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WHAT’S INSIDE THIS ISSUE?
> Rebound in Construction Hiring Offers
Hope For Economy
> Obama Will Seek Citizenship Path in One
Fast Push
> Hail Storm Still Having Positive Impact on
City of Chico
> Western Roofing Expo 2013: June 9-12
Peppermill Resort & Casino, Reno NV
> Guest Speaker: Stephen Moore
Why Lower Tax Rates Are Good for Everyone
> District to Repair Leaky Roofs
Rebound in Construction Hiring Offers
Hope For Economy
Courtesy of: The Washington Post
After five years of hemorrhaging jobs, the
construction industry has become one of
the bright spots of the labor market — a
hopeful sign that one of the most damaged
sectors of the economy may finally be starting
to heal.
Overall, the government’s monthly jobs
report, showed continued modest growth.
The economy added 155,000 jobs, on par
with the monthly average for both 2012 and
2011. The unemployment rate remained at
7.8 percent.
But a closer look reveals that nearly onefifth
of the jobs created were in construction,
marking only the third time since
the recession ended in June 2009 that the
industry has added 30,000 workers or
more. The surge capped one of the largest
three-month gains the sector has seen since
the recession began in December 2007.
The return of construction jobs is an
especially critical component of the economic
recovery. That’s partly because of the
sheer number of jobs lost — more than 2
million since 2007 — but also because of
fears that many of those workers’ skills may
not translate to other industries, rendering
them permanently unemployable.
“These jobs have been the backbone of
the middle class for many, many years,”
said Arne L. Kalleberg, a professor at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
and author of Good Jobs, Bad Jobs. “Now
they’re coming back.”
The jobs report follows several other
encouraging data sets that show year-end
momentum in the economy. Automakers
reported surprisingly robust sales last month
and consumers piled into shopping malls,
unfazed by the political wrangling over the
“fiscal cliff.” But economists say they are
particularly heartened that the uptick in
construction coincides with new strength
and stability in the housing market, suggesting
the gains are more sustainable.
> The Dirt on Facebook’s New Roof
> Mt. Solo Middle School Roof Design Flaw
Costs Taxpayers $1.1 Million
> Oregon OSHA Reminds Businesses of
Reporting Obligation
> Texas Bills Target Crooked Roofers After
Dallas Area’s Hail Horror Stories
> Jury Awards $6.9 Million to Shocked
Roofer
> Green Guarantees Vex Firms With Added
Risk
> EagleView Technologies and Pictometry
International Announce Merger
> WSRCA Safety Corner: Basic Personal
Protection Field Card
> Ken’s Legal Corner: Mechanic’s Lien and
Bankruptcy
> Hazard Communication Standard
> WSRCA Officers & Directors
> WSRCA New Members

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ECONOMY
Why Lower Tax Rates Are Good for Everyone
Convention
Spotlight
WESTERN
ROOFING EXPO 2013
by
Stephen Moore
Guest Speaker - Stephen Moore
Stephen Moore is a successful speaker and
writer who shares his views and insights with his
audiences. Moore joined The Wall Street Journal
as a member of the editorial board and senior
economics writer on May 31, 2005. He currently
divides time between Washington and New York
focusing on economic issues, including budget,
tax and monetary policy.
Moore has been a frequent contributor to
the Wall Street Journal over the years, and is
previously known as the founder and former
president of the Club for Growth, which raises
money for political candidates who favor freemarket
economic policies. He left that position
in 2004. Prior to joining the Wall Street Journal,
he was president of a new organization, the Free
Enterprise Fund.
For many years, Moore has served as a senior
economist on the Congressional Joint Economic
Committee, as a budget expert for the Heritage
Foundation and as a senior economics fellow
at the Cato Institute. Through his Cato Institute
affiliation, he has published dozens of studies
on federal / state tax and budget policy. Moore
was also a consultant to the National Economic
Commission in 1987, and research director for
President Reagan’s Commission on Privatization.
Moore is the author of five books, including “The
End of Prosperity: How Higher Taxes Will Doom
the Economy – If We Let it Happen.” His books
also include “Its Getting Better All the Time: The
100 Greatest Trends of the Last Century,” and
“Bullish on Bush: How the Ownership Society
Will Make America Stronger.”
Stephen Moore is a frequent guest on talk
radio and multiple television networks to
discuss economic policy and related impact.
He graduated from the University of Illinois
and holds a masters degree in economics from
George Mason University.
If we want millionaires to pay more
taxes, then we need an economy where
there are more millionaires.
Courtesy of: The Wall Street Journal
President Obama recently announced
that any budget deal must include $1.6
trillion from higher taxes. "When it comes
to the top 2%," he said, "what I'm not
going to do is to extend further a tax cut
for folks who don't need it." He argued
that we are never going to get anywhere
near balancing the budget without more
revenue from people earning above
$250,000 a year.
He's probably right about that, though
not in the way he intends. The country
needs an economy that will create more
of the "millionaires and billionaires" that
Mr. Obama loves to excoriate, not more
taxes from those who already exist. Total
taxes paid by millionaires fell by almost
$100 billion between 2007 and 2010,
the last year with statistics available from
the Internal Revenue Service. The drop
resulted not from too-low tax rates, but
from the severe recession and an anemic
recovery since 2009 that thinned the
ranks of the wealthy.
If Mr. Obama wants the Warren Buffetts
and Justin Biebers to shoulder more of the
nation's tax burden, he would do well to
pay attention to the history of tax rates.
Over the past century, lower rates have
shifted the tax burden onto high-income
earners and away from the middle class
while maintaining the tax code's progressivity.
Let's start with the 1920s. All tax rates
were cut during the Calvin Coolidge administration,
including the top rate, which
fell to 25% from the World War I high of
73%. Between 1923 and 1928, benefited
by lower tax rates, the economy surged,
raising incomes and living standards for
the middle class. Tax collections in real
terms nearly doubled—and the share of
taxes paid by those who made more than
$100,000 a year (more than $1 million
today) increased to 51%
from 28%.
The top tax rate
rose to 63%
in 1932,
to 79% in
1936, and
to 90%
during
World War
II. The higher
rates persisted
after the war, and
while the economy grew as the government's
economic role ebbed, high rates
generally helped to hold back the pace of
growth.
Tax rates weren't reduced much until the
Kennedy administration. JFK cut rates by
about 30% for every income group. He
argued that the lower tax rates would
"boost the economy, produce revenues,
and achieve a future budget surplus." He
even called lower rates "an investment in
the future."
