Retrofitting an Entire District

{filelink=2} In 1989, James Palmer, maintenance director for Davidson County Schools in Lexington, N.C., visited a nearby school district to see how it had solved its flat roof problems by using a sloped metal retrofit roof system. This visit was prompted by the fact Davidson County was continually spending money on fixing flat roofs, only
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Chuck Howard to Pen Two articles for Carolina’s Roofing Magazine

Chuck Howard, PE, owner of Metal Roof Consultants, Inc., has been asked to create two (2) separate articles for the July/August issue of Carolinas Roofing magazine.  One article will focus on metal retrofit roofs for North Carolina schools while the other will deal with wind uplift requirements for roofs and how North Carolina school roofs
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Chuck Howard to Speak at METALCON 2011

UPDATE: Photos From METALCON 2011 in Atlanta ***** Chuck Howard and Metal Roof Consultants will be attending METALCON International 2011 from October 11-13, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia.  Metal Roof Consultants will be located at Booth 429 and Chuck will be a featured speaker on Wednesday, October 12.  See below for more information on Chuck’s speech
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How to Avoid Metal Roof Lawsuits

METAL MARKETPLACE May/June 2006 ***** After almost thirty (30) years operating as a metal roofing contractor, I am proud to say that I was never involved with a lawsuit relating to the construction of a metal roof.  Having installed over 22 million SF of them, I can personally attest that it was preferable for me
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Part 3: The Business of Metal Roofing Contractors – Workmanship and Productivity

It is absolutely necessary for a metal roofing contractor to insist of excellent workmanship while at the same time demanding that the work be done in a timely fashion.  While this statement seems elementary, the lack of properly monitoring either or both of those facets of a metal roofing business will insure doom for that
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Part 2: The Business of Metal Roofing Contractors- Protect Your Business

In the last article we talked about how to organize your metal roofing business in a way that others will consider your company “lucky”.  In this article, we will talk about how to protect that business from external and internal forces.  The outside forces include owners, specifiers, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, governmental agencies, etc.  The inside
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Part 1: The Business of Metal Roofing Contractors – Organization

Have you ever wondered why some contracting companies are successful in the business of metal roofing, while others are not? The struggling companies always say that the successful companies are “lucky” and are “at the right place at the right time.” I believe that “luck” is best defined as “when preparation and timing come together.”
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The Business of Metal Roofing Contractors

Prelude – The Series During 2004, this column was dedicated to explaining the components of the metal retrofit roofing market.  This year we will devote this column space to explaining “The Business of Metal Roofing”.  This will involve looking at the three main elements of this business – Owner, Contractor, and Manufacturer. The building owner
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