Southern Metal Roofing Blog

Southern Metal Roofing welcomes Donald Rogue, along with his wife Kim and twelve-year old son Richard, to the Atlanta area.  Don and Kim have joined Southern Metal Roofing as shareholders and officers of Cooper Affiliates, Inc. d.b.a. Southern Metal Roofing.  Don brings the old world art of hand-crafted metal experience to Atlanta’s premier metal roofing firm.  One of Don’s key roles with Southern Metal Roofing is to manage church steeple and historical roofing restorations.  Don is a former project manager for Yankee Steeples and Vermont’s Iron Horse metal roofing company.

“Bar none, Donald is the most gifted historic restoration and metal craftsman in his field,” comments Katherine Cooper, Southern Metal Roofing’s CEO.  “His hand-crafted copper, zinc, stainless, and gold leaf experience includes world class metal roofing projects and famous church steeple restorations,” Cooper adds.  Don’s custom metal roofing clients include numerous Hollywood celebrities and captains of industry.  In addition to his impressive custom metal roofing resume, Don is an ordained minister and church planner.  “We’re so proud to have Don lead our custom metal roofing field operations,” says Cooper.

Southern Metal Roofing, Atlanta’s luxury dealer of cool, metal roofing is proud to announce their local promotion featuring California winery Tin Roof Cellars.  “We love the Tin Roof Cellars’ wine, and thought it was a fitting promotional gift for our luxury roofing clients,” says Kat Cooper, CEO of Southern Metal Roofing.  Tin Roof Cellars, which produces a line of fine wines, from chardonnay to cabernet sauvignon, is known for their “boldly flavored, smoothly textured, and unusually complex” wines that have won many awards nationally (www.tinroofcellars.com).  The grapes used to create Tin Roof wine are grown off of California’s North and Central coast lines, producing “rich, but refined, fruit-forward, but complex” flavors.  Their wines are available locally, and are sure to be a new delight to wine lovers.

“We recently launched our Tin Roof wine promotion, and it’s already been a hit with our clients.  Even non-drinkers have accepted our Tin Roof wine gift with enthusiasm,” added Mrs. Cooper.  However, promotional Southern Metal Roofing bottles are going fast!  You ask, how might one acquire a Tin Roof Cellars promo gift?  It’s easy; simply contact Southern Metal Roofing for a roofing estimate on your home. Southern Metal Roofing will provide expert roofing counsel, thorough ventilation tests, satellite roofing measurements, and custom digital renderings of your home featuring any roofing system, style, or color.  Homeowners are amazed how luxury, metal roofing can save them money and future pain and hassle.  Relax, uncork, and celebrate the beauty and prestige of new luxury, hand-crafted roofing which pairs perfectly with Tin Roof’s hand-crafted wines.

Southern Metal Roofing, Atlanta’s authority in luxury, investment grade roofscapes, is looking for a few good recruits, primarily members of the fit and active senior citizen community.  “We’re recruiting fit seniors or retirees,” says Katherine Cooper, CEO of Southern Metal Roofing and its affiliates.  “Specifically, retirees and seniors who enjoy walking in their neighborhood for fitness and pleasure,” adds Mrs. Cooper. 

The job description is to the point:  simply walk door to door in the safety and security of your own neighborhood, say hello to friends and neighbors, and hand out a company brochure.    Participants can walk a block or a mile, and always during daylight hours, mild weather, and with a fellow walking companion.  “Dogs are welcome, too!” Mrs. Cooper remarks.  “Our company loves seniors with dogs—I have a ‘senior dog’ myself!”  Applicants should consult with their doctor and make sure they are in good health before taking on this duty.

Why seniors, you may ask?  “Retirees are trustworthy, dependable, credible, and really know their own neighborhood,” says Mrs. Cooper.  A number of major retailers employ seniors, and it has proven to become a mutually successful relationship.  The Wal-Mart greeter is just one famous example.
 
Seniors or retirees who are interested in this opportunity and who live in neighborhoods within the Atlanta Metro Area may contact Katherine Cooper directly at 404-982-ROOF (7663).  Make sure to mention “Jobs for Fit Seniors” and how you heard about this opportunity.

Atlanta’s high net worth homeowner is accustomed to style and is easily bored with the ordinary, lack luster, builder grade architectural elements touted as amenities.  Affluent homeowners flaunt it, displaying majestic gated drives, prestigious hard-scapes, and exquisite exterior designs.  Discriminating tastes do not stop with the eye level view of their lavish surroundings.  “Atlanta’s elite simply want luxurious, unique, and hand crafted architectural accents, including trendy roofscapes,” says Zadia Lundgren, Atlanta resident and client of Southern Metal Roofing (SMR), designers of Atlanta’s luxury roofscapes.

High end snob products are trendy.  TrendWatching.com coined a phrase to describe emerging luxury products like SMR’s designer shingles.  “We call these pricey, upscale roofing products for the rich Snobmoddities.  Snobmoddities are the evolution of mundane commodities (asphalt composite shingles) transformed into chic, luxury products,” according to Reinier Evers, founder of Trendwatching.com.  “As trend experts, we applaud SMR’s commitment to provide clients with hand crafted, sustainable, and eco-friendly roofing designs,” adds Evers.  “It’s very European.  A gorgeous home with a builder grade architectural shingle is as crass as wearing a ball cap with a tuxedo,” jokes Evers.

