Hurricane Preparedness and Recovery: Hire a State-Licensed Contractor
Wed, Oct 17, 2018
The Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) reminds consumers that certain projects require a Florida state- licensed professional. Hiring a state-licensed professional offers personal and financial protection to consumers. State-li... Read More
Understanding Piece Rate Compensation
Wed, Sep 19, 2018
Attorneys Daniel Auerbach & Benjamin Briggs
Most Florida roofing companies are covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), as well as Florida’s corresponding state law incorporating the FLSA. Under the FLSA, employers may compe... Read More
Tapered Insulation Considerations
Wed, Sep 19, 2018
Mike Silvers, CPRC, Silvers Systems Inc. & FRSA Director of Technical Services
So, your next reroof may need tapered insulation? Here are a few things to consider.
When conscientious contractors inspect a building with a low slope roof that nee... Read More
Fastener Failure in a Metal Roofing World
Wed, Sep 19, 2018
Magan Jenkins, Marketing Manager, StealthBond
Calling all metal roofers and those ready to get started in metal roofing! Metal roofing is a growing industry with no end in sight. Many roofers who get into metal end up falling in love with the look a... Read More
Why Should Roofers Employ A Digital Guerrilla Marketing Strategy?
Tue, Sep 18, 2018
Jonathan DeLeeuw, Vice President, Mr. Pipeline Internet Marketing
How should a roofing business advertise in today’s market? Traditional methods for small business advertising such as newspapers, local radio and TV are rapidly losing their eff... Read More
A Changing Marketplace and Market Intelligence
Fri, Sep 07, 2018
Lee Rust, Owner, Florida Corporate Finance
Not long ago, I had a corporate client which was a relatively large manufacturers’ representative for a narrow line of large industrial products. For over two decades that company had prospered. For i... Read More
New Expensing Under Section 179
Mon, Aug 06, 2018
Jacqueline N. Feliciano, Attorney, Cotney Construction Law
The new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) brings exciting new developments for commercial roofing. Prior to the Act,improvements made to nonresidential roofs were not fully deduc... Read More
Discussion: Open/Expired Permits
Mon, Aug 06, 2018
Cam Fentriss, FRSA LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
We have a monkey on our back. It’s called open or expired permits. This is a problem that needs a solution. Even if we cannot fix all the ways a permit can remain pending, I am pretty sure we can take a f... Read More
