When Reroofing, the Choice to Recover or Replace May Not Be Yours - February 2022
Thu, Mar 03, 2022
For many years, when a roofing contractor referred to a reroof it was understood that this meant to remove the old roof and then reroof the building. As the industry has transitioned to more recovering of existing roofs, the definition in the code wa... 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
Convention and Industry Updates - September 2021
Mon, Nov 22, 2021
Senate Bill 76, Now Florida Statute 489.147 As we prepared for this year’s Convention, we received word that a preliminary injunction had been granted dealing with specific language from SB 76. Read More
Florida May Have a Flaw in its Roofing Code Armor - May 2021
Wed, May 05, 2021
During the FRSA-TRI Florida High Wind Concrete and Clay Tile Manual Review Committee meetings that started in 2018 and ran into 2020, an issue that was widely discussed concerned the load path required for roof coverings to resist uplift pressures an... Read More
BUR: Time-Tested Roof Systems with New Relevance - November 2020
Wed, Nov 11, 2020
The terms “sustainability,” “efficiency” and “green” (good for the environment) are very often used in our industry these days. The color of the roof can seem to be more important than how well it keeps water out or resists wind uplift and, just as i... Read More
