Category Archives: Roofing Materials

Why Steel Roofing?

Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 01/19/2012

My grandparent’s lake cabin was nearly 75 years old when the cedar shake roof finally gave out in the 1980’s. With the quality of cedar shakes down and the price high (besides the dangers of a wooden roof in a forest) the solution became clear – painted steel. In the woods, the non-combustible feature alone […]

Categories: Pole Building Comparisons, Roofing Materials, Pole Barn Planning, Steel Roofing & Siding
Tags: Reroofing, Asphalt Shingles, Pre-painted Steel
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Stitch Screws: What do they do?

Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 12/23/2011

Seeing as it’s Friday, I’ll give you a “shorty” today. At the beginning of this year my bride and I visited a horse barn facility in Florida we sold fall of 2010. This was a huge building and although our programs calculate just over a 5% overage cushion for screws, we really went heavy on […]