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| TOPIC | POSTED BY | REPLIES | LAST POST |
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| Insulating roof | Jeff Lack | 2 | 7/11/18 11:21 PM |
| Matte finsih coatings | Rodney Ward | 7 | 7/11/18 6:54 PM |
| Dead insects after new metal roof | Shane Boucher | 3 | 7/9/18 10:35 AM |
| Mobile Home Metal Roofing over shingles | Ron Green | 2 | 6/16/18 10:34 AM |
| underlayment and longevity | William Graff | 4 | 6/5/18 9:14 PM |
| Hello everyone | Adam Levine | 1 | 5/31/18 8:21 AM |
| Standing Seam Venting Products | Graham Hurrell | 5 | 5/25/18 1:51 PM |
| Metal Roof with 3 layers??? | J M | 2 | 5/8/18 8:44 AM |
| replacement | John Roberts | 11 | 4/25/18 4:55 PM |
| metal roof and contractor used wrong underlayment and dripping onto fascia | 4 | 4/15/18 7:50 PM | |
| Venting | 3 | 4/6/18 3:59 PM | |
| Colourbond roof leaks | 2 | 3/28/18 9:05 AM | |
| Novice | John J. Lambert | 1 | 3/24/18 1:29 PM |
| Hail Classification | Paul Boor | 2 | 3/21/18 11:50 PM |
| metal roof (old steal) | john cranford | 2 | 3/12/18 1:29 AM |
| Federal Tax Credits | William Stillwell | 2 | 3/5/18 7:23 PM |
| Rusting galvalume roof | Wojciech Jozewicz | 2 | 2/20/18 10:59 AM |
| Neighbor's Metal Roof | Alan Tomasi | 2 | 2/13/18 6:31 PM |
| Appeal to Architectural Review Committee | Robert Matlock | 9 | 1/18/18 10:37 PM |
| Metal Roofing Alliance members | Guest User | 11 | 1/14/18 5:53 PM |
| METAL SHAKE ROOF | Guest User | 2 | 12/13/17 5:20 AM |
| Venting | Guest User | 2 | 12/13/17 5:15 AM |
| Gutters on a Metal Roof with Drip Edge Spacer | E S | 4 | 11/22/17 3:50 PM |
| Scratches & unclean spots after pressure wash | jaffet jefferson | 3 | 11/12/17 3:29 PM |
| Can an HOA deal with manufacturers? | Guest User | 2 | 11/11/17 3:12 PM |
| DMC Association of Regional Manufacturers | Jean Tarlton | 2 | 11/7/17 4:22 PM |
| Malco Turbo Shears | Brad C | 3 | 11/5/17 4:32 PM |
| Metal Bow roof | John Otto | 6 | 10/23/17 4:30 PM |
| Chimney Options | Brad C | 4 | 10/21/17 9:09 AM |
| What is self-sealing lapping? | Brad C | 4 | 10/17/17 11:28 AM |
| Delivery to roof, or ground | Brad C | 7 | 10/17/17 10:59 AM |
| Standing Seam: Hail Damage | Guest User | 14 | 10/8/17 6:10 PM |
| Raccoons | Guest User | 2 | 10/8/17 5:44 AM |
| Lightning | Guest User | 2 | 10/6/17 8:19 PM |
| Metal roof directly on foam | Tony Aldridge | 7 | 9/29/17 8:03 AM |
| Tree pitch on metal roofing | Guest User | 2 | 9/27/17 1:10 PM |
| Noise-Sensitive Buildings With Metal Roofs | Chris Berger | 3 | 9/6/17 11:18 AM |
| Paint peeling randomly | Mark Tucker | 16 | 9/2/17 8:42 AM |
| Metal Roofs on Theaters | Chris Berger | 3 | 9/1/17 4:10 PM |
| ICC Numbers? | Guest User | 6 | 8/26/17 3:34 PM |
| 1 1/4 Roofing Nails | Edd Johannemann | 7 | 7/19/17 3:05 PM |
| Moss on metal roof | Guest User | 2 | 7/19/17 2:07 PM |
| lowest maintenance longest lasting metal roof | Jennie Shamey | 3 | 7/12/17 4:41 PM |
| epdm or neoprene | Paul M | 2 | 6/10/17 5:29 AM |
| best way to support roof planking overhanging at gable | Paul M | 2 | 5/30/17 6:28 AM |
| Panel Identification | Steve Schluckebier | 2 | 5/30/17 6:25 AM |
