Most people choose a style of roof based on how it appears in a picture. Not a bad beginning, but not sufficient information to make a decision that will affect the building’s operation for the next few decades during Arkansas summers, ice storms and all in between. The choice of

The weather in Arkansas is not a one-way street. You get an ice storm in January, tornadoes in April, heat indexes over 110 in July, and plenty of moisture in the summer and fall, which feels like air from a warm, wet towel. That’s not background information for anybody who

Most people consider roofing the final choice in a building project. Choose a colour, match it to the walls and move on. If all roofs were equal, that would be fine, but they are not equal and in Arkansas, the difference between a roof that works and a roof that

The question comes up on almost every project. Do I need insulation? The honest answer is: it depends on what you’re building and what you’re doing inside it. That’s not a dodge. It’s genuinely the right starting point, because an open carport covering a tractor and a steel barndominium with

Metal roofing is well known for its long service life. If it’s done correctly, a steel building in Arkansas can outlast the mortgage, the vehicles inside, and, in many cases, the original owner’s plans for the property . However, “done right” is doing much in that sentence since most early

A metal garage seems like a simple purchase until you’re actually in the process of buying one. Then the questions start stacking up. What size do I actually need? Does my county require a permit? What goes under it? What gauge steel holds up to Arkansas hail? These aren’t hard