The Kennedy tax cut was enacted in 1964
(after JFK's assassination), lowering the
highest tax rate to 70% from 91%. His
prediction that the economy would surge
was validated by rapid growth every year
from 1965 through 1968. Tax collections
grew by 8.6% per year and unemployment
fell to 3.4%. "The unusual budget
spectacle of sharply rising revenues
following the biggest tax cut in history,"
announced a 1966 U.S. News and World
Report article, "is beginning to astonish
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OREGON NEWS
District to Repair Leaky Roofs
Courtesy of: The La Grande Observer
A $1.2 million roof replacement project is
set to begin soon in the La Grande School
District.
Work will start in mid-June and will involve
the replacement of roofs at La Grande High
School, Greenwood Elementary School and
Willow Elementary School. The need for roof
replacement is greatest at LHS and Greenwood.
“The roofs we have at La Grande High School
and Greenwood have lived beyond their life
expectancy. They are starting to leak which is
leading to mold, mildew and rotting,” said La
Grande School District Superintendent Larry
Glaze.
The expense of repairing the damage caused
by leaking roofs would be much higher than
replacing them.
“We are protecting the taxpayers’ investment
by keeping our buildings dry,” Glaze said.
The roof over the high school library, which is
in the west side of LHS, has drawn attention to
the need for roof replacement in recent years.
It leaked so constantly that buckets were
placed under the area where the water fell
and sometimes a potted plant was put there.
Patching work was done to temporarily stop
the library leak last year.
The entire roof of the main part of west LHS
will be replaced as part of Phase I of the
project. The roofs over the vocational education
and the wood shop buildings will not
be replaced. Phase I should be complete by
late August, said Chris Panike, the La Grande
School District’s director of business and plant
operations.
The Phase I work will be done by the Upson
Company of Caldwell, Idaho. Upson was recently
awarded the contract for the first phase
of work. The firm was one of four companies
which bid for the project.
Phase II of the project will involve replacing
all the east LHS roofs except the ones over
the auditorium and the gym. A small portion
of Willow’s roof will be replaced and half of
Greenwood’s roof will be replaced as part of
Phase II work. Half of Greenwood’s roof is
rubber and half is metal. Only the rubber portion
of the school’s roof will be replaced.
The school district will soon begin accepting
bids for Phase II of the project. Panike hopes
that a roofing company can be awarded a
contract for the project by mid May. Phase II
work will also start in mid-June. Panike hopes
that it can be completed by late August. If not,
it will be finished in the summer of 2014.
Panike hopes that it can be completed this
summer because the cost of roof work will
likely jump by the summer of 2014.
“Inflationary pressure may increase as we
emerge from the recession,” Panike said.
All the roof work will be funded with a nointerest
loan through the federal Qualified
Zone Academy Bond program. QZAB loans
are given by banks who receive federal tax
credits for providing interest-free loans to
school districts.
Sterling Bank of Island City will provide the
$1.2 million QZAB loan to the La Grande
School District. Glaze credits the work of
Ryan Hildebrandt, branch manager of Sterling
Bank of Island City, with playing a key role in
helping his school district get its QZAB loan.
“We really appreciate his willingness to
step to the plate and help fund this project.
(Sterling Bank) are not seeing that much of a
financial advantage through this transaction,’’
Glaze said.
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The Dirt on Facebook's New Roof
Courtesy of: Silicon Valley Business Journal
The Menlo Park Planning Commission on
Monday signed off on Facebook's proposed
West Campus development, setting up the
City Council to approve the project next
month. After months of generally supportive
comments from commissioners at previous
meetings, that's not really a surprise. So what
did we learn from this go-around?
won't attract birds -- and hopefully prevent
our feathered friends from flying into structures
and meeting their untimely demise.
As reported in December, the Facebook
project, slated for 22 acres at Willow Road
and Bayfront Expressway, has evolved a bit. Its
footprint is less zig-zaggy, hewing closely to
Facebook's desire for a warehouse-aesthetic
that blends in with its surroundings, rather
than stands out.
For one thing, soil sellers might want to get in
touch with Facebook: The Gehry Partners LLPdesigned
building -- at 430,000 square feet in
a single room, that's bigger than many entire
office parks -- is slated to hold a bunch of dirt.
On its roof. Four feet worth in places, to be
exact, said Craig Webb, an architect working
on the design.
It's all part of providing enough soil for those
dozens of oak and other trees destined for the
building's rooftop forest and park grounds.
(The heavy load requires engineers to design
an incredibly sturdy building, which will also
serve it well in Bay Area earthquake country.)
Also notable: Designers are working with an
ornithologist to select building materials that
Obama Will Seek Citizenship Path
in One Fast Push
Courtesy of: The New York Times
WASHINGTON — President Obama plans to
push Congress to move quickly in the coming
months on an ambitious overhaul of the immigration
system that would include a path to
citizenship for most of the 11 million illegal
immigrants in the country, senior administration
officials and lawmakers said last week.
Mr. Obama and Senate Democrats will propose
the changes in one comprehensive bill,
the officials said, resisting efforts by some Republicans
to break the overhaul into smaller
pieces — separately addressing young illegal
immigrants, migrant farm workers or highly
skilled foreigners — which might be easier for
reluctant members of their party to accept.
The president and Democrats will also oppose
measures that do not allow immigrants who
gain legal status to become American citizens
one day, the officials said.
Even while Mr. Obama has been focused on
fiscal negotiations and gun control, overhauling
immigration remains a priority for him this
year, White House officials said. Top officials
there have been quietly working on a broad
proposal. Mr. Obama and lawmakers from
both parties believe that the early months of
his second term offer the best prospects for
passing substantial legislation on the issue.
Mr. Obama is expected to lay out his plan in
the coming weeks, perhaps in his State of the
Union address early next month, administration
officials said.
The White House will argue that its solution
for illegal immigrants is not an amnesty, as
many critics insist, because it would include
fines, the payment of back taxes and other
hurdles for illegal immigrants who would
obtain legal status, the officials said. The president’s
plan would also impose nationwide
verification of legal status for all newly hired
workers; add visas to relieve backlogs and
allow highly skilled immigrants to stay; and
create some form of guest-worker program to
bring in low-wage immigrants in the future.
A bipartisan group of senators has also been
meeting to write a comprehensive bill, with
the goal of introducing legislation as early
as March and holding a vote in the Senate
before August. As a sign of the keen interest in
starting action on immigration, White House
officials and Democratic leaders in the Senate
have been negotiating over which of them will
first introduce a bill, Senate aides said.
