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Retrofit snowguards
I've had several requests to give recommendations for retrofitting snowguards on DaVinci Roofscapes steep slope roofing products. The first recommendation is to install them when the roof is being...
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Class A Fire Rating
What does a class A fire rating mean on a roofing product mean? It means that the roof covering has undergone extensive fire testing using the ASTM E 108 test standard at the Class A level. Class A is...
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Almost ice dam time again
Although there are many areas in the South, Southeast, and Southwest that don't have the problem, the rest of us have to worry about ice dams on our roofs. Most steep slope roofing products require a...
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Baby it's Cold Outside
This is the time of year I’m most grateful that I work for DaVinci Roofscapes and spend most of my day in a nice toasty office. For many years I spent my winters outside installing roofs and don’t...
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International Builders Show
I am sitting down in the Orlando airport as I type this, and my feet and legs have never been so thankful. I just left the International Builders Show (IBS) after four days of being on my feet and it...
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The Dreaded Mold
There are a few things I don’t know about roof ventilation: 1. Why is the amount of ventilation required by the International Building Code based on square footage of attic space not volume of attic...
View ArticleStainless Steel Nails
DaVinci Roofscapes recommends the use of copper, stainless steel, or hot-dipped galvanized nails when installing DaVinci steep slope roofing tiles. The reason for the recommendation is that we expect...
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Mysterious New Circles
Lately I have been getting the same question over and over. What are those four circles that have recently shown up just below the nailing area on the Bellaforté Slate? What answer do you think is...
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Custom Installations
DaVinci Roofscapes prides itself in being the best choice to truly create a custom roof. DaVinci offers 49 in-stock colors that can be blended to your specification. We can also create tiles from...
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Installing DaVinci Tiles With No Waste
I often get calls from contractors about how much waste they should add to their bid when figuring multi-width DaVinci Slate or DaVinci Simulated Shake roofing products. Although I don't know how...
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DaVinci Shake Rake Alternative
I personally like to use a rake tile on gable ends when installing the new DaVinci synthetic cedar shake called Bellaforté Shake. It makes the tiles easy to install because the installer doesn’t need...
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Do Extreme Freeze-Thaw Cycles Affect DaVinci Tiles?
In some parts of the country roofing materials experience very harsh weather with extreme temperature change. The high country in the Rockies or Sierras is very indicative of this. In these mountain...
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Hurricane Sandy reminds us about Storm Chasers
After the bad weather on the East Coast last week I saw a video news story where the Attorney General of New York was warning victims of Hurricane Sandy to watch out for unlicensed and uninsured...
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Mini-History Of Synthetic Slate
Many people think that synthetic slate and shake roofing materials are a new idea. That couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact synthetic slate tiles were manufactured in Europe in the mid-1800s...
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Aerial Measurement for Free??
Back in the days when I was still a roofing contractor I spent a big part of my day measuring jobs for re-roofing. By the time I drove to a location, inspected the roof, and measured it I could spend...
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Custom Installations
DaVinci Roofscapes prides itself in being the best choice to truly create a custom roof. DaVinci offers 49 in-stock colors that can be blended to your specification. We can also create tiles from...
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Class A Fire Rating
What does a class A fire rating mean on a roofing product mean? It means that the roof covering has undergone extensive fire testing using the ASTM E 108 test standard at the Class A level. Class A is...
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Little Bump... Bigger Problem
DaVinci Roofscapes steep slope roofing tiles are designed with an engineered rib structure to make them strong, and assure that they stay flat. This rib structure does a very good job keeping the...
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Retrofitting Snowguards
I've had several requests to give recommendations for retrofitting snowguards on DaVinci Roofscapes steep slope roofing products. The first recommendation is to install them when the roof is being...
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New Bellaforté Shake Hip and Ridge Idea
When I was traveling in Colorado a couple of weeks ago I saw a fabulous looking Bellaforté Shake job being installed by Turner Morris Roofing Systems. Turner Morris is a member of the DaVinci...
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