October 2019 Blog Archive

8 Ways Drones and Changing Construction Sun, Oct 20, 2019 Ethan Smith, Equipment Trader More than any other industry, drones are being put to use on constructionworksites, with drone use surging by 239 percent from 2017 to 2018.Infrastructure work now makes up 35.5 percent of professional ... Read More

New Revenue Stream: Gutter Guards Sun, Oct 20, 2019 Ronald Erkes, Owner, Erkes Associates Selling and installing gutter guards is an untapped revenue stream for roofers. Think of the logic. You're on the roof doing an inspection to prepare an estimate. Simply look down into the existing gutters to se... Read More

Check These Red Flags to See if You are in Trouble and Don't Even Know It! Thu, Oct 17, 2019 Bill Kinnard, President & CEO, Gandy & Associates Business failure is not an overnight occurrence. The process of going out of business is gradual, often taking three to four years, and most don't even realize they are in trouble ... until i... Read More

OSHA's Top 10 Violations for 2019 Thu, Oct 17, 2019 The top 10 most cited violations by federal OSHA in the first 10.5 months of fiscal year 2019 accounted for 26,915 violations. Here are the top 10, released at the National Safety Council's 2019 Congress, along with how many violations (from October ... Read More

Advantages of Metal Roofing Thu, Oct 17, 2019 Matthew Leonard, Vice President, Architectural Sheet Metal Inc. Metal Roofing History Metal is one of the oldest types of roofing material, in use thousands of years ago in Asia and Europe. There are metal roofs on buildings today that are hundreds... Read More

Is it Important to Floridians that the FBC and the IBC Match? Tue, Oct 15, 2019 Mike Silvers, CPRC, Owner, Silvers Systems Inc., and FRSA Technical Director Florida is currently updating the Florida Building Code (FBC), something we do every three years. The process has been in progress since May 2018, when the FBC Staff posted... Read More

Preparing for Storms: Blue Roof Contracts Thu, Oct 10, 2019 Trent Cotney, Cotney Construction Law, LLP We are currently at the peak of the 2019 hurricane season, and if the record-setting Dorian is any indication of what's to come, contractors should be prepared for an influx of repair requests. The powerful... Read More