Memories of the results of the November election
are still fresh here. Latinos, the nation’s
fastest-growing electorate, turned out in record
numbers and cast 71 percent of their ballots
for Mr. Obama. Many Latinos said they were
put off by Republicans’ harsh language and
policies against illegal immigrants.
After the election, a host of Republicans,
starting with Speaker John A. Boehner, said it
was time for the party to find a more positive,
practical approach to immigration. Many party
leaders say electoral demographics are compelling
them to move beyond policies based
only on tough enforcement. Supporters of
comprehensive changes say that the elections
were nothing less than a mandate in their
favor, and that they are still optimistic that Mr.
Obama is prepared to lead the fight.
“Republicans must demonstrate a reasoned
approach to start to rebuild their relationship
with Latino voters,” said Clarissa Martinez
de Castro, the director of immigration policy
at the National Council of La Raza, a Latino
organization. “Democrats must demonstrate
they can deliver on a promise.”
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CALIFORNIA NEWS
2011 Hail Storm Still Having
Positive Impact on City of Chico,
Roofers
Courtesy of: Chico Enterprise Record
CHICO -- The hard-hitting hailstorm that
slammed Chico 17 months ago continues to
bring money into the city's coffers and roofers'
pockets.
Since the October 2011 storm, the city has
received hundreds of thousands of dollars in
revenue from fees for residential re-roofing
permits. At $133 each, dozens of permits can
be issued in a single week, as roofing companies
continue to complete repairs or new
roofs.
City Building official Nelson George heard
from insurance adjusters that more than 4,000
roofs were damaged by the storm, which
would mean $532,000 in permit revenue for
the city, he said.
The benefit began in 2011-12, continued into
this fiscal year and may even continue into
2012-13. On average, the city issues permits
for about 350 roofs annually, but so far, it has
issued more than 1,000 and the fiscal year is
barely half over.
"Last year our building division was in the
black for the first in a long
time," George said. "Of
course that has to
do with a lot
of
factors, but our revenues are looking really
good."
Beyond an impact to the city, the roofing
industry sustained an economic stimulus and
has a trickle-down effect.
"It just brought an incredible amount of money
into the economy," said Bill Crane of Chico
Roofing Co. "For just my company alone, we
more than doubled our income. That helped
us tremendously to catch up."
Talking to others in the home repair and construction
trades — which were dealt a harsh
blow by the economy — many are envious of
those in the roofing business, Crane said.
"For a number of years it's been really slow
and we just got that gift dropped into our
laps," he said. "We are thankful and blessed
for the amount of work we had."
Confined to Chico
The hail storm hit on Oct. 5, 2011, and within
a few days Chico Roofing started getting inquiries,
including from roofing crews from the
East Coast and Midwest that track hail events
and try to follow the work.
"We were being told by the storm chasers
there were hundreds and hundreds of roofs
that needed to be replaced," Crane said.
"Myself and local colleagues, we didn't really
realize the extent of the damage."
On the one-to-five rating scale for hail, that
October occurrence was a five — the most
severe. In Chico, the damage concentrated
between Eaton Road and East Avenue on
either side of The Esplanade.
"The action in all of California was right here,"
Crane said.
Asphalt shingle roofs sustained the most
damage. The hail was large enough
and hard enough to displace the granules,
which compromises the shingles
and significantly reduces the roof's life
expectancy.
To meet demand, Chico Roofing hired
additional labor, but not storm chasers
because Crane did not want to risk his
reputation and preferred to support the
local workforce.
Michael Baird of Baird Roofing said he
added five more people to his existing crew
of 10 to handle the work volume. "We are
booked out pretty good, probably twice as
far as we generally are," he said, adding that
immediate-need repairs take precedence over
hail damage.
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Oregon OSHA Reminds
Businesses of Reporting
Obligation
Failure to report an incident carries a
minimum $250 fine
Courtesy of: COBA Education & Safety
Committee
(Salem) – The Oregon Occupational
Safety and Health Division (Oregon
OSHA) reminds employers of their obligation
to report serious accidents or fatalities.
The notification allows the agency
to investigate the working conditions that
may have caused death or harm. Under
OSHA’s rule [OAR 437-001-0700(21)],
employers must report a fatality within
eight hours and report the overnight hospitalization
of a worker within 24 hours.
The citation carries a minimum $250
penalty and can go up to $7,000.
“Employers are required by law to report
serious incidents so we can identify risks
that may endanger other workers,” said
Oregon OSHA Administrator Michael
Wood. “Our goal is to ensure workers go
home safely every day.”
Oregon OSHA, a division of the Department
of Consumer and Business Services,
cited 36 companies in 2012 for failure to
report violations. That’s down from the
66 citations issued in 2009 but reporting
remains a concern. Under the Oregon
rule, reporting an accident to a workers’
compensation carrier isn’t adequate
and may still result in a failure to report
citation. In 2012, some of the accidents
Oregon OSHA investigated that weren’t
reported include a severe electrical burn
to a worker’s arm, face, and neck; a fall
from a roof; and amputated fingers from
contact with a table saw.
To report an accident or fatality, call Oregon
OSHA 24 hours a day at 1-800-922-
2689 (toll-free). Leaving a message to
make a report is sufficient under the rule.
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TEXAS NEWS
Texas Bills Target Crooked Roofers
After Dallas Area's Hail Horror
Stories
Courtesy of: The Dallas Morning News
AUSTIN — Several weeks after signing a
contract to get her roof replaced for $25,000
last summer, Mary Jane Pierson of Fort Worth
started to worry she was getting scammed.
Her repeated phone calls to the roofing
contractor weren’t returned or she was offered
a litany of excuses about why the job wasn’t
getting done: the company’s office flooded,
the owner’s wife was in the hospital, shipment
of the shingles had been delayed.
“I knew there was a serious problem,” she
said, recalling the change in behavior of the
roofer, whose initial friendly demeanor before
he secured the contract — and a check for
$14,000 — was gone.
Pierson, whose $200,000 brick home is still
waiting for a new roof, said the contractor
originally came knocking on her door — as
did several others — last spring after a massive
hailstorm in North Texas. He was very helpful
and offered to get her insurance claim moving
— so she agreed to sign a contract.
“Everything looked on the up and up. So I
gave him the first check from the insurance
company for $14,000. I now know I shouldn’t
have done that,” she said.
Pierson plans to tell her story later this month
in Austin when lawmakers consider bills that
would impose new state requirements on
roofing contractors for the first time. Currently,
roofers are not required to be licensed or
registered by the state.
