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CertainTeed Luxury Products Offer HOAs Efficient, Durable Alternatives to Traditional Building Materials
- ebuild (8/30/2007)
- In the interest of maintaining high property values, many affluent residential communities depend on a homeowners association (HOA) board to set guidelines for any modifications made to a home's exterior within the community. CertainTeed luxury products offer HOAs efficient, durable alternatives to traditional building materials.
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CertainTeed Corporation Offers Newest Edition of the Preeminent Shingle Applicator's Manual (SAM 8)
- ebuild (8/21/2007)
- CertainTeed Corporation ups the ante for roofing contractors with its all-new eighth edition of the Shingle Applicator's Manual (SAM). Considered the roofing industry's most authoritative book on shingle application, the fully illustrated manual contains the most up-to-date information on shingle roofing installation. The eighth edition SAM contains updated and new application instructions, several new flashing details, diagrams and numerous new installation tips. The manual also introduces several newer products, including Presidential Shake impact resistant luxury shingles and Mountain Ridge High Profile Hip and Ridge Accessory.
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EcoStar Introduces EcoVent Roofing Tiles
- ebuild (8/1/2007)
- EcoStar, the leading manufacturer of premium steep slope roofing materials, is adding EcoVent to its line of premium accessories. EcoVent is a continuous tile-over ridge vent that efficiently removes hot, moist air from the attic space of a building. Vital to increasing the life span of a roof, EcoVent helps reduce cooling costs of a building while preventing moisture build-up in the attic space. EcoVent provides incredible strength and offers unmatched durability and protection against rain, snow and ice, providing a breathable, yet efficient weather barrier in virtually every weather condition.
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CertainTeed Presidential Shake Luxury Shingles are at the Core of Roof Designs at Apple Springs
- ebuild (7/27/2007)
- To top the modern-day luxury log homes that will eventually fill the development, they chose CertainTeed Presidential Shake, a product which mixes the time-honored appearance of cedar shake roofing with the durability of an asphalt composition shingle.
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Heritage Vintage Premium Asphalt Shingles
- BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (7/19/2007)
- Tamko Building Products. Designed to look like wood shake with cuts and angular lines, Heritage Vintage premium asphalt shingles are backed by a 50-year limited warranty. They are UL listed for Class-A fire and wind resistance. The shingles come in five color options: weathered wood, charcoal, redwood, fossil grey, and chestnut. 800-641-4691.
- Roof Redux
- REMODELING Magazine (6/1/2007)
- A few years ago, Ann Marzano's home needed a new roof. Environmentally conscious, she wanted to avoid asphalt or cedar, but her local homeowner's association wouldn't allow metal. After researching alternatives, she came up with synthetic slate, a durable rubber composite made mostly from recycled tires that provided the traditional look her NIMBY neighbors demanded.
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New Owens Corning Duration Series Shingles with SureNail Technology Help Reduce Redtags, Callbacks and Improve Cycle Time
- ebuild (5/7/2007)
- Builders looking to capture additional efficiencies and buyer satisfaction should look to the rooftop. Owens Corning (NYSE: OC), the manufacturer of America's # 1 brand of roofing shingles, introduces Duration Series shingles with SureNail Technology. Due to the liberal nailing area, contractors report improved productivity and greater accuracy, allowing them to get on to their next roof sooner and reduce builder cycle times. Duration Series shingles also deliver greater wind protection - resisting up to category three hurricane force winds. Owens Corning is the only maker of asphalt roofing shingles with this powerful combination of benefits.
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CertainTeed Landmark Series Designer Shingles Hit a Home Run at New Arkansas Minor League Ballpark
- ebuild (4/17/2007)
- One standout component of the ballpark is its expansive steep-sloped roof, which covers the grandstands, fieldhouse and beer gardens. The roof owes much of its charm to 800 squares of CertainTeed Landmark designer shingles in Moiré Black, specified by project architect HKS Architects, Inc., of Dallas. The project's roofing contractor, D.R. Kidd Company, Inc., of Round Rock, Texas, strongly supported that decision.
- Product Review: Exterior Products
- PROSALES Magazine (3/1/2007)
- Year after year, the diversity of our Editors' Choice winners continues to reflect the many ways in which the pro supply industry changes and evolves. We hope many of these products will strike your fancy and reveal themselves to you as valuable tools–not just more items to sell–as you progress through 2007.
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Owens Corning Introduces New Duration Series Shingles
- ebuild (2/27/2007)
- Builders looking to capture additional efficiencies and buyer satisfaction should look to the rooftop. Owens Corning (NYSE: OC), the manufacturer of America's # 1 brand of roofing shingles, introduces Duration Series shingles with SureNail Technology. Due to the liberal nailing area, contractors report improved productivity and greater accuracy, allowing them to get on to their next roof sooner and reduce builder cycle times. Duration Series shingles also deliver greater wind protection resisting up to category three hurricane force winds. Owens Corning is the only maker of asphalt roofing shingles with this powerful combination of benefits.
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