| Is applying metal tile or metal shingles over regular shingles. | clifton Jennings | 2 | 5/24/17 1:00 PM |
| Specifying low solar reflectivity, not IR | Cynthia Sembower | 2 | 5/9/17 9:58 AM |
| Modifications to metal roof | Guest User | 19 | 4/25/17 10:40 AM |
| rivets why? | Paul M | 3 | 4/25/17 8:07 AM |
| Metal Roof | Guest User | 2 | 4/20/17 7:37 AM |
| Stone White Color Selection | karen kister | 3 | 4/12/17 9:22 PM |
| insulating between old shingles and new metal roof | Rod Tustin | 2 | 3/31/17 5:18 PM |
| Mould and culting | Guest User | 4 | 3/28/17 7:37 AM |
| roof slope | Guest User | 2 | 3/16/17 12:59 PM |
| walking on a metal roof | Douglas Varney | 6 | 1/10/17 3:55 PM |
| pipe boots for metal roof | Mary McIntire | 2 | 10/28/16 2:37 PM |
| Market Analysis | Joshah Jennings | 2 | 10/19/16 1:39 PM |
| Hurricane damage | Carol Smith | 4 | 10/10/16 9:58 PM |
| Weight | Guest User | 4 | 9/29/16 8:27 AM |
| Roof panel discoloration or etched | sharon wengyn | 4 | 9/17/16 5:16 AM |
| Connecting two different roofs | enver mujcinovic | 6 | 9/8/16 5:41 AM |
| Determining if the galvalume roof is the gauge specified | Candace Benyei | 2 | 8/31/16 5:13 AM |
| Using steel to build or the conventional material? | Steel LLC | 3 | 8/27/16 2:58 AM |
| Do I need insulation on a metal roof? | Bonnie Feld | 2 | 7/22/16 8:26 AM |
| Ventilation | Janice Miller | 5 | 6/15/16 6:19 AM |
| Color on both sides | Howard Meyer | 2 | 6/14/16 5:18 AM |
| asphalt shinges | Guest User | 2 | 6/8/16 6:59 PM |
| Soft spots over eaves | Rian Anderson | 2 | 6/6/16 10:56 AM |
| Install | Guest User | 3 | 4/27/16 10:10 AM |
| Distributorships | Vernon Lemcke | 2 | 3/26/16 7:45 PM |
| Re-sealing every 5 years? | Althea Reetz | 3 | 3/25/16 1:23 PM |
| Commercial Metal Gauging | Guest User | 2 | 3/9/16 8:44 AM |
| Metal Guttering in small conservatory | Barry Julier | 3 | 2/23/16 7:47 AM |
| Hexagonal roof question | Dan Lund | 3 | 1/26/16 3:43 PM |
| Solor Film | Guest User | 2 | 11/18/15 2:34 PM |
| Value for the money | Cindy Hebert | 2 | 10/30/15 5:19 AM |
| Metal Shingles | John Howard | 3 | 10/16/15 10:48 AM |
| House painting? | Guest User | 2 | 9/30/15 5:40 PM |
| grounding roof | Guest User | 2 | 9/29/15 10:38 PM |
| UL Certification | Willis Miller | 2 | 9/25/15 8:44 AM |
| Slope requirement | Guest User | 3 | 9/19/15 10:44 AM |
| Gutter guards | Guest User | 10 | 9/8/15 5:48 PM |
| Mobile Home PV & Metal Install | Guest User | 2 | 7/25/15 9:11 AM |
| Distribution of Metal Roofing | Bill McBroom | 2 | 7/15/15 4:30 PM |
| standing seam pricing | Guest User | 2 | 7/13/15 2:35 PM |
| standing seam | Guest User | 2 | 7/13/15 1:54 PM |
| Solar tubes in metal roofs | Guest User | 3 | 7/9/15 9:58 AM |
| Installation directly over cedar shingles | Guest User | 4 | 7/6/15 8:32 PM |
| ranch house and metal roof | Jerry Coolbaugh | 3 | 7/6/15 3:08 AM |
| metal roofing | leon sikes | 7 | 5/28/15 10:59 AM |
| Thermal Conductivity | Claudio Diaz | 4 | 5/24/15 9:49 AM |
| rusted panels after only 4 years | Guest User | 2 | 5/24/15 9:47 AM |
| Metal roof market size | Guest User | 3 | 5/19/15 12:28 PM |
| Terne II coating | Guest User | 2 | 4/13/15 5:56 PM |
| Ice dams | Guest User | 3 | 4/6/15 8:40 AM |
