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Many of our drains are available in a choice of aluminum or copper bodies. The designs are identical but the material is different. The designs are identical because their functions and installations are the same. You would put an aluminum drain where you would put a copper drain. You would install an aluminum drain the same way you would install a copper drain. Aluminum and copper are both very long lasting materials. In that respect, one choice is as good as the other.
Our aluminum Read More
Which roof drain standard should you specify?
Different roof drain manufacturers use different recognized (and some unrecognized) standards to which they claim compliance. While compliance with recognized standards is probably good for the industry as a whole, the standard chosen for compliance does matter. When choosing a drain for a flat roof application one standard rises above the others. It is the one standard of real value and the one architects, Read More
Truly professional roofers know that the quality of the products they use is a hugely important factor in the success and sustainability of their projects. They take pride in their work and enjoy the referrals that come from doing that work well. They will not use inferior products or non-laboratory listed products when listed products are available. This is because they want trouble free inspections and no callbacks.
Menzies Metal Products fit the bill perfectly here. Read More
Menzies offers a wide variety of plumbing pipe flashings for flat and steep roof. Whatever the application and whatever the roofer prefers, we have it so you can get it.
Are you really, really old fashioned, like hundreds-of-years old fashioned? Menzies lead plumbing stacks are made of what roofers used in the Middle Ages. If the building is still around, the original flashings may still be on it. We make these for flat and steep roof. Read More
We have several new product listings for Canadian and U.S. approval. These include the Blue Drain Seal for positive sealing of insert drains. Also listed are our Small Bowl Drains in both spun copper and spun aluminum, for applications where there is a tighter fit for insert drains. Our new Clamp-Tite Copper Box Scupper and Clamp-Tite Overflow Scupper Drain, both for parapet applications, are also listed. You can check these out in our Product Approvals section.