Poor piggies. The term “piggyback,” as in asking two questions in one sentence such as “Do metal roofs need maintenance and can they rust?” has nothing to do with pigs. It comes to us from the word “pickapack,” as in “worn on the shoulders like a pack.” A piggybacked question — one that smooshes two […]

Leonid Rogozov is one of the ultimate Do-It-Yourselfers. In 1961 he operated on himself to remove his own infected appendix. We recommend against self-surgery and DIY metal roofing installation. 

Jonathan, the world’s oldest known tortoise at 190 years old, is aging with style. Though he has lived through 40 U.S. presidents, he still enjoys the charms of Emma, a female Seychelles giant tortoise. Jonathan is aging well. Are our roofs as lucky? Here is how to know if your shingle roof is aging. 

Keeping “everything in-house” means one company performs all aspects of a job, like making custom kitchen cabinets or installing metal roofing. Doing the work “in-house” protects the customer, company, and finished product (whether a breakfast island or a standing seam metal roof). Nothing escapes the discerning eyes of the people making the item. 

Your Arizona home’s old roof is done. Worn out, sun-bleached, perhaps leaky. What do you replace it with? Given Arizona’s brutal weather, colossal temperature changes, and sand-laden winds, you want a metal roof. Here’s why.

Disposable paper pants, for around $2 a pair, are a real thing. For about $10 more you can get a pair of Levi’s jeans. You may have reasons to buy paper pants. You may have better reasons to invest in long-lasting jeans. Similarly, how do you choose between a shingle roof and a durable metal

Life is full of choices: Chocolate or Vanilla; Cash versus credit; Roof replacement vs. repair. Torn between repairing your Arizona or Iron Range home’s existing shingle or metal roof or having it replaced with a metal roof? Consider four important facts.