Sen. John Carona, R-Dallas, is sponsoring one
measure aimed at protecting homeowners
from dishonest roofers and roofing companies
through state licensing of those businesses. A
backup proposal by Carona calls for registration
and oversight of roofers by the Texas
Department of Insurance.
“I’m generally not in favor of a large amount
of licensing of any of the occupations, but
where roofing is concerned there is such a
long history of abuse of consumers, particularly
during periods after storms or natural
disasters,” he said.
“Texas needs to put some safeguards in place
to ensure that the people who provide new
roofs are financially sound, meet the appropriate
building codes and honor their warranties.”
Some in the roofing industry, especially
smaller outfits, have complained that the proposals
might prevent contractors from starting
their businesses and increase costs to consumers.
Others have praised legislators for trying
to help to weed out abusers who’ve preyed on
homeowners.
Roofers After a Storm
Carona said his office regularly hears from
constituents who have lost several thousands
of dollars in scams by unregulated roofers.
Karen Fox, executive director of the North
Texas Roofing Contractors Association, said
the pattern of fraud is similar in a majority of
cases.
“Within 12 hours of a storm, an area can
be blanketed with roofers, many from other
states. After making contact with the homeowner
and offering a lower price, they ask for
a down payment and say they will come back
after buying the shingles. Then, they never
come back,” she said.
“Homeowners get taken advantage of all the
time. It’s a big problem in North Texas.”
Mike Crosby of Crosby Roofing in Dallas
agreed the problem is widespread.
“I can’t tell you how many people I’ve run
into who had to pay for a new roof out of their
pocket after a roofer took their money and
disappeared,” he said.
A major reason homeowners in the Dallas-
Fort Worth area are targeted is that they live
in what many consider to be the hail capital
of the nation. Just last year, more than 40,000
homes and businesses were damaged by two
massive storm systems that struck the area,
requiring roof replacements totaling hundreds
of millions of dollars.
“Unlike plumbers, electricians or even barbers,
anyone can place a sign on their truck
calling themselves a roofing contractor,” said
Mark Hanna of the Insurance Council of
Texas. “The result can be shoddy work, no
work or outright insurance fraud.”
Those practices, which have become more
commonplace, have made many homeowners
leery of dealing with roofing companies — a
situation that Hanna says points to the need
for regulation of roofers.
He cited a council survey of registered voters
last November, which indicated that more
than four out of five Texans want roofing contractors
to be licensed by the state.
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WASHINGTON NEWS
Mt. Solo Middle School Roof
Design Flaw Costs Taxpayers $1.1
Million
Courtesy of: The Daily News.com
Taxpayers will foot a $1.1 million bill to
replace a faulty metal roof that was put on
Mount Solo Middle School a decade ago.
Expressing considerable dismay, the Longview
School Board on Monday approved a fiveyear
maintenance projects plan that puts roof
replacement at the top of the list.
“That seems like a lot of money for a roof
that’s not very old,” said board member Skip
Urling. The school opened in 2003. “It’s a
hard pill to swallow,” agreed Nelson Graham,
school district facilities consultant.
EagleView Technologies and
Pictometry Announce Merger
Increased scale, diversification and synergies
in imaging & analytic capabilities expected to
drive continuing growth
Courtesy of: blog.eagleview.com
Bothell, Washington and Rochester, New
York – EagleView Technologies, the leading
provider of automated 3D measurement technologies
and analysis solutions and Pictometry
International, the leader in geo-referenced
aerial image capture and visual-centric data
analysis, jointly announced in January that
they have entered into a definitive merger
agreement under which EagleView and
Pictometry have combined their businesses
into a single entity. EagleView and Pictometry
closed the transaction on January 7, 2013.
The current roof has been “leaking from day
one,” he said. Graham said the original roof
was the wrong design for the building, and the
problems increased during installation. District
financial adviser Larry Mayfield said the
roof design was changed at the last minute.
The roof has a long, gradual slope, he said,
and is covered in metal sheets that overlap
and are spliced together with rivets. As the
metal expands and contracts as temperatures
change, the tugging has widened the rivet
holes, allowing water to leak in.
Repair attempts have improved matters, but
not permanently, he said. A new metal roof
would cost about $1.6 million, Graham said,
but the district will be using a membrane
made from vinyl sheeting or rubberized
asphalt roof as a replacement. The nature of
those roofs was not immediately available.
Board members wanted to know if the district
could recoup some of the replacement cost.
“Is the district footing the entire bill for this fix,
or are the contractors who built the structure
going to help?” Urling asked. Mayfield
said there did not appear to be any financial
recourse, as the district apparently did not
purchase a warranty.
“This is what makes taxpayers mad,” board
member Barb Westrick said. The Daily News
was unable to reach anyone at Northwest
Architectural Co., Seattle, who could discuss
the building project. The lead architect, Dale
Brookie, has retired, according to an employee
with the firm.
The merger creates a global leader providing
unparalleled geo-referenced aerial imagery
and analytical software solutions servicing
both government and commercial customers.
The new entity will offer comprehensive
and robust capabilities in aerial imagery
collections, geospatial analytics and 3D
measurement technologies. A more diversified
revenue base, greater financial resources,
advanced product capabilities and significant
growth opportunities will reach across current
industry segments – including local and
regional government, insurance, energy and
utilities and construction – as well as additional
verticals.
Jury Awards $6.9 Million to
Shocked Roofer
Courtesy of: Burlington County Times
A Burlington County jury has handed down
a $6.9 million award to a local roofer
who was nearly electrocuted on the job in
Mount Laurel more than five years ago.
Jurors found American Honda Motor Co.
Inc. and Trane Inc. liable for the serious
injuries suffered by county resident Charles
Shea on June 26, 2007. It also found that
another company, Falasca Mechanical Inc.
of Vineland, had no liability in the incident
during the two-week trial in Superior
Court in Mount Holly before Judge Patricia
Richmond.
Shea, who was employed by Jottan Roofing
of Florence, was working on the roof of the
American Honda warehouse on Gaither
Drive when he came into contact with an
exposed live wire, said his attorney, Alfred
J. Falcione of Flynn & Associates of Cherry
Hill. The wire was left after a condensing
unit had been removed, Falcione said.
Trane was the company charged with the
facility’s service and maintenance, he said.
“It had been abandoned years ago, but it
was still live and sent 480 volts into Mr.
