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A Publication of the FRSA ◆ Florida’s Association of Roofing Professionals

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Keith Swope, CPRC Honored with 2015 Campanella Award

FRSA Past President, Keith Swope, CPRC (pictured above with Jim Brauner) is the president of Tampa Roofing Co. Inc., and received the 2015 Bob Campanella Award from former recipient Jim Brauner of Brauner Safety Services, LLC. For more than 30 years, Keith Swope has served FRSA in multiple leadership positions. He was appointed to the FRSA Board of Directors in 1983 and has served on

many committees, including the Codes and Regulatory Compliance, Roof Tile, Insurance, Governmental Affairs, Convention, Disaster Preparedness and Response, Membership and the Editorial Review Committees, in addition to being an Educational Foundation Trustee for many years. He also chaired the original Unlicensed Activity Taskforce in 2003.

Keith is the third generation in a four-generation roofing business; he was born in Florida and raised in a household that instilled in him family values, a strong work ethic and belief in God. He and Diane have been married 43 years and have two sons, Brian and Adam. Brian works in the family business and Adam works for Gulfeagle Supply in Texas. Keith remains passionate and involved in FRSA, and still attends every board meeting. On the golf course, he is known as “Sergeant Swope” – a nickname given to him by U.S. Open winner Lucas Glover for his toughness. Keith’s favorite pastime? Spending time with his grandchildren.

The Bob Campanella Award was initiated in 1965 by the St. Petersburg Roofing and Sheet Metal Contractors Association and is a memorial tribute to the late Bob Campanella, owner of Ace Roofing Company in St. Petersburg.

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President’s Award

president and Campanella The President’s Award is preaward winner, was taking the sented each year to the person time to have a long conversawho the FRSA President tion with a young new member deems the most helpful during their term on the Board and of the board, was just a thrill to Executive Committee. me. Some of the advice he gave This year’s President’s me that day still resonates with Award was a very difficult deme and, unfortunately, I can’t cision for FRSA President Burt repeat it,” Logan noted.

Logan. “There have been so “Over the years this permany people that have gone son, whether known or not, above and beyond to help me was a mentor to me. All things this year: the entire Executive FRSA, codes, the Educational Committee, committee chairs, Mike Silvers, CPRC receives the President’s Award Foundation; he was a wealth of members of the Board of from President Burt Logan. information and was more than Directors and, of course, FRSA happy to share it. His continued staff are all deserving of this award. But the more I thought involvement over multiple decades is still an inspiration about it, there was one person who I felt had been a huge to me, and I only hope that I will follow his lead and be help and inspiration to me, not only this year but for more around here to help guide our new leaders for some time than a decade,” stated Burt Logan. to come,” commented Logan.

“When I was a brand new director with FRSA, I had “With that said, this year’s President’s Award goes to the privilege of going to dinner with this person during my my friend and one of the best people I’ve had the privilege first board meeting. As we ate and had a few Crown Royals, of working with during my time with FRSA, Mike Silvers, –RFM– his drink of choice as well, the fact that this person, a past CPRC,” stated Logan.

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2015 SHINING STAR AWARD Advanced Roofing for the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami Contractor – Robert Kornahrens Project MVP – David Baytosh, Superintendent

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Advanced Roofing for the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami project.

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Florida Quality Roofing for its Silicone Roof Coating Restoration project.

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CORE Roofing Systems, for the 33rd Street Industrial Center #3 project.

Community Service

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Universal Roof & Contracting for its Community Works: Neighbor in Need project.

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Springer-Peterson Roofing & Sheet Metal for the Santa Fe High School Batting Cages.

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NCFRSA’s Boots on the Roof Service Project for completion of two residential roofing projects.

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Evans Roofing for the Casa Lax project.

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Springer-Peterson Roofing & Sheet Metal for the Villereal De Avila project.

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J Register Company for the St. Johns River Power Park project.

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Manson Roofing for the FPL Manatee Control Room.

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Tampa Roofing Company for the Allendale United Methodist Church.

