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How to Install Metal Roofing Fasteners

How to Install Metal Roofing Fasteners

Proper metal roofing installation begins with the use of the right equipment, starting with the screws used to anchor your panels or shingles to the structure. Absolute Steel recommends using metal self-tapping screws with thin washers that have been properly...
Recycling Old Metal Roofing Material

Recycling Old Metal Roofing Material

Metal Roofing is Primarily Made of Recyclable Materials Environmentally friendly, metal roofing and siding panels are manufactured using an array of recyclable materials. This includes everything from old car parts to aluminum cans. Consequently, they are quickly...
Absolute Steel Products Earn a Cool Roof Rating Council Approval

Absolute Steel Products Earn a Cool Roof Rating Council Approval

The Cool Roof Rating Council recently gave approval to Absolute Steel’s Fabral product line for several of our metal roof products. Our company is one of only a few metal roofing companies that has received this approval. Specifically, these are roofs painted...
Condensation and Ice Damming on a Metal Roof

Condensation and Ice Damming on a Metal Roof

Condensation on the Metal Roof Absolute Steel periodically receives panic calls from homeowners who have experienced roof condensation. Often this is during the fall season when it first begins to get cold and warm air that contains moisture meets up with cooler air...
Metal Roofing Products Gain Energy Star Approval

Metal Roofing Products Gain Energy Star Approval

Absolute Steel carries a full line of Fabral’s high quality metal roofing products. We are proud to announce that Fabral has received Energy Star Approval on many of their metal roofing products. This includes roofing systems constructed using unpainted...
Install Metal Roof Over Shingles?  Yes!

Install Metal Roof Over Shingles? Yes!

We get asked this question all the time: Can I install a new metal roof over shingles? The answer is: “Yes you can.”  And by doing so, you save in the labor and hassle of tearing off the old roof and you won’t be contributing to filling our landfills. Another added...