Shea,” Falcione said. The jolt sent him about
20 feet across the roof, seriously injuring the
disk at the base of his back.
Shea, who was 34 at the time, has to have
fusion surgery and continues to have severe
pain in his back and down his legs, the attorney
said. He also needs another surgery
to have a spinal simulator implanted in his
back to help relieve his symptoms, according
to expert orthopedic surgeons who testified
on Shea’s behalf.
“He has been a roofer since he was 20, and
that’s all he ever knew,” Falcione said of his
client.
Although Shea, a married father of three,
can walk, his injuries have affected his gait,
the attorney said.
“He suffered severe injuries, and he will
never work in that field again,” Falcione
said. “We think the jury understood that
and justice was served.”
The jury found that American Honda and
Trane were equally liable for the personal
injury verdict. The panel awarded $2 million
for pain and suffering, $2.8 million for
past and future lost earnings, $2 million for
future medical expenses, and $110,365 for
past medical expenses.

Library Order Form
WESTERN STATES
ROOFING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION
Member Price
Non-Member
1.
WSRCA Concrete and Clay Tile Application Details Manual
Alpine Conditions
Moderate Conditions
$35 Alpine
$10 Moderate
$45 Alpine
$20 Moderate
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
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14.
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17.
WSRCA "Spanish-In-A-Pinch" English to Spanish & Vice Versa
Safety Cards Fall Protection & Equipment Cards
WSRCA Waterproofing Manual with Below & Above Grade Guidelines (2nd Edition)
WSRCA Above Grade Waterproofing Guideline
WSRCA Below Grade Waterproofing Guideline
WSRCA Day Planner
WSRCA Roofing Details on Compact Disk
WSRCA Roofing Details Manual (includes Steep-Slope, Low-Slope, Tile-Alpine, Tile-Moderate, and Metal)
WSRCA Safety Tool Box Topics (includes both English and Spanish Topics)
WSRCA Glossary of Roofing Terms
WSRCA 10-Year TPO Study (Set of Three: Includes 3-Year, 5-Year and 10-Year Studies)
WSRCA TPO Roof Membrane Repair & Maintenance Guidelines
California Construction Law: 2012 Edition by Sam Abdulaziz (Abdulaziz & Grossbart)
Slate Roofs - Design & Installation Manual (2010 Edition) - National Slate Association
Historic and Obsolete Roofing Tile (Preserving the History of Roofing Tiles)
The Slate Roof Bible
The Slate Book
$10 $10
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$75 $100
$75 $100
$29 $40
$75 $150
$150 $195
$50 $65
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$25 $35
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$75 $100
$45 $60
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WSRCA Executive Committee
and Board of Directors
Bill Baley
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
WSRCA President
Bill Baley
C.I. Services, Mission Viejo CA
(800) 830-7888, bbaley@ciservicesinc.com
Senior Vice President
Dennis Ryan
Waterproofing Associates, Mountain View CA
(650) 937-1299, dennis@roofwa.com
VP - 1 Year
Pete Schmautz
Star Roofing, Phoenix AZ
(602) 944-3323, pschmautz@staroof.com
VP - 1 Year
Steve Reardon
Enterprise Roofing, Concord CA
(925) 689-8100, sreardon@enterpriseroofing.com
VP - 2 Years
Rob Winkle
Western Pacific Roofing Corp., Palm Springs CA
(661) 273-1336, robwinkle@westpacroof.com
VP - 2 Years
Brad Baker
Professional Roofing, Bellevue ID
(208) 788-1411, epdmroofer@yahoo.com
Immediate Former President
Travis Nelson
Brown Roofing Company, The Dalles OR
(541) 296-6593, info@brownroofing.com
Executive Director
Arlene Lawson
Western States RCA, Mountain View CA
(650) 938-5441, arlene@wsrca.com
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Alaska
Misty Stoddard
Rainproof Roofing, Anchorage AK
(907) 344-5545, mstoddard@rainproofroofing.com
California
Bob Jones
Airtight Construction, Inc., Concord CA
(925) 687-5900, bob@airtightconstruction.com
Bruce Radenbaugh
Bilt-Well Roofing
(323) 254-2888, brucerad@biltwell.com
Leo Ibarra
Blue’s Roofing Company, Milpitas CA
(408) 240-0680, li@bluesroof.com
Gary Martin
G.M. Roofing & Maintenance, Valley Center CA
(760) 749-0971, gmroofandmtc@aol.com
Michael Wakerling
General Roofing Company, Oakland CA
(510) 536-3356, mikew@generalroof.com
Tom Asbury
Summit Roofing Services
(209) 825-3042, tasbury@sroofs.com
Hawai’i
Michael Tory
Tory’s Roofing, Inc.
(808) 456-5990, mike@torysroofing.com
Idaho
Bill Asbury
Cobra Building Envelope Contractors
(208) 995-5664, billa@cobraresults.com
Oregon
Greg Carlson
Carlson Roofing, Hillsboro OR
(503) 640-3623, greg@carlsonroof.com
Chris Sprick
Sprick Roofing Company, Corvallis OR
(541) 752-2590, chris@sprickroofing.com
South Dakota
Darin Douglas
Lowe Roofing, Whitewood SD
(605) 269-2211,
darindouglas@loweroofinginc.com
Texas
Don Fry
Fry Roofing
(830) 980-8103, dfry@fryroofing.com
Washington
George Madsen
Madsen Roofing Co., Lacey WA
(360) 456-2821, george@madsenroofing.com
WSRCA STAFF
Arlene Lawson
Executive Director
(650) 938-5441 x.12, arlene@wsrca.com
Sofia Pulido
Director of Finances & Human Resources
(650) 938-5441 x.14, sofia@wsrca.com
Joel Viera
Assoc. Director of Exhibits & Membership
(650) 938-5441 x.13, joel@wsrca.com
Chris Alberts
Assoc. Director of Design & Technology
(650) 938-5441 x.11, chris@wsrca.com
Daniel Rosales
Administrative Assistant
(650) 938-5441 x.10, daniel@wsrca.com
Western States RCA
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(800) 725-0333 Toll Free
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(650) 938-5407 Fax
ECONOMY (Con’t.,)
even those who pushed hardest for tax cuts in
the first place."
Americans earning over $50,000 per year (the
equivalent of about $250,000 today) increased
their tax payments by nearly 40% after
the rate cut, according to a report from the
Joint Economic Committee of Congress. Their
share of overall taxes paid rose to almost 15%
in 1966 from 12% in 1963. Americans with
an income of more than $1 million nearly
doubled their tax payments to $603 million in
1965 from $311 million in 1962.
