Shepformation Monthly Newsletter
Information, resources, and news from Shepley for building professionals on Cape Cod and Nantucket.
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...
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...
“It's not about how you feel, but how you act on how you feel.”
Tom Dennison, Shepley General Manager
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...
November – The Rope Swing
When you look at the cartoon above you can see the many ways that communication can fail. I love this cartoon and wish I knew to whom we might attribute it. It’s been around for decades and since the first time I saw...