By Evelyn Witterholt, RCS Reporter. 

The North / East Roofing Contractors Association (NERCA) is set to host its 94th annual trade show.  

This year’s North / East Roofing Contractors Association (NERCA) Convention and Trade Show is expected to have a great turnout. The event is set to take place March 1 – 3 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Although the deadline for registration has passed, we are currently offering a free pass that contractors can use at the door to attend the event. 

With nearly 200 booths and quality educational seminars, this convention is great event for contractors in the northeastern United States to attend. RoofersCoffeeShop® will be there at booth 529, so swing by and say hi to Heidi Ellsworth, Karen Edwards and Tim Ellsworth. At the booth we’ll be giving out our special 20th anniversary celebratory swag! 

National Women in Roofing (NWIR) will also be there at booth 130 and they will be hosting a networking event on March 2 at 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Members from the NWIR board of directors and local councils will be attending and time will be devoted to discussing empowering women in the roofing industry. Register for the event today! 

Here are some other booths work checking out: 

• ABC Supply – Booth #411 

• A.C.T. Metal Deck Supply – Booth #425 

• APOC – Booth #118 

• ATAS International – Booth #226 

• Beacon Building Products – Booth #401 

• CertainTeed – Booth #301 

• DECRA Metal Roofing – Booth #125 

• Duro-Last – Booth #233 

• Estimating Edge – Booth #606 

• Flascho – Booth #127 

• GCP – Booth #326 

• Hunter Panels – Booth #612 

• ICP Group – Booth #620 

• IKO – Booth #229 

• Johns Manville – Booth #417 

• Leap – Booth #531 

• Owens Corning – Booth #114 

• Polyglass – Booth #228 

• Sashco – Booth #624 

• Sika – Booth #325 

Learn more about NERCA in their RoofersCoffeeShop® Directory or visit www.nerca.org.   

About NERCA 

NERCA is the founder of the NEREF scholarship. They are the regional association for roofing contractors covering the northeast part of the country.  Their territory includes: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Delaware.

By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. 

This video playlist will walk you through the all-important metal roof sealing and reinforcement maintenance processes.  

ROOF X TENDER® by TRI-BUILT™ from Beacon Building Products curated a metal roof detailing playlist to provide contractors with step-by-step instructions on sealing or reinforcing fasteners, seams, penetrations and more. Roof X Tender has continually provided time-tested and proven roofing and waterproofing systems for a variety of clients and created this playlist to share their knowledge and processes with other roofing professionals. 

This playlist, hosted by Roof X Tender Field Systems Coordinator, John Walker, walks you through the important steps to create seamless and watertight barriers to maintain the durability and performance of metal roofs.  

“Screws, seams, penetrations and other critical areas typically account for 80% of metal roof leaks,” said John. “So it is extremely important to properly seal and reinforce all of these locations.”  

Current episodes include: 

• Exposed fastener. In this episode John completes metal roof detail ME-AC-1, which is designed to sew existing fasteners through all types of metal roofs. This project uses acrylic-based products and performs best when installed during mild weather conditions. The video will inform you of the equipment you will need and John’s two procedure options to achieve properly sealed and reinforced fasteners. 

• Vertical seam. This episode features John completing metal roof detail ME-AC-2, sealing vertical seams in overlapping metal roof details. Poorly maintained seams in metal roofs account for many leakage issues, so it is important to understand how to apply vertical seam roof detailing to all types of metal roofs. 

• Flanges and pipes. This roof detail, MA-AC-3, is designed to seal pipes, plumbing vents and other roof penetrations. Like vertical seams, roof penetrations need to maintain a watertight application throughout the lifespan of a roof. 

• Horizontal seam. The final episode touches on metal roof detail ME-BLT-1, sealing horizontal seams in metal roofs.  

Watch all of the videos and subscribe to Beacon Building Product’s YouTube page for more excellent roofing content. 

Learn more about Beacon Building Products in their RoofersCoffeeShop® Directory or visit www.becn.com.