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Cam Fentriss ◆ FRSA Legislative Counsel

Statewide Uniform Building Permits In 2010, a survey was conducted asking for interested persons’ thoughts about an electronic portal for a single point of entry in Florida to submit permit applications. In early 2015, another survey was conducted asking for interested persons’ thoughts about a uniform permit application for the State of Florida. The results for both surveys were not surprising and are worth discussing here.

For both surveys, the largest groups of responders were construction contractors, engineers, architects, and building officials and inspectors – in that order.

Since these are the groups that deal most frequently and most closely with building permits, this is not surprising.

Also not surprising is that the number of responders who use a computer and have internet access was high in 2010 and a few points higher in 2015 at 99 percent. I think we may all agree that it is nearly impossible to do business in today’s world without some use of computers and internet access.

For the 2010 survey, two-thirds of those responding agreed that a statewide uniform single electronic point of entry to submit building permit applications would be a good thing. A little more than 17 percent disagreed, and it appears that the majority of those were building officials, inspectors, code officials, or fire officials. The potential threat to local control and kingdom is fairly obvious. Interestingly, some of those who disagreed believe that a statewide single point of entry would lead to more confusion, would create turf issues, would increase bureaucracy, and would cost more. I think it is fair to say that the major goal of a single point of entry would be to reduce differences, remove turf issues, decrease bureaucracy, and reduce cost. This looks like a classic example of the glass being half full or half empty.

By 2015, the sentiment seems to have shifted some in that there is less opposition to standardization of the permit application from local building department and other code-related employees than there was for a single point of entry to file permit applications in 2010.

There could be any number of explanations for this, and I think it is likely that the economic downturn in 2008 that so heavily affected local building department resources and staffing may have caused a shift in perspective on how permit fee and other money is spent for these offices.

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among those who work in more than one jurisdiction. Some opposition comes from those who work in only one jurisdiction. This suggests that those who deal with many different requirements are willing to suffer a change to reduce the differences versus those who work with only one jurisdiction who prefer no change, even if a change could bring a reduction in paperwork and other requirements – always much resistance to change.

Both of these surveys asked questions that are more conceptual than concrete. By this I mean that a single point of entry and a uniform permit application mean different things to different people. Because the level of support has been so high and because there is some indication that a more specific plan could persuade some of those who oppose because they fear the unknown, maybe the next step should be to develop a concrete structure for either or both of these concepts and conduct another survey to gauge support or opposition.

A good first step may be to develop an electronic uniform permit application “shell” that combines all the common permit application information asked by all jurisdictions then allow additional specific requirements to be added to this (in subsequent pages or sections).

This would be a beneficial baby step in that it would allow for setting up the statewide structure, it would relieve contractors from having to repeat basic/common information over and over, and, if done on a statewide level, it could provide some strong checks and balances that are currently very difficult and costly for local governments to perform individually. This could also take a nice bite out of some of the cheating and unlicensed activity caused by bad contractors moving from one jurisdiction to another. This sounds to me like a win all around.

–RFM– Anna Cam Fentriss is an attorney licensed in Florida since 1988 representing clients with legislative and state agency interests. Cam has represented FRSA since 1993, is an Honorary Member of FRSA, recipient of the FRSA President’s Award in 2002 and received the Campanella Award in 2010. She is a member of the Florida Building Commission Special Occupancy Technical Advisory Committee, President of Building A Safer Florida Inc. and past Construction Coalition Chair (1995-1997).

Enthusiasm Gets It Done Award of her eye. She has a strong affecThe Enthusiasm Gets It Done tion for owl carvings, ceramics etc.

Award is presented each year to that borders on an obsession. an FRSA member who has disChelsea brings a true feminine played the initiative and can-do touch to her company, saying on attitude that Bill Bieler always more than one occasion that it is brought to his involvement in ok to be a woman in the roofing inFRSA. This year’s recipient perdustry. If pants are optional, you sonifies those qualities and would will find her in a dress. give the award’s namesake a run Although she resides in for his money in the enthusiasm Shreveport, Louisiana, she is very department. active in the Association. She The 2015 recipient, Chelsea serves on the Public Relations Welsh, has been with her current and Marketing Committee and is employer for about six years and chair of the Young Professionals in that time has worked with over Council that was formed last year.

