January 30, 2025

Western Red Cedar and Alaskan Yellow Cedar are excellent materials used for cedar roofing. One of the most outstanding features these materials have is that they are natural insulators making cedar roofs great for energy efficiency and heat retention. Due to the wood air pockets, there is a slow heat transfer which allows buildings to […]

Slate is one of the most durable and appealing materials in the roofing industry. But do you know about its history? Well, the first commercial slate quarry opened just in 1785 in Peach Bottom, Pennsylvania, which shows that the industry was largely local until the mid-1800s. Slate roofing is still just as popular due to

One of the most important issues homeowners raise when exploring different roofing styles is whether metal roofs may attract lightning. According to the National Lightning Safety Institute, the average odds of a particular home experiencing lightning is about 1 in 200. On the contrary, many people still believe that roofs made of metal are more