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| TOPIC | POSTED BY | REPLIES | LAST POST |
|---|---|---|---|
| roofing products that are low or no voc | loretta lodico | 6 | 10/14/18 6:55 PM |
| Galvalume vs SMP longevity | Matthew Michaud | 4 | 9/6/18 7:13 PM |
| mill finish | Don Terres | 4 | 6/27/18 11:42 PM |
| Cost | Guest User | 10 | 6/25/18 9:02 PM |
| seek old panel profile | 2 | 6/20/18 11:50 PM | |
| Underlayment and fasteners for tongue and groove roof. | Ben Pat | 4 | 6/20/18 1:28 AM |
| Best value Stone coated Steel Roofing | Kathleen McIntee | 19 | 5/24/18 3:13 PM |
| Minimum gage for hurricane areas | 3 | 5/12/18 4:58 PM | |
| What type of metal roof? | Becky Becky | 4 | 5/9/18 6:45 PM |
| Standing Seam on Tiny House w/2" pitch | Susan MIller | 3 | 5/3/18 10:14 AM |
| need advice help | J Sledd | 4 | 4/21/18 1:43 PM |
| Need advice | J Sledd | 5 | 4/19/18 4:29 PM |
| Corten vs other | Guest User | 7 | 3/19/18 1:46 AM |
| Exposed vs Covered fasteners | James Kearney | 2 | 3/6/18 6:13 PM |
| PVDF (Kynar 500 or Fluorpon) versus SMP (Valspar Weather XL) | Mary Ann Pope | 7 | 1/19/18 1:58 PM |
| STAINLESS STEEL FASTENERS | Jean Tarlton | 2 | 1/15/18 5:27 PM |
| How could I insulate this metal roof? | Bill Spikowski | 7 | 1/10/18 11:10 AM |
| white metal roof | Guest User | 5 | 1/3/18 11:11 AM |
| metal roof | Guest User | 2 | 12/26/17 7:52 AM |
| 36 inch exposed fastner batten panel | andrew herrington | 2 | 12/5/17 9:29 PM |
| commercial complex SARNAFil | stephanie salvucci | 2 | 11/25/17 10:59 AM |
| ALUMINUM ROOF FIRE RATING | Jean Tarlton | 2 | 11/2/17 1:03 PM |
| Gutter Guards | Guest User | 2 | 8/24/17 9:11 AM |
| Paint prices | Guest User | 5 | 8/9/17 8:07 PM |
| Standing Seam vs. Metal Shingles | Guest User | 5 | 8/2/17 8:36 PM |
| nailed flange vs cliped standing seam | Guest User | 7 | 8/2/17 7:09 AM |
| metal over shingle | mary Martin | 3 | 7/22/17 9:48 PM |
| Standing seam for coastal construction. | Guest User | 6 | 7/10/17 6:50 PM |
| Galvanized Steel Tile shingles for exterior building vertical wall application | Benjamin Braun | 3 | 6/2/17 2:07 PM |
| Drip stop condensation controller technology | 14 | 5/12/17 8:51 PM | |
| 1:12 roof pitch | jean vallee | 5 | 5/10/17 10:57 AM |
| Ice & water barrier | Rick Quinn | 2 | 5/7/17 6:15 AM |
| Is 24 Gauge considered "light gauge" | Monica Adams | 4 | 5/2/17 3:14 PM |
| Metal shakes | Darren Blankenship | 2 | 4/1/17 7:04 AM |
| Metal Roof 101 | Guest User | 2 | 3/31/17 9:34 AM |
| Metal over ashalt shingles | Jerome Carter | 2 | 3/21/17 8:33 PM |
| Galvalume Coil Source? | Guest User | 5 | 3/20/17 4:55 AM |
| Manufacture | Guest User | 2 | 3/16/17 12:48 PM |
| Metal Thickness | Franklin Bestebreur | 2 | 3/15/17 5:11 AM |
| Mechanical lock vs snap-lock standing seam | Megan Sampson | 2 | 3/2/17 1:43 AM |
| Galvalume vs aluminum | Megan Sampson | 6 | 3/2/17 1:37 AM |