100 clients sharing her expertise She is instrumental in procuring in interactive marketing and somultiple FRSA sponsorships from cial media implementation. She her company, who in fact spondeveloped her skills over thirChelsea Welsh receives the Enthusiasm Gets sored the Open House at the FRSA teen years of conceptualizing and It Done Award.

Educational Foundation Training implementing online marketing programs, as she obviously loves what she does, hence Center last November.

FRSA congratulates Chelsea on her achievement. her incentive to qualify for the enthusiasm award.

But it is not just her job that she brings the intense–RFM– ly positive perspective to. She adores and is extremely proud of her two high-school age sons that are the apple

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2015 Scholarship Recipients During FRSA’s Convention, 10 outstanding students were awarded scholarships through the FRSA Educational and Research Foundation.

The Educational Foundation Trustees receive completed application submissions and grade them based on multiple criteria, carefully reviewing academic performance, honors, community involvement and more – a very challenging process considering the number of applications submitted. Scoring sheets are submitted to staff to compile and the Foundation Trustees then hold a conference call and award scholarships based on final scores.

The Educational Foundation also has an Endowment Fund, in which contributors have the opportunity to designate the industry-related recipient of the earnings from their gifts. This year’s scholarships were funded and made

possible by endowment contributors who designated their earnings to benefit scholarships. Thanks to the Bowen, Hilson and Turner Chairman Level Endowment, Edwards Roofing Company Governor Level Endowment, the FRSA Self Insurers Fund’s Chancellor Level Endowment, the Charlie Raymond Governor Level Endowment, the George Pepin Family Governor Level Endowment, and the Mason E. Liftig Governor Level Endowment for their contributions.

The Foundation had the unique opportunity for a scholarship that was given this year for the first time.

The scholarship is named after Cole Springer, a previous Foundation recipient, who is paying it forward and repaying the amount of his scholarships, so that another student may benefit - a generous donation from a recent college graduate. Thank you, Cole!

The FRSA Self Insurers Fund set up a scholarship in memory of Joe Rutkoski, which will be awarded to the top performing scholar each year until 2018.

Congratulations to the 2015 Scholarship Recipients! ♦♦Allie Brown – recipient of the Joe Rutkoski Memorial Scholarship ♦♦Kristie Harp – recipient of the FRSA Self Insurers Fund Scholarship ♦♦Aubrey Chase Kennedy ♦♦Taylor Kennedy – recipient of the Cole Springer Scholarship ♦♦Christine Kenney ♦♦Abigail Logan ♦♦Emily Logan ♦♦Nathaniel Lynch ♦♦Robert Lance Manson Scholarship applications for 2016 will be available in January.

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Earl Blank Memorial Service Heart Award agencies, and even had her own grant Every year an FRSA associate consulting company a few years back. member is recognized for their conHer keen creative sense and vision tribution to the Association and are skills that serve her well in both industry through the Earl Blank her career and involvement with Memorial Service Heart Award. Our FRSA. generous manufacturers, suppliKaren currently serves on the ers, consultants and others in the Disaster Preparedness and Response industry support FRSA contractors Committee and as chair of the Public through their financial contributions Relations and Marketing Committee, and more importantly, through their a natural fit if ever there was one. involvement in FRSA. Our comHer self-confidence is also pretty mittees are more active, our social evident. She left her previous emevents more enjoyable and our inployment with a large manufacturer dustry much stronger because of Karen Edwards receives the Earl Blank to go to work for a start-up company their contributions.

Memorial Service Heart Award. six years ago, and that company is This year’s recipient of the Heart Award meets these criteria and more. Karen Edwards now doing very well thanks in large part to her efforts. That brings her expertise to committee meetings and her outgo- sense of vision served her well in this instance since her eming personality to our social functions. She has tremendous ployer is on the cutting edge of technology that is becoming more important to us as contractors all the time. marketing skills and is well known in the roofing industry.

FRSA benefits greatly from the active role she plays, and But, her marketing skills were not acquired overnight.