Katherine Cooper of Southern Metal Roofing responds “Yes, some of our luxury roofing offerings could be called a snobmoddity; however, we have a permanent, cool roofing solution for every budget. All of our clients share the same objectives: elegant curb appeal and return on investment due to lifetime sustainability from eco-friendly materials.  All buyers want energy efficiency and maintenance free protection from hail, lightning, and hurricane winds.  The bottom line is they all care about tangible, financial benefits of increased home value and lowest life cycle cost that ultimately pays for the pricey, upfront investment,” says Cooper.

Elegant roofscapes with brand logos?  Of course.  How else does one know it’s designed and built by Southern Metal Roofing?  SMR’s embossed Trademark logo adds a tasteful and discrete personal touch to each client’s custom rooftop. “It’s so subtle that no one would know it’s there.  Well, perhaps the knowing eye of another proud SMR owner would recognize the SMR badge of authenticity,” adds Cooper.

Southern Metal Roofing is also proud to say that their loyal customers have helped them reach a 5-star rating from Kudzu.com.

Cooper Affiliates, owner of Atlanta-based Southern Metal Roofing and U.S. Green Roof, has just added a new division to their company operations: U.S. GutterPro. Cooper Affiliates entered into a marketing agreement with GutterPro USA, a leading provider of gutter and rain management systems nationwide, adding the brand U.S. GutterPro to Cooper Affiliates’ line of products. The coupling of green roofing with rain management systems is a perfect match for homeowners’ exterior remodeling needs.

“U.S. GutterPro’s products solve many gutter and rain management problems that can go unattended to for years and cause costly home damage,” says Jason Herald, President of GutterPro USA headquartered in Hickory, North Carolina. “Poor rain management systems can lead to wood rot, mold, insect infestations, landscape erosion, foundation problems, damp crawl spaces, and musty basements. All are very costly repairs to the homeowner,” adds Herald.

GutterPro’s gutter protection systems employ a patented guard that keeps gutters clog-free, allowing water to flow through your system as it should, rather than trapping moisture in your home. Better yet, the system is cost effective because it can be installed over existing gutter systems, eliminating expensive gutter removal and replacement expenses. The gutter protection system also comes with a limited lifetime warranty, making this investment one to last a lifetime.
“We selected Cooper Affiliates to market our patented gutter protection system based upon their reputation for client care and eco-friendly product lines,” says Herald. Cooper Affiliates is made up of three divisions: a luxury residential permanent roofing division, Southern Metal Roofing; a commercial roofing division, U.S. Green Roof; and now U.S. GutterPro which specializes in rain management systems.  Cooper Affiliates and its divisions serve all of the metro Atlanta area including the following counties:  Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Rockdale, and Spalding.

With soaring energy costs and a hot summer just beginning, Atlanta residents are looking for any way to keep the months ahead cool. Turning off the A/C to save on the utility bill is just not an option here in Atlanta, so what’s a homeowner to do to avoid taking out a loan just to pay the utility bill? One option that many do not consider is “cool,” metal roofing. Cool, metal roofing is eco-friendly, sustainable, and can save you twenty percent or more on your energy bill.

Cool, metal roofing works by reflecting the sun’s hot rays so that the heat normally absorbed by your roofing is instead bounced off and therefore less heat is transferred to inside your home. “This can reduce the heat gain in your attic by nearly thirty-five percent,” says Chuck Roberts of Classic Metal Roofing. Some high-technology metal roofing also now contains a pigment that reflects even more heat, and thereby lowers your energy bill by nearly forty percent.

Metal roofing is normally installed over existing roofing, providing another layer of insulation from the heat during the summer and the cold during the winter. This eliminates the cost of having pre-existing roofing removed, as well as stops the filling of landfills with asphalt shingles. Better yet, Classic Metal Roofing is a U.S. Energy Star Partner, meaning that tax benefits are in store for homeowners who re-roof their home with metal roofing. Southern Metal Roofing is a supplier of Classic Metal Roofing and is committed to serving all of the metro Atlanta area, including the following counties: Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Rockdale, and Spalding.

In such a tough real estate market, homeowners attempting to sell their home are looking for any and every way to make their home sell faster. Many homeowners do not take notice that roofing is a large percentage of a home’s exterior and has a heavy influence on a home’s curb appeal. Typically, home sellers underestimate the negative impression that a stain-streaked, unsightly roof leaves in the minds of a home buyer. However, homeowners can increase the beauty and value of their home simply by opting for attractive, eco-friendly, and sustainable metal roofing.