| New metal over old | Guest User | 3 | 1/28/17 11:45 AM |
| Breathable Synthetic Underlayment | John Nguyen | 8 | 1/25/17 10:56 AM |
| Maximum span | Guest User | 2 | 1/15/17 3:45 PM |
| Plexlam | Jon Maenpa | 4 | 12/6/16 2:59 PM |
| 29 vs 26 gauge | Joe Biddle | 4 | 11/29/16 10:07 AM |
| Roof jack silicone failure | 2 | 11/21/16 5:51 AM | |
| roofing colors | John Parks | 2 | 11/8/16 8:01 AM |
| Atas roofing | Guest User | 2 | 10/29/16 9:57 AM |
| 24 VS. 26 GAUGE | Derek Wendelken | 6 | 10/19/16 4:24 PM |
| Curved roof application | Guest User | 5 | 10/8/16 4:44 PM |
| Porcelain enamel roofing | Mike Gulatz | 4 | 10/6/16 5:21 PM |
| Historic Embossed Singles | Victoria Cunningham | 3 | 9/21/16 12:51 PM |
| What type of flat metal roof to be used as porch deck? | Guest User | 2 | 9/15/16 2:45 PM |
| Recommended metal roofing residential | Guest User | 2 | 8/30/16 8:22 AM |
| Mixing metal and asbestos shingles | jean vallee | 2 | 8/24/16 9:56 AM |
| underlayment for corrugated metal roofing | Lee Josselyn | 4 | 8/10/16 4:15 PM |
| best | Paul M | 7 | 8/8/16 3:56 PM |
| Width and Height | Robin Sullivan | 4 | 7/29/16 5:38 AM |
| Coating on APP modified Bitumen Membrane | Abhinav Singh | 2 | 7/16/16 8:08 AM |
| Cedar shake replacement | Guest User | 2 | 7/11/16 5:32 AM |
| Standing Seam Width | David Dold | 2 | 5/23/16 3:06 PM |
| How much trouble with the wrong underlayment? | Guest User | 3 | 4/26/16 9:13 AM |
| Is this a decent quote/product | John M | 3 | 4/14/16 9:19 PM |
| product selection | Sheila Witham | 4 | 4/7/16 12:15 AM |
| Round Roof for Old Dairy Barn Renovation? | Kevin BLUHM | 5 | 3/31/16 3:35 PM |
| Galvalume vs. G90 | Rob Noah | 3 | 3/24/16 1:55 PM |
| Sagging asphalt garage roof | Guest User | 2 | 3/12/16 7:53 PM |
| Aluminum Shake vs. Stone Coated Steel | Guest User | 9 | 2/4/16 8:12 PM |
| Need to ID these panels | Guest User | 7 | 2/3/16 1:32 PM |
| Metal Sheathing for Quonset | Jeromeg Gunderson | 3 | 1/11/16 2:07 PM |
| venting? | colleen thirkell | 3 | 11/30/15 4:36 PM |
| would like unpainted galvanized on high bank waterfront ~ good or bad? | Guest User | 4 | 11/28/15 4:39 PM |
| Raised clips with standing seam | Merrick Endres | 9 | 11/9/15 1:44 PM |
| Galvalume | Joseph Rehm | 11 | 10/18/15 11:01 AM |
| Roof underlay | Guest User | 2 | 7/15/15 4:50 PM |
| Metal roofing on modular home | d lewis | 4 | 7/13/15 8:10 PM |
| Roof for a carport | Russell Quinn | 3 | 6/30/15 5:49 PM |
| Standing Seam vs 5-V Crimp | lana acebo | 2 | 6/25/15 7:07 AM |
| Steel or Aluminum? | Mike Polhemus | 3 | 6/25/15 6:00 AM |
| Right-sizing for residential applications | Steph McDougal | 2 | 6/1/15 9:30 AM |
| High reflectivity issue with building code | Robert Farr | 3 | 5/12/15 6:31 AM |
| Roofing & Venting w Wildfires | Yvonne Welles | 2 | 4/10/15 3:51 AM |
| Untreated Bonderized Roofing | Michael Blazewicz | 2 | 3/30/15 3:10 PM |
