In general, when you think about winter, you think about snow and what it does to your property. You want to keep the ice pack from avalanching off of your roof—further damaging property, people, and plants below. No matter how you feel about snow, it will always be inevitably part of winter and the only way around it, especially if you have a metal roof or living in an area prone to snow, you may want to think about putting snow guards on your metal roofing to…

Let's try to unpack some of the questions you might have regarding metal roof snow guards. Whether you are a professional in the industry looking to expand your skill set into metal roofing and snow retention, or you are a homeowner improving your property bit by bit, this is useful information to…

When working with sheet metal that needs to be bent, cut, or manipulated in some way or another, one of the first tools people often think of is the sheet metal brake. It is great for use on a wide range of metals in different gauges and can make fairly precise bends to the measure you think. They are great…

By now, those who work in the roofing or HVAC industry know the story of Mark W. Keymer. He started his own tool-making business when he came up with his revolutionary pipe crimper. A few years later, the brand Malco Tools was associated with time-saving tools by contractors and workers from all over the…

Before you head over to the next job site to install or repair gutters, you want to double check your equipment to make sure that you have all the right tools in your kit. Here is a list of three helpful gutter tools that can change the way you do your job. If you somehow do not have these tools in your kit…