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NRCA releases steep-slope roofing manual

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	CONTACT: MARK S. GRAHAM
DECEMBER 2008	(800) 323-9545, ext. 7511
	mgraham@nrca.net
NRCA RELEASES STEEP-SLOPE ROOFING MANUAL Rosemont, Ill.—The National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) has released The NRCA Roofing Manual: Steep-slope Roof Systems—2009. The manual provides best practice guidelines applicable to asphalt shingle, clay and concrete tile, metal shingle and synthetic component, slate, and wood shake and wood shingle roof systems used in steep-slope applications. The NRCA Roofing Manual: Steep-slope Roof Systems—2009 features a complete section dedicated to each roof system type. Each section includes information about roof decks, underlayments, materials, design and installation. In addition, the Asphalt Shingle Roof Systems section includes 23 construction details; the Clay and Concrete Roof Systems section includes 84 construction details; the Metal Shingle and Synthetic Component Roof Systems section includes general technical information about construction details; the Slate Roof Systems section includes 23 construction details; and the Wood Shake and Wood Shingle Roof Systems section includes 84 construction details. The NRCA Roofing Manual: Steep-slope Roof Systems—2009 is the third in a four-volume series intended to update and supersede The NRCA Roofing and Waterproofing Manual, Fifth Edition, including its 2003 and 2006 interim updates. The first volume in the series, The NRCA Roofing Manual: Membrane Roof Systems—2007, was released in January 2007, and the second volume, The NRCA Roofing Manual: Metal Panel and SPF Roof Systems—2008, was released in January 2008. The final volume will be The NRCA Roofing Manual: Architectural Metal Flashing, Reroofing and Moisture Control—2010. NRCA also has made available The NRCA Roofing Manual CD—2009, which includes the 2009, 2008 and 2007 manuals, as well as the applicable portions of the manual's fifth edition. Also available is the NRCA Construction Details CD—2009, which provides construction details from the 2009, 2008 and 2007 manuals in a format that can be manipulated by computer-aided design software. The NRCA Roofing Manual: Steep-slope Roof Systems—2009's print version, The NRCA Roofing Manual CD—2009 and NRCA Construction Details CD—2009 are available from NRCA's Customer Service Department by calling (866) ASK-NRCA (275-6722) or accessing shop.nrca.net. All NRCA members who pay their 2009 membership dues and all new NRCA members will receive a free copy of the manual. ###