Construction delays and their consequences depend on several variables by Stephen M. Phillips Although roofing contractors are not as frequently involved in lawsuits arising from construction delays as mechanical, electrical, plumbing and general contractors, you should be familiar with the basic construction law principles applicable to delays. At some point, you will have a job where an owner or general contractor withholds payment from you based on a claim that you are lia

Purple slate, red and purple slate contain oxidized iron, this is the source of the unique rich colors.. This is generally a very hard stone, not easy to work or easy on the saws and machinery, but possessing the characteristics of beauty and longevity. Occasionally, as in the purple slates of north Wales and Vermont, reduction spheres form around the iron nuclei, leaving a light green spotted texture. These spheres are sometimes deformed by a subsequent applied stress fie

There is an old Welsh saying that translates as follows: “Only the Welsh can quarry slate because the rocks don’t speak English.” This is quite the anthropological linguistic riddle and I won’t even attempt to unravel it, but it does put me in mind of how few people understand the language of slate. Not, I must add, the language of geology--that’s another kettle of fish—but the language of slate, from the quarrier, who may as well be speaking Welsh, to the roofer, most of who