Maintenance & Repairs


How to Walk on Metal Roofs

How to Walk on Metal Roofs

Once upon a time, someone said it was impossible to walk on metal roofs, and a great myth was born. In the real world, you can indeed walk on metal roofs, but how and where will depend on the style of roofing you’ve chosen. In fact, metal roofs can stand up to you...
How to Cut Sheet Metal Roofing by Hand

How to Cut Sheet Metal Roofing by Hand

Advanced Tin Snips & Aviation Snips Let’s face it, it’s fun to own power tools They make quick work of any project and who doesn’t like quick work? But they’re also a huge budget-killer, and most of the time, they’re unnecessary. We feel that’s the case with...
Field Painting Unpainted Aluminum and Galvanized Steel

Field Painting Unpainted Aluminum and Galvanized Steel

FIELD PAINTING UNPAINTED ALUMINUM Often customers need to know the correct way to paint a plain unpainted panel application in the field, such as the aluminum siding or roof. The following instructions should answer these questions using one of the procedures below:...
Maintenance of Metal Roofing

Maintenance of Metal Roofing

One of the benefits of installing a metal roof on a structure is the low maintenance required to ensure a long life for the roof.  Maintaining a metal roof is easy, as metal roofing is often referred to as maintenance-free. In most cases a metal roof would retain...
How to Clean Pre-Painted Metal Roofing and Siding

How to Clean Pre-Painted Metal Roofing and Siding

Anyone that has pre-painted metal roofing or siding will eventually need to clean it. It is recommended that cleaning either of these be accomplished with a mild solution of detergent. This detergent solution should be made from a tri-sodium phosphate, for example,...
Metal Roofing Advantages

Metal Roofing Advantages

Let’s face it, you need a new roof.  You have put it off for years, patching here, replacing a few shingles there but it still leaks.  “Only when it rains” you say, ha, it’s not going to stop raining so let’s discuss your options. Thousands of homes are re-roofed each...