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FINDING TOMORROWS ROOFING CRAFTSMEN

August 11, 2015 at 10:52 p.m.

FINDING TOMORROWS ROOFING CRAFTSMEN I wrote this question down a while ago although I can’t remember where I posted it: "Finding trained, qualified labor is a problem but roofing is hard work. How do you suggest we attract young people to learn the roofing trade?" Face it we are all going to die ...

TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND OUR RACE TO THE BOTTOM

June 22, 2015 at 3:23 p.m.

It’s time for my semi-annual rant about Roofing Trade Associations. Not against them, but for them. I am the world’s biggest anti-joiner and I avoid anything political at all costs but I know I can’t complain about the way of the world if I didn’t step forward and vote, so ...

Roofing Crew Finds Grenade

April 10, 2015 at 9:03 p.m.

CLICK HERE FOR STORY Bet those guys bought a lotto ticket on the way home? They were lucky! So what's the craziest thing you have found on a roofing project?

The Roofing Industry Needs A Publicist

April 10, 2015 at 12:20 a.m.

I was watching a show called 'The Middle' last night and the lowly neighbor kid said he wanted to work to become something in his life "like a roofer or a landscapers assistant". I first thought 'Hey, cool he wants to be a roofer', then I realized 'Hey, he is ...