What Goes Into a DECRA Metal Roof?
What Goes Into a DECRA Metal Roof? In the 1940s, the Decraspray company was commissioned to develop a granular spray coating to camouflage shiny metal roofs in Allied ...
The Evolution of Metal Roofing and Why it’s the Most Durable Roofing Material
There was a time not so long ago when words like "elegant" and "sophisticated" rarely appeared in the same sentence as "metal roofing". For most of the 20th Century, and ...
DECRA Metal Roofing’s Manufacturing Facility: The Heart of Operational Excellence
DECRA Innovation Since 1957 DECRA has been the roofing industry’s leading innovator since 1957, with historical roots going back even further to World War 2. That’s when ...
10 Things to Know About Metal Roofing
For most of the 20th Century, metal roofing products were manufactured primarily for industrial and commercial buildings. High-maintenance wood shakes, clay tile, and ...
Case Study: A 1978 DECRA Tile Roof Passes the Test of Time
In 1978, building owner and master roofer Charles Lortle converted an Ottawa apartment building into an upscale condominium complex. Lortie chose DECRA Tile for the roof ...
DECRA: A History of Roofing Resilience
When the Decraspray Company was commissioned by Allied Command way back in World War 2 to develop a technique for protecting critical metal-roofed supply and ordnance ...
Strength and Beauty For All Styles With Stone-Coated Metal Roofing
For decades, residential architects and master home builders had no choice but to rely on less efficient, less durable, "traditional" roofing materials to fulfill the ...
Modern Wood Shake and Wood Shingle Roofing
The term “wood shingles” is often used interchangeably with “wood shakes” but generally “shakes” for roofing are of a thicker cut than the wood “shingle” with its butt ...
DECRA Case Study: Algonquin Pod Company
In 2012, the Algonquin Pod Company introduced a comfortable, secure, and versatile lodging option that revolutionized the North American camping and tourism industries. ...
DECRA Metal Roofing vs. Standing Seam Metal Roofs
Metal roofing has evolved. There’s no question that metal roofs are the superior choice for durability, energy efficiency, and longevity. Any metal roof can easily ...