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  • TopBuild Acquires 85-Year-Old Texas Roofing Leader Johnson Roofing

    • By TopBuild
    • Added on Feb 25, 2026

    TopBuild Corp. has announced plans to acquire Johnson Roofing, a Waco-based commercial roofing company founded in 1941. With approximately $29 million in annual revenue, the acquisition expands TopBuild’s commercial roofing operations in Texas and surrounding states while preserving Johnson Roofing’s long-standing culture of safety and service. read more

  • Boiled Crawfish or Slow Smoked Brisket?

    • By Dudley J. Primeaux II, PCS, CCI
    • Added on Feb 02, 2026

    Numerous posts of late on social media have been about what to use and how to “boil” spray gun parts and equipment to remove solidified ISO, overspray, etc. Of course, true to form here, there are many opinions as to what to use and how, without considering potential damage and safety related issues. read more

  • Class Act

    • By Ashley Brooks
    • Added on Feb 02, 2026

    High Country Solutions (HCS) are a team of insulation experts operating out of Alpine, Wyoming, led by co-owners Skeeter Aimone and Brad Morrison. Together with their crew of meticulous spray foam pros, they lent their skilled hands and sharp minds to the construction of Jackson Hole Classical Academy’s (JHCA) new campus. read more

  • The Coating That Takes the Hit

    • By ArmorThane USA
    • Added on Feb 02, 2026

    In principle, shooting ranges are simple spaces that serve a basic function: to provide a controlled, and therefore safe, area for shooting practice. Depending on the type of shooting range, they may be called firing ranges, gun ranges, or shooting grounds, and they can be built indoors or outdoors, used for practice, competitions, or obtaining qualifications, or vary in a number of other ways. read more

  • Imagination Station

    • By Ashley Brooks
    • Added on Feb 02, 2026

    For a kid, a playhouse is a stage for the imagination to run wild. The materials it’s made of matter not. It could be a palace of pillows or a treehouse of scrap wood, but what does matter is that it’s crafted with love by someone who cares. But as the saying goes, “if you’ve got it, flaunt it,” and that’s precisely what an Illinois dad did for his children by designing and constructing a luxurious playhouse from leftover materials from his construction company. read more

  • Foam Reports for Duty

    • By Danielle Macdonald
    • Added on Feb 02, 2026

    Spray Foam Magazine interviewed an SPF contractor who completed a significant remodel of one of the oldest dorms on a military base. The spray foam team bravely faced 75 inches of snowfall and temperatures plummeting to -40°F, yet they achieved outstanding results. North Pole, Alaska, is situated in the Fairbanks North Star Borough, adjacent to Fort Wainwright, one of the largest army bases in the United States, spanning an impressive 1.6 million acres. read more

  • Cementing the Prep

    • By Spray Foam Magazine Team
    • Added on Feb 02, 2026

    Lake Ralph Hall in Ladonia, Texas, stands as a remarkable new man-made lake. To support the dam's construction, the cement batch plant required three frac tanks for a consistent supply of hot and cold water. Maintaining the hot water at a precise 140°F and the cold water at 36°F was non-negotiable for the client, as it directly impacted cement transport and curing times. read more

  • Foam Gone Bananas

    • By Danielle Macdonald
    • Added on Feb 02, 2026

    There is nothing more quintessentially British than eccentricity, and what better way to highlight this than an unusual car! This is not just any old car, but one in the shape of a banana. Spray Foam Magazine caught up with fabricator Steve Braithwaite, the mastermind behind this automobile, to ask why a banana, and why use spray foam in this rather intriguing project. read more