She has worked in the marketing arena for some twenty-three we hope continues to play, for many years to come. We conyears and has authored numerous articles for publications gratulate Karen on her achievement. around the country sharing her passion for products and ser–RFM– vices she believes in. She has worked for manufacturers, ad

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FRSA Life and Honorary Membership During the Friday Business Luncheon at FRSA’s 93rd Annual Convention, the membership approved two Life Memberships and five Honorary Memberships.

Life Membership The FRSA Bylaws state that any FRSA past president who has been with an FRSA member company for at least twenty-five years shall be considered for Life Membership. This year we were fortunate to have two worthy gentleman as life member nominees.

Our first recipient, Al Singleton, has been active in FRSA for over twenty years. He was FRSA president during the recent recession and did an exemplary job of keeping FRSA on track and focused during a difficult time. The Association Reserve Fund passed through the recession untouched as a result of the due diligence exhibited by our nominee and other officers he served with. He has been involved with his affiliate at the officer and member level in excess of two decades. He attends virtually every FRSA function, and we are pleased to announce Al Singleton, Alvin J. Singleton Inc., Sarasota as an FRSA Life Member.

The second recipient, Rob Springer, CPRC is our current immediate past president and has established himself as one of the guys who can really make things

Al Singleton (left) and Rob Springer, CPRC (right) receive FRSA Life Member plaques from President Burt Logan.

happen at FRSA. He was instrumental in advocating the sale of the FRSA building in order to relocate to a setting that would accommodate a training center, one of the primary focuses of his years as an Association executive. He has also been the driving force in the creation of the Spotlight Trophy for the Advancement of Roofing or S.T.A.R. Awards and the related reformatting and streamlining of the annual convention. Not one to rest on his laurels, he spearheaded the creation of the Young Professionals Council to increase industry involvement among the next generation of FRSA

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leadership. His dedication and enthusiasm for all he does is obvious to all. We are pleased to announce Rob Springer, CPRC, Springer-Petersen Roofing and Sheet Metal, Lakeland as an FRSA Life Member.

Honorary Membership The FRSA Bylaws state that any persons having proven themselves an outstanding asset to the industry shall be considered for Honorary Membership.

The award is bestowed on individuals in recognition of many years of faithful, devoted and outstanding service to the industry and the Association.

Pictured from left to right: Rob Springer, CPRC, Jim Brauner, Joe Byrne, This year we were fortunate to have Mike Reed, CPA, Loretta Hartley and Burt Logan. several nominees who have fulfilled the award criteria in spades.

Our first recipient, Joe Byrne, has with FRSA’s highest honor, the Bob Campanella Award. served the industry as an FRSA Director and committee He sold his company a couple years ago but is continumember for many years. He has served as the chair of ing his industry involvement through safety training for the Governmental Affairs Committee for several years contractors and their employees. We very pleased to anand is known in Palm Beach County as one of the go-to nounce Jim Brauner, Brauner Safety Services Inc., St. guys for solving contractor issues because of his wealth Cloud as a recipient of FRSA Honorary Membership. of knowledge and experience in dealing with building Our fourth recipient, Blanche De La Cruz, is well departments and other government entities. The knowl- known to all in the Tampa roofing community. She edge he has gained through years of working within the has been employed in the industry for over forty-five governmental and codes arena have been a tremendous years and for the last twenty working at inside sales benefit to the Association. His dedicated involvement at with Eagle Supply and then Gulfeagle when Eagle and both the state and local level makes us extremely pleased Gulfside Supply merged in 2004. She is recognized by to announce Joe Byrne, Byrne Roofing Inc., West Palm contractors as a go-to person who has the answers to difficult product issues with an institutional memory Beach as a recipient of FRSA Honorary Membership.

Our second recipient, Loretta Hartley, seems to that makes her invaluable. Last year she was awarded be involved in every aspect of the Association. She is a the Byron Curry Memorial Achievement Award for merprior recipient of the Enthusiasm Gets It Done Award, itorious service by her affiliate, the West Coast Roofing the Earl Blank Memorial Heart Award, and along Contractors Association. We are pleased to announce with husband Ken, is a two-time winner of the Charlie Blanche De La Cruz as a recipient of FRSA Honorary Raymond Membership Award. She and Ken are primary Membership.

