Shepformation Monthly Newsletter
Information, resources, and news from Shepley for building professionals on Cape Cod and Nantucket.
Battic Door Stair Cover
Weatherization experts agree that it is vitally important to reduce air leakage into your attic. Air leakage takes heat and moisture with it, wasting energy and leading to potentially serious problems like attic mold or ice damming. Did...
CertainTeed Streakfighter Shingles
As you drive around Cape Cod, admiring all the beautiful homes, have you noticed awful looking black stains on some of the roofs – even on fairly new houses? Welcome to the Cape…and black algae! Because we are surrounded by water and have...
January 2013 – Why Do We Scare Ourselves Like This?
We’ve outdone ourselves in 2012 conjuring up dire threats that have created a climate of fear. In some perverse way, we must enjoy this, because we continue sounding alarms with increased panic. Fortunately, you just survived the end of...
“The future depends on what we do in the present.”
Mahatma Gandhi
December 2012 – Keep On Shining Through
What produces electrical power without making a sound, with no moving parts, and with no impact on our environment except positive benefit? Solar panels! With all the hot air being blown around about the pros and cons of wind turbines,...
Benefits Of Pre-Stained Shingles
Nothing beats the classic look of stained Eastern White Cedar Shingles. The durability of cedar siding has been proven for over a century. That’s why it’s so well suited for the environments of Cape Cod and the Islands. Left unfinished,...
November 2012 – Heroes’
Heroes’ Boy, did I unleash a firestorm of response to the article I recently wrote about customers wanting “More, more, more”. People have gone out of their way to tell me stories of how customers have put them through the wringer to quote...