President Reagan cut all tax rates across the
board in his first term, with the highest rate
reduced to 50% from 70%. That was followed
a few years later with the 1986 Tax Reform
Act, which closed loopholes and lowered the
top tax rate to 28%.
The economy soared in the 1980s and the unemployment
rate plunged after the mini-depression
of 1978-82. Tax rates fell but federal
revenues rose to $1.032 trillion in 1990 from
$517 billion in 1980.
Taxes paid by the wealthiest Americans facing
the highest marginal tax rates increased every
year during the 1980s expansion. Meanwhile,
the share of total income taxes paid by the top
1% rose to 25% in 1990 from 18% in 1981.
The wealthiest 5% of Americans saw their
tax share rise to 44% from 35%. The surge in
revenues was the result of prosperity that was
largely spurred by tax-rate cuts. The increase
in government deficits during that period,
on the other hand, was due to higher federal
spending.
In 2003, President George W. Bush signed
legislation that cut the top income tax rate
to 35% from 39.6% and cut taxes on capital
gains, too. Federal tax revenues surged by a
record $780 billion from 2003-07, when the
housing bubble collapsed. And once again,
the rich paid more tax, not less. The share of
taxes paid by the top 1% rose to 41% in 2007
from 35% in 2003. Tax payments by millionaires
doubled from 2003 to 2007 because
there were more millionaires and their beforetax
incomes rose rapidly.
It is also true that when Bill Clinton raised tax
rates in the 1990s, the economy boomed and
the share of taxes paid by the rich increased.
But the otherwise depressive effect of higher
tax rates was counteracted by the lighter
burden of government on the private sector—
federal spending declined to 18% of GDP in
2000 from 22% in 1993.
A cut in spending is the economic equivalent
of a cut in taxes now, or later. This point is
See ECONOMY (p.14)
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KEN’S LEGAL CORNER
Ken’s Legal Corner: MECHANIC'S
LIEN AND BANKRUPTCY
The case of Pioneer
Construction, Inc. v.
Global Investment
gives us an exception
to the timing of
the Mechanic's Lien.
This particular case
began because of
a contract between
Oakridge Homes
LLC ("Oakridge") and
Pioneer Construction,
Inc. ("Pioneer") in 2005 for construction
services on 19 lots in Stevenson Ranch.
Pioneer completed the work but Oakridge
never paid them for the work done on the
project. This caused Pioneer to seek recovery
by utilizing the Mechanic's Lien process. The
legalities on the timing Pioneer utilized are
what is at question in this case.
Pioneer recorded a Mechanic's Lien on April
17, 2008. On June 13, 2008, Oakridge filed
for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Pioneer recorded
another Mechanic's Lien for more money on
January 29, 2009. A Notice of Perfection of
Security Interest (a filing in bankruptcy court
rather than the superior court because of the
bankruptcy stay, to notify all creditors of Pioneer's
claims against the property) was filed
by Pioneer in the Chapter 11 proceedings with
a $2.67 million lien (the same amount as the
second Mechanic's Lien).
By July 2009, the subject property was purchased
by Global Investment Corp ("Global")
at a trustee's sale held after relief from the
automatic stay was obtained. Pioneer finally
filed a complaint to foreclose on the Mechanic's
Liens in November of 2009 as well as
recorded a Lis Pendens. Global demurred and
motioned to expunge the Lis Pendens on the
grounds that the Mechanic's Lien was invalid.
The trial court expunged the Lis Pendens.
Civil Code section 3144 (which is now Civil
Code section 8460) at the time stated,
"(a) No lien provided for in this chapter binds
any property for a longer period of time than
90 days after the recording of the claim of lien,
unless within that time an action to foreclose
the lien is commenced in a proper court,
except that, if credit is given and notice of the
fact and terms of such credit is recorded in
the office of the county recorder subsequent
to the recording of such claim of lien and
prior to the expiration of such 90-day period,
then such lien continues in force until 90 days
after the expiration of such credit, but in no
case longer than one year from the time of
completion of the work of improvement. (b)
If the claimant fails to commence an action
to foreclose the lien within the time limitation
provided in this section, the lien automatically
shall be null and void and of no further force
and effect."
Going by Civil Code section 8460 alone, the
trial court was accurate in their finding because
Pioneer did not file its complaint within
90 days of the first Mechanic's Lien. However,
because this dealt with a bankruptcy
matter, there are additional laws that needed
to be considered, such as 11 U.S.C. sections
362 and 546. Enforcement actions are not
allowed during the automatic stay but tolled.
In other words, the time period wherein the
automatic stay is in effect will not be counted
as part of the time period used to calculate
deadlines, etc.
In this instance, the 90-day timeline of Civil
Code section 8460 was tolled. This is because
Pioneer filed its lien January 29, 2009, and
the 90-day period did not begin until after
the trustee's sale on August 25, 2009 and the
complaint was filed on November 12, 2009,
which was 79 days after the trustee's sale, the
time within which the time began to run again
as the bankrupt entity no longer owned the
property. Thus, the stay made the complaint
timely. The appellate court reversed the trial
court's judgment.
•••••
Kenneth Grossbart is recognized as one of the
foremost authorities in California construction
law. Over the past 30 years, Ken has become
a respected speaker on Mechanic’s Liens and
other construction related issues. Abdulaziz,
Grossbart & Rudman provides this information as
a service to its friends & clients and it does not
establish an attorney-client relationship with the
reader. This document is of a general nature and
is not a substitute for legal advice. Since laws
change frequently, contact an attorney before
using this information. Ken Grossbart can be
reached at Abdulaziz, Grossbart & Rudman: (818)
760-2000 or by E-Mail at ksg@agrlaw.com or at
www.agrlaw.com
Green Guarantees Vex Firms
With Added Risk
Courtesy of: ENR.com
More owners of green projects, especially
governments, are demanding long-term performance
guarantees, and contractors and
designers are trying to figure out how to defray
the risks of such commitments. Among
the biggest problems posed by guarantees
for contractors is being held accountable
for work they didn’t do and the operation of
delivered buildings they no longer control.
Most insurance companies don’t cover guarantees,
and attorneys often advise against
making them out of concern for potential
liability that could cost millions of dollars.
Contractors don’t like to pass on a job
because of guarantee demands, especially in
the current economy, but some think it could
be costlier in the long run not to.