| cell phone signal | alonzo evans | 2 | 4/2/15 8:36 PM |
| Noise from roof panels | Harry Buckley | 2 | 3/27/15 1:38 PM |
| using salvaged material | Guest User | 2 | 3/11/15 12:27 AM |
| matching and existing metal profile | pete puleo | 2 | 3/8/15 12:56 PM |
| roofing over shingles or not | Gary Shamblen | 2 | 3/4/15 8:15 AM |
| stick building - metal or shingles? | Ken Schmitt | 7 | 3/3/15 4:10 PM |
| What is the average cost for a metal roof. | Guest User | 2 | 2/13/15 10:38 AM |
| ZZ closures vs C closures | STEWART ABERCROMBIE | 2 | 2/2/15 12:36 PM |
| Snow guard design requirements | Quentin Hamilton | 2 | 1/26/15 9:24 PM |
| Leak or condensation? | Matthew Carbaugh | 5 | 12/29/14 9:45 AM |
| exposed fastners | Butch Reed | 5 | 12/23/14 4:37 PM |
| Insurance Problems With Steel Roof | Guest User | 3 | 12/9/14 11:52 AM |
| Winter snow/ice | Guest User | 2 | 11/21/14 7:15 AM |
| Metal Roof Pipe & Penetration | Guest User | 5 | 10/23/14 3:29 PM |
| Painting new Galvalume panels | Dave Fleming | 2 | 9/28/14 6:55 PM |
| metal Pole barn Humidity | Guest User | 2 | 9/3/14 11:25 AM |
| Radiant Barrier - 'Fire Retardant' is 'Fire Resistance'? | Passive Energy84 | 2 | 8/11/14 9:16 AM |
| Underlayment for Aluminum Standing Seam in Hurricane Zone | Charles Gordon | 8 | 7/31/14 10:41 PM |
| replacement contractor | Rod Herman | 5 | 7/30/14 2:19 PM |
| General Questions | João Kessler | 13 | 7/17/14 5:39 PM |
| insurance | brenda boyle | 3 | 6/19/14 1:49 PM |
| roof grades? | Kristi Hagen | 2 | 6/14/14 9:48 AM |
| ventilations in machine shop | AKSHAY KUMAR AGRAWAL | 2 | 6/12/14 7:36 PM |
| Cost | Guest User | 2 | 6/9/14 7:41 PM |
| Average cost per ft2 | Guest User | 2 | 6/9/14 7:07 AM |
| Bending your own SS panels | Mike Kolder | 2 | 6/8/14 4:38 PM |
| common roof gauges | Ben Gordesky | 2 | 6/4/14 7:47 AM |
| Is Ventilation & Vapor Barrier required | John Windolf | 2 | 5/11/14 6:58 PM |
| Metal Roof over Shingles | Guest User | 2 | 5/5/14 8:18 AM |
| Shoe or boot non-skid | Guest User | 2 | 4/11/14 2:46 PM |
| mobil home metal roof | Guest User | 2 | 4/9/14 5:08 PM |
| #1 vs #2 metal | Guest User | 2 | 4/8/14 9:08 PM |
| Roof fire rating, for reals | Chett Breed | 2 | 3/22/14 8:44 PM |
| Ice Dams | Bob Thompson | 3 | 3/19/14 5:02 PM |
| Bat Proofing | Guest User | 3 | 3/9/14 11:55 AM |
| Florida on-site roll forming regulations | Justin Lake | 2 | 3/6/14 9:14 PM |
| Metal Geodesic one piece roof Cap | Guest User | 5 | 2/24/14 7:25 AM |
| Attic furnace and ice dams | Jennifer Moore | 2 | 2/10/14 7:31 PM |
| Blocking rain | Guest User | 4 | 2/5/14 2:31 PM |
| Roof Fire Rating | Tim Rudolph | 2 | 1/31/14 1:40 PM |
| Gingerbread trim | Khristina Douglas | 3 | 1/28/14 8:03 AM |
| calcium chloride tablets | Guest User | 3 | 1/18/14 8:25 AM |
| touch-up painting | Guest User | 4 | 12/31/13 10:23 AM |
| Deck over metal roof? | Guest User | 2 | 12/15/13 9:50 AM |
| metal roof vent condensation | Mark Schuller | 2 | 12/12/13 8:03 AM |
| metal garage/barn and condensation | Guest User | 6 | 12/12/13 7:59 AM |
| Expert needed for Insurance Claim Umpire | Guest User | 4 | 11/8/13 1:38 PM |
| Insurance Coverage | Jim Mckee | 5 | 11/7/13 6:38 AM |
| painters | Guest User | 2 | 10/22/13 9:31 AM |
