Lauren White, Editor
Afghanistan Veteran and Single Dad Gets New Roof
By Lauren White. After purchasing a fixer upper, this single father and retired army veteran was surprised with a free new roof. For 20 years, Keith Sahm served in the U.S. Army. After an IED explosion in Afghanistan, Keith was medically retired due to injuries he endured. For ...
What History Does Your Roof Tell?
By Cass Jacoby. John Kenney tells AskARoofer why the history of roofing is an invaluable resource for the industry as a whole and why he is passionate about preserving it. Every roof tells a story. The products, innovations, materials and practices that went into providing you with shelter have been ...
Top June Articles: Fall Protection, Metal Roofing and Employee Appreciation
By Evelyn Witterholt. Here’s what’s been trending on RoofersCoffeeShop®(RCS) this past month. This past June, some of our most popular articles were all about metal roofing! Our number one article focused on rib rollers, a prominent feature on metal roofing panels. And everyone couldn’t get enough of our METALCON article ...
Are Solar Panels For You?
By Lauren White. If you’re considering investing in a solar system, consider these factors. In just one hour, the amount of sunlight that hits the surface of the earth is enough to handle the energy consumption of the entire world for one year. Throughout the years, inventors have found ...
This One’s for the Girls!
By Lauren White, RCS Editor. Let’s Build, a week-long summer camp, introduces young girls to the world of possibilities offered by the trades. Let’s Build Construction Camp for Girls is coming to Ohio! From June 27 to July 1, girls ages 12-16 will congregate at the Mahoning County Career ...
Welcome to the AskARoofer Podcast! - PODCAST TRANSCRIPTION
Editor's note: The following is the transcript of an live interview with Megan Ellsworth, Alice Reynolds, and Lauren White of RoofersCoffeeShop. You can read the interview below or listen to the podcast. Alice Reynolds: Welcome to the AskARoofer Podcast, a podcast for people with roofs. My name is Alice Reynolds. I'm a ...
Top May Stories: Metal Roofing, Hurricane Season and Workplace Wellness
By Evelyn Witterholt, RCS Reporter. Here’s what’s trending on RoofersCoffeeShop®(RCS) this past month. Looking back at the most popular articles for the month of May, three of the top ten are all about metal roofing! The popularity of metal roofs is rising exponentially in the industry, so much so that ...
Introducing the AskARoofer Podcast!
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. In the first-ever AskARoofer podcast we meet with Editor Lauren White as she teaches us what makes the website so special. In this inaugural AskARoofer Podcast Megan Ellsworth and Alice Reynolds interview Lauren White about RoofersCoffeeShop®’s sister site AskARoofer. Lauren White is ...
Introducing the AskARoofer Podcast!
By Cass Jacoby. In the first-ever AskARoofer podcast we meet with Editor Lauren White as she teaches us what makes the website so special. In this inaugural AskARoofer Podcast Megan Ellsworth and Alice Reynolds interview Lauren White about RoofersCoffeeShop®’s sister site AskARoofer. Lauren White is the editor ...
A New Roof for Youth
By Lauren White. When a facility that serves youth experiencing homelessness needed a new roof, the industry stepped up to the plate. Washington County in Oregon is the second most populous county in the state, and has 2,754 houseless students, according to HomePlate Youth Services, the only drop-in and street ...
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