“It’s a real can of worms,” says Bill Green,
president of The RMH Group Inc., an engineering
firm in Lakewood, Colorado about
the trend. Required guarantees can range
from getting a specified LEED certification to
promising a building will deliver a specific
amount of energy savings after occupancy.
Some owners have sued contractors because
a green building was supposed to decrease
absenteeism among employees and increase
productivity, but didn’t.
Owners’ insistence that architects, engineers,
construction companies and other contractors
guarantee their work on sustainable
projects coincides with the rise in demand
for LEED-certified and other sustainable
buildings, and they want to make sure they
get their money’s worth, according to contractors.
“There’s been a lot of green evolution,” says
Roy Bash, attorney and chairman of the
Construction/Energy/Real Estate Litigation
practice group at the Kansas City, Missouri
based Polsinelli Shughart PC law firm. “It’s
easy to say I want a green building, but it’s
harder to make the decision to pay for it.”
Requiring new buildings to be sustainable
has even become part of some city and state
building codes, so contractors must deliver
those buildings by law. The Washington,
D.C. based International Green Council’s International
Green Construction Code (IgCC),
for example, was completed in 2012 and is
the first model code to include sustainability
measures for an entire construction project.
States such as Florida, North Carolina and
Oregon have adopted the code, as well as
cities such as Scottsdale, Arizona.
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SAFETY CORNER
From: Darin Douglas - Chairman
WSRCA Safety & Health Committee
Safety Glasses
(ANSI 287.1)
BASIC
PERSONAL
PROTECTION
Hard Hat
(ANSI 289.1)
Reflective
Safety Vest
(CLASS II)
Task Specific
Gloves
Download
Safety Field
Cards from
the WSRCA
Clubhouse
As Chairman of this
committee, my goals
this year are many -
as "Safety First" is the contractors motto. The
committee reviewed current WSRCA safety
material with a goal to promote and improve
our existing library. Committee is reviewing
the WSRCA Tool Box Talks and will continue
to add new talks to the library. The WSRCA
Spanish in a Pinch Safety Cards are available
on our website www.WSRCA.com and are a
great tool for your crews in the field and an
example of the quality material our committee
aims to keeping producing.
In 2013 WSRCA will be showcasing its new
“Safety Guy” with the hope of making his
image a staple in our future safety and health
materials. When you see “Safety Guy” you’ll
know the materials are WSRCA Safety related.
Guy’s first appearance came in 2012 on the
WSRCA Mobile Crane Signals Poster. This
poster is available to members on the website
and is a great tool for everyone in your
company.
Future literature will include more WSRCA
Safety Posters for your shop, office, and jobsite
as well as WSRCA Field Safety Cards. These
cards are designed to be used in the field
as training aides, reminders and on the job
reference.
Each year the committee hopes to debut
four new cards for members to add to their
library. Our next card for you to download
has “Safety Guy” showing Basic Personal
Protective Equipment safety needs.
The board of directors and staff at WSRCA
realize that keeping your employees safe and
healthy is a big part of everyday business.
By making Safety and Health a stand-alone
committee WSRCA hopes to provide its
members safety materials that can be used
every day to send everyone home to their
families safe and sound after a hard day’s
work.
Thanks for your Commitment to Safety!
Sturdy
Work Boots
WSRCA BASIC PERSONAL PROTECTION
EQUIPMENT (PPE)
Personal Protective Equipment shall be used at
manufacturers recommendations
EXAMPLES:
• Head Protection
• Ear Protection
• Hand Protection
• Eye Protection
• Respiratory Protection
• Foot Protection
OSHA Standard:
29 CFR 1926 Subpart E (1926.95 to 1926.107)
ROOFING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION
Hazard Communication
Full Length
Trousers
TOOL BOX TALKS
Please refer to
WSRCA Tool Box Talks
listed below for further
information and training:
Tool Box Talk Numbers:
E-1, F-1, H-1, H-3,
P-1, P-5, W-1
465 Fairchild Drive, Suite 210 • Mountain View, CA 94043
Toll Free: 1-800-725-0333 Tel: (650) 938-5441 Fax: (650) 938-5407
Email: info@wsrca.com
The standard that gave workers the right to
know, now gives them the right to understand
Courtesy of: OSHA.gov
"Exposure to hazardous chemicals is one
of the most serious threats facing American
workers today," said U.S. Secretary of Labor
Hilda Solis. "Revising OSHA's Hazard Communication
standard will improve the quality
and consistency of hazard information, making
it safer for workers to do their jobs and
easier for employers to stay competitive."
The Hazard Communication Standard (HCS)
is now aligned with the Globally Harmonized
System of Classification and Labeling of
Chemicals (GHS). This update to the Hazard
Communication Standard (HCS) will provide
a common and coherent approach to classifying
chemicals and communicating
hazard information on labels
and safety data sheets. Once
implemented, the revised standard
will improve the quality and consistency
of hazard information in
the workplace, making it safer for
workers by providing easily understandable
information on appropriate
handling and safe use of
hazardous chemicals. This update
will also help reduce trade barriers
and result in productivity improvements
for American businesses that
regularly handle, store, and use
hazardous chemicals while providing
cost savings for American
businesses that periodically update
safety data sheets and labels for
chemicals covered under the hazard
communication standard.
Download Safety Field Cards from the
WSRCA Member’s Clubhouse!
Hazard Communication Standard
In order to ensure chemical safety in the
workplace, information about the identities
and hazards of the chemicals must be available
and understandable to workers. OSHA's
Hazard Communication Standard (HCS)
requires the development and dissemination
of such information:
Chemical manufacturers and importers
are required to evaluate the hazards of the
chemicals they produce or import, and prepare
labels and safety data sheets to convey
the hazard information to their downstream
customers;
All employers with hazardous chemicals in
their workplaces must have labels and safety
SAFETY EXPO
Check out the Western
Roofing Expo 2013
advance registration
brochure – where the Safety Expo
2013 will be offering CPR/First Aid & Fall
Protection training on Monday, June 10th. It’s
a great opportunity to have your roofing crew
receive a safety education, and experience
the Sunday Welcoming Reception, Monday
Seminar and Tradeshow COMPLIMENTARY!
(Sponsored by
ABC Supply Co.,)
See HAZARD (p.14)
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HAZARD (Con’t.,)
data sheets for their exposed workers, and
train them to handle the chemicals appropriately.
Major changes to the Hazard Communication
Standard
Hazard classification: Provides specific criteria
for classification of health and physical hazards,
as well as classification of mixtures.
