Post Addition One of the most interesting projects in my career thus far has been a project that was a large conveyor system suspended 60’ over an active railway, also in use by the facility.  Working closely with their safety director during the bid, we devised a strategy that was acceptable to both him and … Read more

Early on in my career, when I was still working on the rooftops, I encountered a consultant who had a very different temperature in the afternoon than he did in the morning.  We all know why that is.  But, I had soaked a rag in cleaner, to clean and prime a repair he was overseeing … Read more

One summer, I got a call from an angry man, stating that we had to stop “spreading tar” because the smell was too much for him. We’ve had this call before, but usually, its from the glue smell, and it’s on a building we’re actually working on. This time, however, it was for some apartment … Read more

Karen I received a message from the answering service that went something like this: “Hi this is Jane Doe from Karen Properties, you guys came out and replaced our roof last year, well were having leaks in the same spots as before I want a call back immediately with what you will do to rectify … Read more

Cringeworthy We all have it. That job. You know the one.  The one that didn’t turn out just right, or the customer that will  Never. Stop. Calling. You. You drive past their house, or business, or the name enters your thoughts as you browse past an old job file.  It’s like a voodoo curse. You … Read more

Tax Day In the earlier parts of the year, I frequently give guys days off for tax preparation, which is no big deal, things are usually a little slower this time of year, and I know they are always anxious for returns.  This year, I had an employee call when his appointment was complete. I … Read more

You know the saying, it pays to do it yourself. Unless of course, yourself has no idea what they are doing. Yet another tar product on a single-ply membrane roof. “It worked for a while but the leaks came back.” Yea no kidding. Only in Roofing.

This week, again, an occurrence that most of you in the industry are familiar with, we had a disappearing act. A mostly stable employee calls in 1 day, and then you never hear from them again. I’m almost always worried about them. A great, stable employee that seems to have his head on his shoulders … Read more

This Thanksgiving, I decided to do something I hadn’t done before, pay the guys for the holiday. Now, you’d think that would be welcomed news, which it was, as I described it the Monday before the holiday, but only if everyone showed up all week and we accomplished what we had set as a goal. … Read more

On an ancient roof we’ve been band-aiding for what feels like a decade, and may actually be; These postules are popping up EVERYWHERE: Something is sucking the EPDM to the insulation. It’s a layer of wood fiber, and they have slowly grown, and spread across the roof. The makeup has fiberglass insulation below the wood … Read more