Our final recipient, Mike Reed, has been involved benefactors of the FRSA PAC through their donation of multiple auction items to the PAC and FRSA Annual with the FRSA for over 20 years. He has a quiet mild Golf Tournaments on a consistent basis, and her con- manner and is hard working and dedicated to his job. tinuing efforts to make our annual convention a success A few lucky members have had the opportunity to withas not gone unnoticed. She is also a primary driver ness his quick wit and humor. He has shared his vast of her affiliate, the Northeast Florida Roofing and Sheet knowledge of accounting and financial experience with Metal Contractors Association. Her dedication to FRSA the Credit Union, the Educational Foundation and the is obvious to all who take the time to know this won- Association and was an integral part of moving the derful lady and we are extremely pleased to announce accounting systems of these organizations from paLoretta Hartley, Sunniland Corp., Jacksonville as a re- per ledgers to a computerized system. When it came time for FRSA to sell their building, he was right there cipient of FRSA Honorary Membership.

Our next recipient, Jim Brauner, needs no introduc- making sure all the i’s were dotted and the t’s crossed. tion to anyone who has been active in FRSA over the last Recently his investment suggestions were implemented fifteen years. He is a past winner of the Enthusiasm Gets and many of FRSA’s entities will experience better than it Done Award, the Earl Blank Memorial Heart Award, average returns this year. Many only see him once a year and is a three-time recipient of the Charlie Raymond at the registration desk during the Convention. It gives Membership Award and many know him as an FRSA us great pleasure to announce Mike Reed, CPA as a reambassador. His dedication as one of the Association’s cipient of FRSA Honorary Membership.

–RFM– hardest working volunteers was recognized last year

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Charlie would be pleased with this year’s award recipi- Compliance Committee. He is one of the dedicated volent. Those who knew Charlie would agree that his gregarious unteers involved with a Codes sub-committee working on nature guaranteed he would be the life of the party and the merging Florida specific code items into the base code, the last one to shy away from being the center of attention. International Building Code, an onerous task if ever there This year’s recipient of the Membership Award, Sal Delfino, was one. This also is not surprising as his involvement in Petersen Aluminum Corp., Coral Springs, is cut from a dif- the codes arena is evidenced by his constant attendance at ferent cloth. In fact you would be accurate if you described Roofing TAC and full Florida Building Commission meetSal as being “quietly effective” in his manner, while being ings. He attends them all.

For his constant support and outstanding work for the an excellent ambassador for FRSA is his own way.

One of Charlie’s babies was the annual Foundation industry, much of it behind the scenes, we congratulate Sal raffle, and last year Sal took the raffle ball and ran with Delfino on his achievement.

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FRSA Convention Tournament Winners The golf tournament, sponsored by Furman Insurance and Bonds and Sunniland Corp., was held at ChampionsGate golf course on both the National and International courses.

The Closest-to-the-Pin contest was sponsored by Suncoast Supply and the Longest Drive contest by Gulf Coast Supply & Mfg LLC. National Course First Place Team – Jack Edgemon, Kris Tietig, David Tipton and Shelton Guest Second Place Team – Chris Frank, Tom Moore, Phil Spake The clay shooting tournament, sponsored by Gulf Coast Supply & Manufacturing LLC, was held at Tenoroc Shooting and Robert Almon Range in Lakeland. The tournament winners are: Closest-to-the-Pin – Dan Ratkowski Longest Drive – Jason Hise

First Place – Scott Langeneger Second Place – Jim Frampton Third Place – Chase Kennedy

International Course First Place Team – Cory Ewert, Brian Swope, Morris Swope The fishing tournament, sponsored by Polyglass USA, was and Keith Swope held at Port Canaveral and the tournament winners are: Second Place Team – Mike Finster, Arry Housh, Stephen Housh and Matt Housh Most Fish – Omar Roman Closest-to-the-Pin – Barry McCackner Longest Drive – Stephen Housh

Least Fish – Chris Rose Trash Fish – Todd Griffin Ladies Angler – Gianna Smith

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Florida Building Code: Identifying Approved Underlayment Mark Zehnal, CPRC, FRSA Director of Technical Services Using the Term 15# or 30# When Identifying Underlayment As usual with the advent of a new building code, there is a learning curve. The educational process is an important part for all parties acclimating to updated standards and any code changes made that would include appropriate design, compliant installation and proper inspection of work. One of the most important code changes for the roofing industry is the removal of ASTM D4869 Type I. The revised underlayment sections of chapters 15 – Florida Building Code, 9 – Florida Residential Code, and 7 – Florida Existing Building Code, include: uniform prescriptive types and installation methods across the three chapters for appropriate roof systems.

