish style concrete tiles were …