| Standing seam panels over purlins | Guest User | 3 | 10/15/13 3:59 PM |
| Snow management | Erik Olson | 3 | 10/12/13 8:12 AM |
| Which gauge for residential? | Marilou Mcconaghie | 4 | 10/4/13 5:22 AM |
| Old Metal Profile | Phillip McVicker | 6 | 9/18/13 4:22 PM |
| ladder on metal roof | mike imondi | 3 | 9/9/13 12:23 PM |
| Metal ceiling decking condensating | Guest User | 4 | 9/3/13 8:19 AM |
| What's under the metal? | Guest User | 3 | 9/1/13 6:54 PM |
| 1by4rs | Guest User | 2 | 8/29/13 8:57 PM |
| Roof Safety | Guest User | 4 | 8/20/13 3:42 PM |
| screws backing out | Sarah Lee | 5 | 8/14/13 7:19 PM |
| looking for used machine | Guest User | 2 | 8/13/13 9:02 AM |
| metal over shingles | Richard Howard | 9 | 8/13/13 8:02 AM |
| Metal patio roof | Joel Shearer | 3 | 8/8/13 8:31 AM |
| Pitch for roof on portable bldg | Guest User | 2 | 7/9/13 1:20 PM |
| General Questions | Guest User | 2 | 7/2/13 3:28 PM |
| Replace Slate roof w/metal | Guest User | 2 | 7/2/13 3:15 PM |
| Phone, Satellite and Internet Reception | Guest User | 2 | 7/2/13 11:41 AM |
| metal roof over shiingles | Guest User | 8 | 6/29/13 10:47 AM |
| COPPER ROOF PANELS | Guest User | 3 | 6/27/13 7:07 AM |
| Cricket and chimney flashing | Joe Sloan | 3 | 5/23/13 7:05 PM |
| Value | Guest User | 3 | 5/23/13 7:30 AM |
| Noise due to thermal expansion of metal roofing | Curt Prillaman | 7 | 4/30/13 6:09 PM |
| Replace Slate roof w/metal | Guest User | 3 | 4/2/13 5:40 PM |
| Painting a Metal roof on church | Bryant Wick | 2 | 2/28/13 8:05 PM |
| painted metal roof for rainwater harvesting | tim kamrath | 3 | 2/19/13 9:18 AM |
| Rain Baffles | Guest User | 2 | 2/13/13 7:54 PM |
| Hunting source of painted flat aluminum sheets 14ft 6in by 19in | Gene Theo | 3 | 2/11/13 9:01 AM |
| Finishing details | Joe Sloan | 6 | 1/14/13 8:47 AM |
| Large gaps | Joe Sloan | 3 | 1/14/13 7:44 AM |
| Code Regulation | Richard Faulkner | 9 | 12/18/12 8:35 AM |
| standing seam | Liz Thibodaux | 2 | 12/13/12 8:18 AM |
| water tight for pacific coast | Guest User | 2 | 12/1/12 8:51 AM |
| Mixing OSB and Plywood on same roof section | Dawn Hintz | 2 | 11/26/12 4:35 PM |
| Thin Film PV Laminate | Scott Burford | 3 | 11/12/12 5:22 AM |
| Improperly installed | chris lacour | 6 | 11/5/12 7:42 AM |
| standing seam 90 0r 180 degrees | Jose Zirion | 2 | 10/24/12 10:19 AM |
| skylight flashing | mike demeulles | 8 | 10/4/12 11:30 AM |
| earthquakes | Jeanie dodd | 3 | 10/3/12 4:53 PM |
| New roof bypassing gutters | mark price | 5 | 9/25/12 9:10 AM |
| Hail | Guest User | 2 | 9/25/12 9:02 AM |
| Polycarbonate snow guards | Guest User | 2 | 9/21/12 9:58 AM |
| metal roof jacks | Guest User | 2 | 9/20/12 1:59 PM |
| Leak Around Vent Pipe on Shingle Style Metal Roof Plus Icing Problem | Suzanne Fairchild | 2 | 9/15/12 5:54 AM |
| Newly installed standing seam roof. | Suzanne Fairchild | 2 | 9/15/12 5:49 AM |
| flashing for dormer ridge | Guest User | 2 | 9/15/12 5:47 AM |
| metal roofs for house trailers | Guest User | 7 | 9/15/12 5:46 AM |
| Flashing valleys on metal roof | M Berger | 2 | 9/12/12 9:43 AM |
| Possibility for low-slope metal roof... | Guest User | 5 | 9/3/12 7:49 PM |
