Today, we cover the fifth and final step of our “Starting a Commercial Roofing Business” blog series, establishing profitability. For long-term sustainability, it is obvious that you must keep bringing revenues in to keep your doors open. In this post, we discuss what is involved at this stage of business development, factors to keep in […]
Today, we discuss the third part of our “Starting a Commercial Roofing Business” series: roof systems training. One of the most critical parts of starting a roofing business is learning how to install different kinds of roof systems correctly. While it is certainly one of the most important steps, it is a requirement that many […]
Today, as part of our “Starting a Commercial Roofing Business” blog series, we cover the second essential step of a business start-up: selecting the roofing products that offer the most customer value. Why is Roofing Product Quality Important? There are quite a few reasons why the roofing materials you select and use for your services […]
The beginning of 2014 has been a tremendously exciting period for Choice Roof Contractor Group: we are continuing to see greater interest from prospective members across the United States and rapid growth in our membership base. A recent event that our leadership hosted in Middlebury, Indiana, though, offered a glimpse into the gathering momentum that […]
With commercial roofing sales projected to reach $5.3 billion in 2014 and residential and commercial roofing sales expected to increase to $27.2 billion in 2017, there has never been a better time for starting a roofing business. But it will not be easy to gain a sizable piece of this growing market, as economic conditions […]
Today, we take a short look at the state of commercial roofing in 2014, as well as what is expected for the next three years. Recent industry reports indicate that U.S. demand for commercial roofing is projected to grow over the next few years. That is certainly positive news for commercial roof contractors, as much […]
Today, we discuss the benefits of a roof contractor network referral program and how it helps those in construction acquire more leads in their local roofing markets. On the whole, today’s tight economic conditions are making commercial roof installation, repair, and restoration service opportunities even more competitive for local roofing contractors. The slowly recovering U.S. […]
According to the building products research firm Principia, U.S. demand for commercial roofing will increase to about 6 billion square feet of roofing products valued at around $5 billion in 2014. That is something of an indicator of how extensive the commercial roofing industry is nationwide, with as many as dozens of commercial roofing contracting […]
Once you as commercial roof contractor have correctly identified the composition of the substrate, which we covered in our previous blog titled “Commercial Roof Substrates Overview”, and have determined it to be sound and dry, the next step is repairing flaws and preparing the surface for coating. Above all, the application surface must be smooth, […]
Once a roof has been fully restored or replaced with a roofing system, the most important part of the project lies ahead: this is at least annual inspections and in some parts of the country (high UV exposure, coastal climates and areas subjected to high winds) semi-annual inspections. It should be noted that the best […]