Labels: Chemical manufacturers and importers
will be required to provide a label that includes
a harmonized signal word, pictogram,
and hazard statement for each hazard class
and category. Precautionary statements must
also be provided.
Safety Data Sheets: Will now have a specified
16-section format.
Information and training: Employers are
required to train workers by December 1,
2013 on the new labels elements and safety
data sheets format to facilitate recognition and
understanding.
ECONOMY (Con’t.,)
effectively conceded by Mr. Obama demanding
that his spending and borrowing binge of
the past four years must be paid for by a giant
increase in taxes over the next decade. Some
liberals acknowledge these fiscal facts of life
but argue that tax revenues from the wealthy
increased simply because the rich got richer.
And so they did.
But the economic growth that was touched
off by lower tax rates, particularly in the
1960s and 1980s, also benefited middle-class
incomes and living standards. If Mr. Obama
has his way and raises tax rates on upperincome
groups, it will slow the economy, and
everyone will lose.
ROOFING EXPO 2013
WESTERN
JUNE 9-12 • PEPPERMILL RESORT & CASINO • RENO
NEW MEMBERS
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
American WeatherStar
Scott Gayle
2100 Government Street
Mobile, AL 36606
(800) 771-6643
(251) 479-3602
sgayle@weatherstar.net
www.americanweatherstar.com
Battens Plus, Inc.
Brad Blake
PO Box 5057
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
(530) 620-5287
(360) 251-8193
brad@battensplus.com
www.battensplus.com
California Stone Coating
Jason DeCarsky
37909 Von Euw Common
Fremont, CA 945436
(510) 284-2554
(510) 794-6487
jason.decarsky@calstonecoat.com
calstonecoat.com
COUNTRY Financial
Brian Donne
201 NW 3rd Street
Corvallis, OR 97330
(541) 757-0899
(541) 738-2730
brian.donne@countryfinancial.com
www.countryfinancial.com/brian.donne
First Choice Repair
Eric Porak
3728 Phillips Highway, Ste 360
Jacksonville, FL 32207
(904) 346-5827
(904) 562-3279
contractor-services@firstchoicerepair.com
www.firstchoicerepair.com
Franklin International
David Braun
2020 Bruck Street
Columbus, OH 43207
(614) 445-1234
(614) 445-1555
davidbraun@franklininternational.com
www.titebond.com
Gibraltar Building Products
Jay Small
4850 Moline Street
Denver, CO 80239
(303) 882-4356
jsmall@gibraltar1.com
www.gibralter1.com
GMC Roofing & Building Paper Products, Inc.
Mark Medina
6400 Zerker Avenue
Shafter, CA 93263-9616
(661) 399-4324
(661) 399-6136
mmedina@gmcrfg.com
www.gmcpaper.com
Hailstrike
Daron Sneed
4011 W. Plano Parkway, Suite 105
Plano, TX 75093
(972) 638-7225
awiegert@hailstrike.com
www.hailstrike.com
Kee Safety, Inc.
Juan Lopez
4045 E. Guasti Road, Unit #207
Ontario, CA 91761
(855) 893-2455
(888) 357-8198
jlopez@keesafety.com
www.keesafety.com
Kemper System America Inc.
Kathleen Courteau
1200 N America Drive
West Seneca, NY 14227
(716) 558-2971
(716) 558-2967
kcourteau@kempersystem.com
www.kemper-system.com
LaPolla Industries
Besty Ayala
15402 Vantage Pkwy, #322
Houston, TX 77032
(281) 219-4100
(281) 219-4106
bayala@lapolla.com
www.lapollacoatings.com
OC Metals
Mari Kurtz
2750 S. Main Street, #B
Santa Ana, CA 92707
(714) 668-0783
(714) 556-5229
mari@ocmetals.com
www.ocmetals.com
PHP Systems & Design
Bruce Kolb
5534 Harvey Wilson Drive
Houston, TX 77020
(800) 797-6585
(713) 672-1170
bruce@phpsd.com
www.phpsd.com
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Roof Management
Greg Hayne
PO Box 1344
Fairfield, IA 52556
(641) 469-6464
greg@managingroofs.com
www.creatinggreatservice.com
Ross and Associates Insurance Services, Inc.
Seth T. Pietsch, CPIA, CRIS, MLIST
9201 S.E. 91st Avenue, Suite 220
Portland, OR 97086
(503) 698-3833
(503) 698-3844
sethp@ross-ins.com
www.ross-ins.com
SRS Distribution
John Bradberry
5900 South Lake Forest Drive, Suite 400
McKinney, TX 75070
(972) 837-6906
(214) 491-4156
jbradberry@srsicorp.com
www.srsicorp.com
BRANCH ASSOCIATES
Roofline Supply
Cory Garrison
5700 88th Street
Sacramento, CA 95828
(541) 408-2096
(916) 637-9035
cgarrison@rooflinesupply.com
www.rooflinesupply.com
Roofline Supply
Pat Hughes
12454 SE Jennifer Street
Clackamas, OR 97015
(360) 772-0962
(503) 657-0160
phughes@rooflinesupply.com
www.rooflinesupply.com
Shake & Shingle Supply
Justin Harrod
3270 Astrozon Blvd.
Colorado Springs, CO 80910
(719) 219-0537
(719) 219-0240
jharrod@shakeandshingleroofingsupply.com
www.shakeandshingleroofingsupply.com
CONTRACTOR MEMBERS
Leak Seal Roofing
Ray Deal
7503 NE 101st St.
Vancouver, WA 98662
(360) 513-8632
(360) 576-6984
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www.leaksealroofing.com
PRINCIPLES OF A
SUCCESSFULL ABOVE-GRADE &
BELOW-GRADE WATERPROOFING
PROJECT
The WSRCA Principles of a
Successful Above-Grade and
Below-Grade Waterproofing
Project document has been assembled
to provide designers,
building owners, and general
contractors with general
technical guidance regarding
proper design, aspects of
preparation, and installation
on any type of waterproofing
project. Be sure to pick up
your copy today by calling WS-
RCA at 800.725.0333, or visit
us online at www.wsrca.com,
or using the Library Order
Form on p.10
ATTENTION
MEMBERS
The Low-Slope
Maintenance Pamphlet is now
available for downloading
from the WSRCA Member’s
Clubhouse. This is a great
“Leave Behind” to hand your
low-slope customers letting
them know how to best keep
potential problems at bay
and extend the life of their
new roof system!
WSRCA Above-Grade & Below-Grade
Waterproofing Manuals:
SPECIAL PRICE:
$150.00
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