| Painted v.s. Unpainted metal | Guest User | 5 | 3/17/15 10:44 AM |
| Standing seam vs Screw-Down Style | Guest User | 3 | 3/3/15 10:39 AM |
| choosing coil vs premade | ria s | 5 | 2/2/15 4:29 PM |
| Solatube | ria s | 2 | 2/1/15 10:37 AM |
| metal roofing and solar panels | Laura Lewis | 2 | 12/3/14 2:47 PM |
| Compatibility of Zinc and Galvanized Steel Roofing | Guest User | 2 | 10/22/14 9:48 AM |
| Metal Reroof | Guest User | 2 | 10/9/14 7:39 AM |
| Standing Seam Metal roof questions | Guest User | 2 | 9/17/14 6:49 AM |
| Black roof shows imperfections | EM Yates | 5 | 8/7/14 7:55 AM |
| Decra metal roofing | scott turner | 7 | 7/8/14 9:46 AM |
| preventing moisture issues with new metal roof | Ryan Meyer | 4 | 6/16/14 10:18 AM |
| Steel Shingles vs Panel | Kal Lund | 4 | 5/27/14 7:43 PM |
| low slope, stylish, and concealed fasteners? | Mary DeDanan | 16 | 5/23/14 7:13 AM |
| Product Selection for Cottages | TL Gabriola | 2 | 5/8/14 12:34 AM |
| Rolled ridge cap wanted | Robert Cambridge | 2 | 5/5/14 7:27 AM |
| MRA Members Who Sell to Homeowners Direct? | Tom Connelly | 2 | 5/4/14 3:22 PM |
| Clip versus clipless panels | Guest User | 3 | 4/19/14 12:34 PM |
| bonderized | Ed Bell | 3 | 4/19/14 12:23 PM |
| Metal roofing choice help | Jim Hauenstein | 6 | 4/11/14 4:31 PM |
| 2.5" corrugated = 2.5" | shayne mcquade | 2 | 4/6/14 11:07 AM |
| Aluminum gauge? | Guest User | 4 | 3/19/14 4:59 PM |
| Which shingle? | Guest User | 4 | 2/23/14 3:34 PM |
| Best way to keep minimal snow from building | Guest User | 3 | 2/14/14 10:37 AM |
| Low pitch: salt water = ? | Guest User | 9 | 1/20/14 8:29 PM |
| Strapping? | Jc Norris | 3 | 1/17/14 9:10 AM |
| Best roof for snow? | Terry Coble | 4 | 12/31/13 10:44 AM |
| what do I need? | Guest User | 2 | 12/15/13 9:39 AM |
| Ice and water shield choice | Susan Trowbridge | 2 | 12/15/13 9:37 AM |
| Black Roof in Florida | Guest User | 2 | 12/15/13 9:35 AM |
| tin roofing | jason ambit | 2 | 12/1/13 8:20 PM |
| Oceanfront residence | Guest User | 3 | 11/26/13 7:51 AM |
| panel options | Guest User | 2 | 11/13/13 12:07 AM |
| Metal Finishes | Guest User | 2 | 11/7/13 6:37 AM |
| camouflage metal roofing | Guest User | 3 | 10/17/13 10:49 PM |
| choosing insulation | june melton | 2 | 10/13/13 11:44 PM |
| Choices in Hurricane zone | Guest User | 2 | 9/28/13 3:24 PM |
| Low slope metal roof vs single ply roof | Michael Rahal | 4 | 8/25/13 9:41 PM |
| shedding ice onto porch roof | steve andrews | 3 | 8/6/13 5:42 PM |
| metal or rolled roofing | Annette Blythe | 5 | 8/2/13 6:15 AM |
| metal type choice | Guest User | 8 | 8/2/13 6:14 AM |
| Zinc Roofing | Troy Lundell | 9 | 8/2/13 6:06 AM |
| Style best for shedding snow | Laurel Murphy | 5 | 7/2/13 9:07 AM |
| Type of metal roof | Kathy Bottorff | 3 | 7/1/13 12:30 PM |
| Exposed fastner roofing | Paul Messier | 7 | 6/10/13 1:05 PM |
| Hurricane Zone | Carl Milton | 6 | 5/8/13 3:41 AM |
