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Roofing Elements Is a Quarterly Magazine About Weather, Heat, Use to Represent Adults PREMIERE The Only Magazine Dedicated to the Eff ects of Weather and Climate onRoo Roofifi nngg ISSUE 2021 • Vol. 1, Issue 1 FIGHT ICE DAMS COLD BEFORE THEY WEATHER START INSTALLS Worker Safety, Material Handling, & More WILDFIRE-READY ROOFING ASSEMBLIES PRODUCT FEATURE: Sealants, Coatings, & Adhesives Advice From the Experts RREE PPREMIERE-21REMIERE-21 ccvr.inddvr.indd 1 22/23/21/23/21 111:281:28 AAMM THE DM-ARM HAS YOUR BACK! Drexel Metals Association of Regional Manufacturers (DM-ARM) is a comprehensive portable roll former program designed to help you meet building codes and build your brand Sell More with the Roofing Passport locally. The Drexel Metals DM-ARM program Exclusive to DM-ARM members, the Sherwin-Williams® allows installers and regional manufacturers to Roofing Passport is a groundbreaking platform that grow their businesses by offering better local simplifies metal roof estimation and ordering. As a control, greater profits, freight savings, less fully automated program, this digital platform enables scrap, and the ability to provide metal roofing project estimation in one click. The Sherwin-Williams on-demand. Roofing Passport creates a powerful link between As a DM-ARM member, Drexel Metals becomes EagleView’s highly accurate roof measurements and SmartBuild’s automated estimation software, creating your “back-office partner”, allowing your team an easy-to-use bidding platform. to spend more time in the local market! Learn more at www.drexmet.com Become a member at www.drexmet.com. 1234 Gardiner Lane | Louisville, KY 40213 drexelmetals.com | Toll Free: 888-321-9630 | Fax: 877-321-9638 FFULLULL PPAGEAGE AADS.inddDS.indd 2 22/23/21/23/21 110:430:43 AAMM publisher’SNOTE OUR LATEST LAUNCH e purchased the construction division of quality. Bad information, or an inferior product, provided fast a publishing company about a year and a and easy is not a recipe for long-term success. half ago. Several very smart and successful We do explore new areas of technology. In the last year, we friends warned me against print magazines. put our magazines on Kindle, launched four new digital buy- The conventional wisdom flowing from ers’ guides, and held virtual versions of our trade shows. We are expertsW (and other people with no skin in the game) was “print currently redesigning our websites. But ultimately, we recognize is dying, digital is the future.” About then, their voices transi- that everything comes down to delivering exceptional product. tioned to the “wah wah wah” that the Charlie Brown cartoons Roofing Elements is a quarterly magazine about weather, heat, use to represent adults. cold, wind, and other physical elements and how they affect roof- Here we go again—our second new print magazine in the last ing and roofers. This new title will focus on research, technical year. It seems fitting that both magazines have launched dur- information, and practical tips to help you perfect your product. ing a zombie apocalypse. Last year’s launch, Garage, Shed and Today, the magazine is printed and mailed. Maybe soon it Carport Builder, is a success and has spawned a new trade show. will be psychically transmitted. Either method of delivery is People have a fundamental misunderstanding of the challenges about conveying useful information. facing media and the world in general. Everything depends on the I hope you enjoy holding, reading, and turning the pages of relationship between the product and the end user. In the case of our newest magazine, Roofing Elements. media, this is the relationship between informationn and the per-per- son reading, watching, or listening. If the informationation is useful GaryGary Reichert, Publisher andand relevant,relevant, ththee memethodthod ooff dedeliverylive y is almost irrelevant.vant. Focus on [email protected]@shieldwallmedia.com perfectingperfecting your product and everything else falls inintotto place. ThereThere is a misplaced emphasis on speed of ddelivedeliveryry above www.constructionmagnet.comwww.constructionmagnet.com 3 3_Publisher's Note_jf.indd 3 2/24/21 12:20 PM CONTENTS 16 FEATURES 16 Winter Roofi ng 39 RICOWI Worker safety, material handling, An introduction to the and more nonprofi t organization 22 Wildfi re Ready 40 Fighting Ice Dams Roofs that can take the heat Using a “total system” approach 28 Snow Management 44 Size Still Matters for Metal Rooftops Installers share thoughts on Factors to consider and why popular gutter sizes 32 Sealants, Coatings, 48 Beauty Meets and Adhesives Strength Industry experts share their New roofi ng line designed to top tips and tricks tackle the elements 36 Thermal Cycling Intro 54 Writing to Offi cials What makes a roof Help fellow small businesses expand and contract? 