| Coastal Installation | Edward dePass | 2 | 8/29/12 1:17 PM |
| Roof Maintenance | Guest User | 2 | 8/20/12 9:40 AM |
| Rusted Corrugated Metal Roofing | Jim Posever | 7 | 8/16/12 4:24 PM |
| Snow on valleys | Nancy Cocroft | 3 | 8/3/12 9:33 AM |
| Skylights & gutter questions | Catherine Heaton | 3 | 7/24/12 5:33 AM |
| Meeting SSTD-10- (Latest revision) Standard for Hurricane Resistant Residential Construction | Guest User | 2 | 7/16/12 2:06 PM |
| california gable | Guest User | 3 | 6/5/12 7:25 AM |
| low slope question | Guest User | 4 | 5/18/12 9:09 AM |
| Farming Research | Donald Durs | 7 | 5/18/12 8:03 AM |
| Galvanic protection | David Molina | 7 | 5/9/12 8:36 AM |
| oil canning | Guest User | 3 | 4/19/12 10:46 PM |
| "hydraulic effect" | Guest User | 2 | 4/16/12 4:51 PM |
| safely cleaning, maintaining my metal roof | Guest User | 2 | 4/2/12 7:48 AM |
| rainwater | Guest User | 4 | 3/26/12 8:36 AM |
| Roof over exhisting shingles | james sampson | 3 | 3/19/12 11:23 AM |
| button caps showing | Guest User | 3 | 3/19/12 11:21 AM |
| Post Frame Metal Roofing | Rich Maki | 8 | 3/14/12 4:11 PM |
| above decking insulation | marlene steger | 9 | 3/7/12 7:37 AM |
| Metal roof issues | Guest User | 3 | 3/4/12 1:18 PM |
| roof color | Guest User | 2 | 2/23/12 7:32 AM |
| Best Ridge vent for my roof | Bucky Hartman | 7 | 2/21/12 8:34 AM |
| barn style roofing | Guest User | 3 | 2/21/12 8:32 AM |
| Professional Training | Guest User | 3 | 2/20/12 9:07 AM |
| insulation | Guest User | 2 | 2/17/12 7:28 AM |
| insulation | Matt McDonough | 5 | 2/10/12 11:20 AM |
| Advice | Tony Billau | 11 | 2/10/12 11:16 AM |
| metalbestos chimney pipe boots | gina D'Avignon | 2 | 2/9/12 11:42 AM |
| low slope | Guest User | 6 | 2/1/12 11:42 PM |
| roof vents | randall patterson | 5 | 1/19/12 7:34 AM |
| Hot Roof Design | Stephen Zehr | 3 | 1/17/12 11:33 AM |
| standing seam over sips | carl rember | 3 | 1/3/12 10:54 AM |
| linear foot | Brice Batts | 3 | 12/12/11 10:12 PM |
| screws | dan miller | 4 | 11/25/11 1:08 AM |
| Zinc coating | Randal Perisho | 2 | 11/14/11 1:09 PM |
| mechanical seam | dana dalbak | 3 | 11/6/11 9:47 AM |
| Metal roof on flat roof modular | Guest User | 3 | 11/5/11 11:43 PM |
| VENTILATION FANS ON METAL ROOFING | Guest User | 3 | 10/25/11 8:06 AM |
| identify galvalume v galvanized | Jim Marks | 2 | 10/24/11 10:05 AM |
| weather generated nosie | Michael Simmons | 3 | 10/8/11 8:43 PM |
| Over old shingles or not | Guest User | 5 | 9/25/11 1:23 AM |
| roof | john kile | 3 | 9/6/11 9:38 AM |
| UL 90 | Meneghini Claudio | 2 | 8/25/11 12:08 PM |
| horizontal roofing | Michael Culhane | 2 | 8/16/11 11:20 AM |
| Dish Removal | Guest User | 4 | 8/15/11 8:29 AM |
| Chimney flashing | Chris Barnard | 2 | 8/10/11 2:13 PM |
| Insulation | Guest User | 3 | 8/2/11 9:11 AM |
| Ice and water shield | Guest User | 3 | 7/22/11 10:04 PM |
| Clogg gutters on a metel roof | John Jernigan | 3 | 6/16/11 12:22 PM |
| curved roof | Phil Hill | 2 | 5/14/11 3:52 PM |
| Expert Witness? | Rachel Maxam | 2 | 5/8/11 7:39 AM |
| Wireless communciation | Bob Hughes | 2 | 5/8/11 7:38 AM |
| Wireless | Bob Hughes | 2 | 5/8/11 7:37 AM |
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