| Striated or flat | Krista Breinholt | 3 | 5/2/13 7:42 AM |
| Pro Panel vs Standing Seam | Lee Froman | 2 | 3/28/13 12:50 PM |
| aluminum or steel | Guest User | 6 | 3/23/13 2:30 PM |
| Concave Curves on Roof | Guest User | 5 | 2/15/13 12:15 AM |
| finding supply for a diy er | bubba horton | 2 | 2/11/13 9:08 AM |
| 1/12 roof how tall a seam? | Laura Gossen | 3 | 2/1/13 2:10 PM |
| Snow shedding | Guest User | 2 | 12/16/12 7:40 PM |
| panel width | Will Felderhof | 3 | 12/10/12 9:04 AM |
| Saltwater exposure | Guest User | 2 | 12/5/12 10:17 AM |
| Choice of two manufacturers | Guest User | 3 | 11/16/12 8:27 PM |
| Replacing a slate roof with metal | gerald coughlin | 2 | 11/12/12 2:19 PM |
| Waste Factor | Guest User | 5 | 10/24/12 2:39 PM |
| TESTING | Andy Sullivan | 2 | 10/12/12 2:52 PM |
| 26 or 29 gauge | cody hustead | 3 | 8/18/12 11:07 PM |
| Overwhelmed by price differences | Julie Burkett | 14 | 6/11/12 11:51 AM |
| Mechanically Seam Metal vs. TPO? | Chris Wise | 12 | 6/9/12 7:09 AM |
| Metal Roof | Mark Kelley | 11 | 5/20/12 3:51 PM |
| Porch roof question | Lisa Griffin | 5 | 5/11/12 11:35 AM |
| Galvalume vs. Stelcolour 4-Mil Barrier Series | Jake K | 7 | 4/23/12 2:06 PM |
| The Look of Zinc | Guest User | 2 | 4/16/12 8:45 AM |
| wanted: non-ribbed metal flat roofing | Phil Lethes | 2 | 4/11/12 8:05 AM |
| Black Roof in FLorida | Guest User | 5 | 3/21/12 2:20 PM |
| Granite Coatings | chuck neely | 3 | 3/6/12 8:40 AM |
| choice of product | Adrienne Ray | 8 | 2/14/12 7:32 PM |
| Non standing seam solar | alan hawse | 5 | 1/24/12 7:42 AM |
| ceram-a-star1050 coating/paint system | Guest User | 2 | 1/2/12 1:44 PM |
| recommendation for application in the south | Guest User | 3 | 12/16/11 11:31 AM |
| Radius Rib | Randal Perisho | 2 | 11/10/11 7:05 PM |
| coatings | dana dalbak | 2 | 11/4/11 8:08 AM |
| Metal roof over existing shingles | Leigh McArthur | 8 | 10/28/11 12:18 PM |
| CAN IT BE DONE? | Guest User | 3 | 9/25/11 1:27 AM |
| Aluminum vs Steel | Patty Curatola | 3 | 9/12/11 11:02 PM |
| 29 gauge in hard winter climate? | Josh Rhoads | 4 | 9/12/11 7:39 AM |
| Are all manufacturers the same? | Jay Buckner | 4 | 8/19/11 8:05 PM |
| corrosion of aluminum on steel roof frame | Guest User | 3 | 8/19/11 8:05 PM |
| Paint System | Darren Brittain | 2 | 8/12/11 11:16 PM |
| Mechanical Seam Roofing | Bo Howard | 5 | 8/11/11 5:03 PM |
| Roofing for a hip roof barn | michael hoerner | 2 | 8/9/11 5:30 AM |
| Pros versus Cons for Metal Roofing Companies | Wayne Carson | 4 | 7/22/11 4:21 PM |
| close to copper | Patrick Caddeau | 2 | 7/22/11 2:33 PM |
| Oil Canning Decisions | Alex Gil | 2 | 5/12/11 1:47 PM |
| minimum slope for a standing seam | Mauricio Avendano | 4 | 5/2/11 10:49 AM |
| Vertical metal siding for a tower | Dennis Maloney | 2 | 4/23/11 8:19 AM |
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