44-5_TOC_jf.indd-5_TOC_jf.indd 4 22/24/21/24/21 11:26:26 PMPM Managing Editor Jessica Franchuk [email protected] 920.224.5146 Editor Karen Knapstein [email protected] 715.513.6767 Editor Jenn Milner [email protected] 920.659.6212 48 Circulation/Subscriptions Barb Prill [email protected] 920.471.4846 Digital Product and Data Engineer COMING NEXT ISSUE For help with online Classifi ed ■ Miami-Dade Requirements Ads & the Business Directory contact: Steve Duberstein: ■ Wind-Resistant Roofi ng ■ Ventilation [email protected] Publisher Gary Reichert PREMIERE The Only Magazine Dedicated to the Eff ects of Weather and Climate on Roofi ng ISSUE [email protected] ON THE COVER: 715.252.6360 HD Quality Builders’ Zach Meinhold installs a standing Executive Assistant 2021 • Vol. 1, Issue 1 FIGHT ICE DAMS seam roof in the winter. Kathy Budsberg COLD BEFORE THEY WEATHER START [email protected] INSTALLS Worker Safety, For tips on worker safety and Material Handling, & More Advertising Assistant material handling during cold- Kathy Welk [email protected] WILDFIRE-READY weather installs, see page 16. ROOFING ASSEMBLIES Graphic Designers Cover design by Kevin Ulrich. Tom Nelsen, Kevin Ulrich PRODUCT FEATURE: Sealants, Coatings, & Adhesives Advice From the Experts Roofing Elements Magazine is published five times annually in Winter (Early 2021) , Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter (Late 2021) by Shield Wall Media LLC, 150 Depot St., Iola, in this issue WI 54945. Copyright 2021 Shield Wall Media LLC. Names and logos 3 Publisher’s Note referred to or displayed in editorial 6 Editor’s Note or advertising content may be trademarked or copyright. Roofing 8 Supplier News Elements Magazine assumes no responsibility for unsolicited 10 Shield Wall Media News materials sent to it. Publisher and advertisers are not liable for 13 Event Calendar typographical errors that may appear in prices or descriptions 14 Business Connections in advertisements. Mailed free 53 New Products to roofing contractors and their suppliers throughout North America. 56 Project of the Month 59 Ad Index 53 44-5_TOC_jf.indd-5_TOC_jf.indd 5 22/24/21/24/21 11:26:26 PMPM EDITOR’SNOTE BY JESSICA FRANCHUK HERE…WE…GO! elcome to the first ever issue of Roofing them? Why were the Miami-Dade requirements created and Elements Magazine! This has been a labor of what do they mean for you as an installer? All of these topics love and I am so proud to share it with our and more are being planned for future issues. readers. I’ve been the Managing Editor of That being said, what do you want to know more about? Metal Roofing Magazine for just over a year, I want to be sure we are providing the most useful, pertinent andW I am far from an expert on the topic of metal roofing. But, information for you as a roofing contractor. See my signature in these 14 months, I have learned a lot and have been constant- below for my email address—please don’t hesitate to reach out! ly fascinated by the engineering, testing, and design that goes With this being our very first issue, I hope that the contents are into each roof, enabling them to last for 25, 50, or more years. interesting and informative, and I am prepared for critiques, Now, with Roofing Elements Magazine, I am excited to learn both good and bad. about and cover all roofing types. In the coming months, we aim to answer many questions on roofing materials and their interaction with the elements. How do asphalt shingles handle fading and decomposition from the sun? What roofing insula- tion types are the best to keep heat and cold where you want PHOTO COURTESY OF DAN PERKINS CONSTRUCTION I am also on the hunt for roofing projects for each issue’s Project of the Month feature. These can be any roofing type, but must have quality, high-resolution photos and relate to weather and the elements in some way. If you recently completed a roof Withstands 100 MPH wind-driven rain that was chosen specifically to combat hurricane winds, snow- storms, hail, desert sun, or any other form of extreme weather, we want to hear about it! (Submissions are subject to editing for clarity or length.) Send them my way using my email address below, or mail the information and photos to: Roofing Elements Magazine, Attn: Jessica Franchuk, PO Box 255, Iola, WI 54945. I hope you enjoy this premiere issue and look forward to your feedback! 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