Luxury metal roofing is one of the few architectural elements that normally yields homeowners a one hundred percent return on investment when selling their home, not to mention the monthly energy savings enjoyed while the home is still owned. Less than ten percent of all homes have metal roofing, making a home with permanent metal roofing really stand out in a neighborhood of asphalt look-a-likes. Chuck Roberts of Classic Metal Roofing, an expert in the field of metal roofing, shares one such success story. “I put a metal roof on a home for a couple in Austin, Texas that had been sitting on the market for nearly three years. They were looking for something different to make their home stand out and sell. After their metal roofing was completed, the home sold within two weeks.”

Mr. Roberts goes on to point out that while a $40,000 investment in a kitchen remodel will decrease in value over the years as trends change, the same investment made in a metal roof will never decrease in value. “The majority of metal roofing systems provide lifetime warranties which are transferrable to the next owner, and that never goes out of style.” Homeowners, churches, or businesses interested in metal roofing may visit www.classicroof.com or www.southernmetalroofing.com “Classic is pleased to refer homeowners to a factory certified, branded Classic Metal Roofing Dealer nearest you,” adds Roberts.

AND WHY RAIN BARRELS AND METAL ROOFS ARE A GOOD COMBINATION

Rain barrels have been used for thousands of years to naturally harvest the rain for a variety of uses. Today, with tight water restrictions and the general public increasingly concerned about our impact on the environment, rain barrels are making a comeback. Here are the simple facts about how rain barrels can help you save money and the environment at the same time.

- 1” of rain on a 1,000 square foot roof yields over 600 gallons of water

- Rain water is naturally soft water, devoid of harmful chemicals, making it perfect for use on your lawn and garden

- Up to 40% of summer water use is for irrigation — if you can reduce the amount of city water you use on your lawn, you can significantly reduce your water bill

- Rain barrels can help control the amount of polluted runoff from your home, thereby reducing the pollution in local lakes

- Rain water you collect can also be used for drinking if it is filtered through a proper filtration system

- Rain barrels are easy to install—simply place them under a downspout and you’re set!

- For more information, visit www.rainbarrelguide.com

Luxury metal roofing for residential homes is also on the rise due to their energy efficient qualities. They are a great combination with rain harvesting systems, and here’s why.

- Metal roofs are impermeable, allowing all of the rain water to run off rather than be absorbed

- Metal roofs have smooth surfaces, making them easy to rid of potential contaminants with the first rainfall before the water is stored for use

- In sunny areas, such as ours, the heat given off by metal roofing warms the rainwater, making it even easier to clear the roof of harmful materials

- In areas that are affected by severe weather, rain water can be used when city sources are knocked out or contaminated—metal roofs also hold up better in severe weather

- If the area is ever affected by fire, the stored water can be pumped through the downspouts, creating a shield of water to protect the home

- For more information, visit www.rainharvesting.com

Check out Southern Metal Roofing’s current offer for a FREE rain barrel with a qualified purchase at www.usgreen.com/rainbarrel

IN THE MIDST OF A WATER CRISIS, RAIN BARRELS ARE BOTH ECO AND WALLET-FRIENDLY

Rain barrels have been around for centuries and are one of the best ways to keep your lawn looking fresh and green when water resources are limited. The rain water that a rain barrel collects can be used to water your lawn and garden throughout the year, allowing you to depend less on the city’s limited water supply while reducing your water bill at the same time. It is estimated that for each inch of rain that falls on a one thousand square foot roof, you can collect six hundred gallons of water. If this water is used exclusively for watering your lawn, you could expect to cut your water bill by up to fifty percent.

Rain water is also naturally soft water, unlike most tap water, which is free of chemicals such as chlorine and fluoride. Chemicals that are normally found in tap water can be harmful to your plants and the soil. By using all-natural rain water, you will be doing what is best for your plants. Best of all, rain barrels are easy to install. Simply place them under a downspout and you’re set.

Southern Metal Roofing, an eco-friendly Atlanta roofing company, is currently running a limited time offer where customers receive a complimentary genuine oak rain barrel with a qualified purchase. Oak rain barrels normally run between $200 and $250, making this special, including set-up and delivery, a great deal.

MAKING THE SWITCH FROM TRADITIONAL TO STRICTLY E-MAIL MARKETING

These days the average adult receives over forty pounds of promotional mail a year, most of which goes into the trash without even being opened and without a second thought as to how it will affect the environment. Thousands of trees are cut down to produce the paper needed, millions of gallons of water are wasted, not to mention the emissions released to transport this mail all for a company to attract a few customers. Once hitting the trash can, this mail winds up in landfills, taking up more of what precious earth we have left while releasing even more greenhouse gases.

Some eco-friendly companies are changing all of this by going completely paperless with their marketing efforts, refusing to let their advertising affect the earth. Southern Metal Roofing has done so by simply limiting all of our promotional mailings to e-mail. By partnering with BusinessWise, another Atlanta company that specializes in e-mail marketing, Southern Metal Roofing can now effectively and efficiently reach our customers, all while limiting our impact on the environment. This also allows customers an easy way to opt-in or opt-out of future mailings from the company by clicking a link placed within the e-mail message. Other companies would do well to follow suit, making them more environmentally responsible and saving money at the same time.

Remember to always “think and act green.”