Roof Assemblies - Significant Changes in Roofing Requirements - BASF
Tue, Feb 08, 2022
The 7th Edition (2020) Florida Building Code includes several key changes to the requirements for roof assemblies. Many changes strengthen the code to improve the resistance of wind and water infiltration damage. Several of the changes apply to both ... Read More
Metal Roofing by the Sea - October 2021
Thu, Dec 02, 2021
In 2010, 123.3 million people lived in U.S. coastal counties according to a report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management. That’s a lot of people who require a lot of residential structures, whic... Read More
FRSA Tile Underlayment Testing Confirms Concerns - October 2021
Tue, Nov 30, 2021
In the May 2021 edition of Florida Roofing magazine, I wrote an article titled Florida May Have a Flaw in Our Roofing Code Armor. The article went into some detail about a possible problem with tile underlayment consisting of a nailed D226 #30 with a... Read More
What Dangers Lurk in the Attic (and Other Concealed Spaces)
Tue, Nov 19, 2019
Mike Silvers, CPRC, Owner, Silvers Systems Inc., and FRSA Technical Director
Our industry provides training and information at every level and the needfor some training is obvious, but there are other concerns that are not as obviou... Read More