There is confusion, however, in the identification of the different types of asphalt saturated underlayment. Using the terms 15# and 30# to identify the underlayment type doesn’t necessarily comply with the intent of the ASTM designations listed for underlayment in the 2014 code. FRSA has created a comparison chart to highlight certain differences in physical characteristics found in the asphalt saturated underlayment.

What we’re hearing is that there are people in the field or marketplace saying that ASTM D4869 Type II is considered

30# felt and is equal to the ASTM D226 Type II (30#). Here are the facts from the ASTM standards.

The ASTM underlayment designations in the chart below provide the physical characteristic differences that prompted changes to the 2015 ICC Building and Residential codes and the 2014 FBC code modifications that would standardize underlayment type and installation as per sample code section listed below. The ASTM D226 Type I and II standard was used as a felt underlayment target for compliance as a code minimum. The closest match in ASTM D4869 would be Type II and Type IV. Although there seems to be equals among the different types, say for instance the minimum weight per roll, the similarities between 4869 Type II and Type IV end there. The three-foot-wide, 144-lineal-foot roll of D4869 Type II includes 432 square feet of material whereas the three-foot-wide, 72-lineal-foot roll of D4869 Type IV includes 216 square feet of material. Remember to check the label on the roll goods. Just because there is a 30 printed on the label doesn’t mean it qualifies as ASTM D226 Type II or ASTM D4869 Type IV. The code references used are all ASTM designations, so we advise you to start using the ASTM designations to avoid any confusion.

ASTM D226 and D4869 Comparison Chart ASTM Designation ASTM D4869 ASTM D4869 ASTM D4869 ASTM D4869

ASTM Minimum weight per 100 Square Feet 8 Pounds

ASTM Asphalt Saturation

ASTM Square Feet per Roll

ASTM Roll Size

100%

432

3’ X 144’

13 Pounds

120%

432

3’ X 144’

43.2 Poundsb

20 Pounds

140%

216

3’ X 72’

56.16 Poundsb

26 Pounds

150%

216

3’ X 72’

ASTM Designation TYPE

Approximate weight per Rollb

TYPE Ia

34.56 Poundsb

TYPE II

56.16 Poundsb

TYPE III TYPE IV

ASTM 11.5 TYPE I 49.68 Poundsb 120% 432 3’ X 144’ D226 Pounds ASTM 150% 216 3’ X 72’ TYPE II 56.16 Poundsb 26 Pounds D226 a. Not for use or in compliance with 2014 FBC b. Approximate weight per roll includes total square footage of roll and is not part of either ASTM Standard

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2014 Florida Building Code, Chapter 15 Underlayment application. Underlayment shall be installed using one of the following methods: 1. For roof slopes from two units vertical in 12 units horizontal (17-percent slope), and less than four units vertical in 12 units horizontal (33-percent slope). Underlayment shall comply with ASTM D 226, Type I or Type II or ASTM D 4869, Type II or Type IV or ASTM D 6757 and shall be two layers applied in the following manner. Apply a 19inch (483 mm) strip of underlayment felt parallel to and starting at the eaves, fastened sufficiently to hold in place.

Starting at the eave, apply 36-inch-wide (914 mm) sheets of underlayment, overlapping successive sheets 19 inches (483 mm), and fastened with 1- inch (25 mm) round plastic cap, metal cap nails or nails and tin-tabs attached to a nailable deck with one row in the field of the sheet with a maximum fastener spacing of 12 inches on center (305 mm), and one row at the overlaps fastened 6 inches (152 mm) on center.

Synthetic underlayment shall be fastened in accordance with this section and the manufacturer’s recommendations.

