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Looking Back: Skylights and Your Commercial Rooftop

In May of this year, Roofing Magazine published, and hosted on their site, an “On My Mind” piece from our director of Sales, Marion McKnight. The article was intended to help bring to light potential risks associated with skylights so that building owners, asset management professionals, and anyone else involved in the purchasing decision for such a product could make a more informed decision. Unfortunately, there were some who did not appreciate our commentary and felt it was an attack on the use of skylights in general. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Besides my involvement with PHP Systems/Design, I am also the owner of a skylight manufacturing company, VTech Skylights, so, naturally, I would not encourage something to be written that would discourage the use of skylights. As we also hosted the same material on our site as a blog post, I wanted to take the time and share my response with our readers. My name is Arthur J Valentz. Some 26 years ago I founded PHP Systems/Desig...

Hurricane Season Is Here! Six Must Read Roof Preparation Tips

Hurricane season on the Atlantic and Gulf coast runs from June 1st through November 30th each year. The peak of the season tends to be in August and September. What this means for building owners, operators, and maintenance professionals is that it's time to put in a bit of work with regards to building, roof, and equipment supports to make certain commercial buildings are prepared for the potential storms ahead. While every structure will have different steps that must be taken to protect it, we’ve put together a few points you may want to consider as you prepare for potential inclement weather. 1. Support and Anchor Roof Equipment Pipes, cable, and other roof equipment should be properly supported and anchored in place. It is important to realize that a higher-level of an anchor may be needed than you would think. Durable steel cable is a better choice than a nylon strap, for instance. 2. Check Local Code Contact your local government to find out what standards are required to ke...