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Introduction to Roofing Hammers and Hatchets
By IKO. Roofing hammers and hatchets are specialized tools intended to help residential roofers cut shingles and drive nails into them. Editor's note: The information in the article below can help you quickly get new team members up to speed about the specialty tools used in roofing. These specialized tools have unique ...
Roofing Do’s and Don’ts to Enhance Your Professional Reputation
Discover how earning a stellar reputation depends on so much more than just being great at installing shingles. Put yourself in a homeowner’s place and imagine that your roof is leaking or that a violent windstorm has swept through your neighborhood, ripping shingles off every home’s roof. Your main concern would ...
Commercial Roof Drains and Drainage Systems
By IKO. Share this great information with your building owner customers and new employees to help them understand the importance of proper drainage. Commercial buildings have flat or low-sloped roofs that need special drainage solutions. This article provides an overview of the types of drainage systems suitable for commercial buildings and the ...
Primer 101: A Guide to Asphalt Primer
By IKO. Choosing the right primer will depend on the substrate, the weather conditions and the type of coating or membrane application. By definition, a primer comes first and serves as a base for what should follow — whether it’s attending the primary grades at the beginning of school, priming an engine ...
The True Square & Coverage Advantages of IKO
By IKO. One factor that elevates IKO above the competition is its True Square Advantage. When you buy an IKO square of Dynasty or Cambridge roofing shingles, a square is what you get. Three IKO bundles cover precisely 100 sq. ft. You’ll get accurate measurements and an exact number of shingles in ...
Did You Know About IKO’s Canadian Roots?
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. IKO shares its history as a pioneer and leader in the global roofing and related products industry. IKO was founded in 1951 in Canada. It first manufactured building paper and then expanded to include coated roll roofing. Its first asphalt shingle was made in 1954, and ...
IKO’s Profit Power Assists Roofers Ready to Elevate Their Bottom Line
IKO releases remaining 2019 and Q1 2020 ROOFPRO Profit Power Workshops. IKO, an industry leader in residential roofing, released its US Profit Power Workshops schedule for the remainder of 2019 and Canada locations for Q1 of 2020. Profit Power Workshops are available to members of IKO’s ROOFPRO Loyalty Program or contractors interested ...
IKO’s Cambridge™ Cool Colors Exceed California’s Title 24 Minimum Standard by 25 Percent
Roofing products leader responds to industry requirement with six new shingle colors. This June, IKO, a global manufacturer of residential roofing shingles and commercial waterproofing and roofing products, expanded its Cambridge™ Cool Colors shingle line with six new colors that have an increased Solar Reflectance Index (SRI) of 20+, exceeding California’s ...
What is a Roofing Base Sheet?
By IKO. Base sheets may sound simple, but there is a lot of variation among them, from the materials used to manufacture them, to their installation method. Editor's note: Use this informative article to educate new employees or those not normally in the field on what base sheets are and their importance ...
6 Steps to Minimize Call-Backs After Installing A Shingle Roof
By IKO. Embrace the dreaded call-back and your business could benefit. It’s Monday morning. You’re facing a pile of work and are just about to start digging into a new asphalt shingle installation project. Then, the phone rings. A client is asking you to return to the job site to look at ...
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