2. For roof slopes of four units vertical in 12 units horizontal (33-percent slope) or greater. Underlayment shall comply with ASTM D 226, Type II or ASTM D 4869, Type IV or ASTM D 6757 and shall be one layer applied in the following manner. Underlayment shall be applied shingle fashion, parallel to and starting from the eave and lapped 2 inches (51 mm), fastened with 1-inch (25 mm) round plastic cap, metal cap nails or nails and tin-tabs attached to a nailable deck with two staggered rows in the field of the sheet with a maximum fastener spacing of 12 inches (305 mm) on center, and one row at the overlaps fastened 6 inches (152 mm) on center. Synthetic underlayment shall be fastened in accordance with this section and the manufacturer’s recommendations. End laps shall be offset by 6 feet (1829 mm).

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CFRSA Champs in FRSA Affiliate Competition The 2015 Affiliate Competition participants were challenged to ring the bell at the top of a high striker nearly 10 feet tall.

The Central Florida Roofing and Sheet Metal Association (CFRSA) won first place with the Sarasota Manatee Roofing & Sheet Metal Contractors Association (SMRSMCA) gaining second place and the Capital City Roofing and Sheet Metal Association (CRSA) coming in third.

The CFRSA team (pictured left-to-right) of Robin Broderick, Trevor Switzer, Jeff Hewitt and Justin Walk helped the affiliate regain its champion status after the affiliate lost last year’s fast pitch competition. But it was not easy according to Hewitt. After the regulation rounds, there was a threeway tie and the muscle men and women were then challenged to move the high striker puck to the top with just one arm on the mallet. It all came dxown to Switzer’s bell-ringing hammer strike to break the tie. After the win, the CFRSA team said in fun: “We are the hammer!”

Hewitt said, adding: “That was the joke of the day.”

The competition was sponsored by the FRSA Self Insurers Fund and held during the FRSA Expo.

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Imperial Roofing of Polk County for its Adams residence Metal Re-roof.

2nd

Springer-Peterson Roofing & Sheet Metal for its Orange County Convention Center Radius Roof.

3rd

Altec Roofing for the Floridian Clubhouse Chimney Caps.

Specialty Metal

1st

Universal Roof & Contracting’s Walkable Decks project.

2nd

Florida Quality Roofing for its work on the Silicone Roof Coating Restoration.

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3rd

Springer-Peterson Roofing & Sheet Metal for the Lakeland Regional Medical Center.

Unique/ Miscellaneous

1st

FRSA’s New Executive Committee

The 2015-2016 FRSA Executive Committe includes (pictured above, left to right): Secretary-Treasurer Bruce Manson, Manson Roofing Inc., Bradenton President Elect George Ebersold, Tom Tanenbaum Inc., Orlando Vice President Charlie Kennedy, Gainesville Roofing & Co. Inc., Bronson Immediate Past President Burt Logan, CORE Roofing Systems Inc., Orlando President Donnie Harp, Imperial Roofing of Polk County Inc., Winter Haven

2015-2016 Theme “Staying on Track for a Winning Future”

Charity of Choice: Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children This year’s charity goal was to raise $2,000 to purchase two new game systems, TVs and media carts to help support the good works of the Child Life department at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. Due to the incredible support and generosity of FRSA members, we have exceeded that goal by raising over $3,600! Thanks to all!

First Lady Cathy Logan presents Kathryn Tarulli from the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children with FRSA’s Charity of Choice donation.

By the Numbers

More than 3,000 attendees walked the Expo floor, making this the largest Expo in the past 10 years.

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♦♦Over 200 exhibiting companies in 350 booths. ♦♦The fishing tournament sold out hosting 49 anglers. ♦♦The golf tournament maxed out both of ChampionsGate golf courses. ♦♦The clay shooting tournament hosted 31 shooters. ♦♦Hyatt Regency Orlando, the host hotel, sold out four weeks prior to the event. ♦♦Silent Auction donations exceeded 200 items. ♦♦The Welcome Reception hosted over 500 attendees. ♦♦Exhibit space for the 2016 Expo is 85 percent sold.

Thank you to all the sponsors who made these events possible!

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