Shepformation Monthly Newsletter
Information, resources, and news from Shepley for building professionals on Cape Cod and Nantucket.
To Fix or To Do . . . That is the Question!
The easiest thing in the world is to settle for the easy way out and the hardest thing is to realize that easy isn’t always easy. As a matter of fact, how often is “easy” actually the long way around? A recent conversation...
Alaskan Yellow Cedar: A Welcome Addition to the Wood Roof Market
From a dealer perspective, over the past several years we have been hearing more and more buzz around the use of Alaskan Yellow Cedar shingles in place of traditional Western Red Cedar for roofs, so the next time a home...
December 2017 – Dressing for Winter Work
Dressing For Winter Work During cold weather, it can have a chilling effect on the senses. It is usually difficult to be productive when you are cold. Therefore, it is important to dress for the weather conditions found on...
“The problem is never how to get new, innovative thoughts into your mind, but how to get old ones out.”
Dee Hock, American Businessman
Experience the Advantages of Accoya® & Tricoya®
SUSTAINABLE HIGH PERFORMANCE WOOD Ideal for windows, doors, cladding, decking and many more applications. Accoya® wood is a high performance wood. Created from sustainably-sourced wood, Accoya® undergoes a proprietary, non-toxic...
Don’t Judge a House by Its Cover
As your customer drives around looking at roofs that you provided as references, keep in mind they cannot see the most important part of the roof. Your customer cannot see how the roof was installed or what components...
November 2017 – Table Saws
Table Saws We all recognize how important our hands are to our employability. However, every year hundreds of fingers and hands are lost to table saws. Much of this is a result of getting used to operating a table saw and...