Project Profiles
A Roofing Facelift for the Shops on South Lake
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Innovative and cost-effective products allowed the shops’ roofs to be restored instead of removed. The Shops on South Lake in Pasadena, California were the recipients of a roof restoration using Tropical Roofing Products! By restoring the roof, a complete roof removal was not required, which saved ...
Roofer Chooses McElroy Metal System for his own Texas Home
Most metal roofing installers have a project or two that stand out enough to use as models to sell more metal. Aaron Lenhart of Designer Roofing in Prosper, Texas, reroofed his home with a McElroy Metal standing seam roofing system and it has become a showcase for his roofing company. Lenhart ...
GE Silicones SCS9000 Silpruf* NB Sealant Helps Protect a Historic Landmark
By GE Silicones. A versatile solution for a significant restoration. In 2006, a restoration project aimed to return the iconic Empire State Building to its full glory. Heavy rain, strong winds, and UV exposure had compromised a urethane sealant applied over a decade earlier—leaving the façade vulnerable to air and water penetration. ...
DaVinci Roofscapes' Top 2019 Commercial Roofing Projects
Installed in 2019, DaVinci Roofscapes Composite Shake and Synthetic Slate Tiles are protecting these commercial buildings across the United States. Aloha Composite Shakes Pahala, Hawaii The Colony One at Sea Mountain resort features 15 buildings on the Big Island of Hawaii. Built in 1978, the structures were initially roofed with natural cedar ...
90-Year-Old Schoolhouse Gets New Multi-Purpose Building
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Using durable Tilcor roof tiles, Les and Larry easily install the roof on the schoolhouse’s newest addition. Just outside Joshua Tree National Park in California sits a schoolhouse that was built more than 90 years ago. It started as a one-room schoolhouse, and throughout the years, ...
High-rise Reroof Project Finds Success with Technology
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Technology ensured the tapered polyiso system was accurate, kept the project on budget and provided daily progress photos for the owner. The Regatta at Vanderbilt Beach provides a carefree lifestyle to the owners and residents of the luxury condominium community located in Naples, Florida. Just 700-feet ...
McElroy Metal Incorporates Solar Panels with Roof Recover on a Third Manufacturing Plant
You can never have too much of a good thing, so McElroy Metal incorporated solar panels with the roof recover of a third manufacturing plant. After completing successful solar panel installations with roof recovers at plants in Peachtree City, Ga., and Adelanto, Calif., McElroy Metal recently completed a third solar conversion ...
Roofers Face Unique Challenges with Roof Re-Cover
By McElroy Metal. Historic building on a university campus in Texas required collaboration and creativity. On the campus of Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, a historic centerpiece building received a new roof. Empire Roofing, based in Austin, Texas, was responsible for removing the existing, leaking, stainless-steel metal roof and ...
GE Silicones SCS9000 SilPruf* NB Sealant Restores a Pristine Look
By GE Silicones. Returning a monument to its full splendor. The Lotus Temple is recognized throughout the world for its architectural brilliance. Inspired by the purity and simplicity of the Bahá’í Faith and its floral namesake, the building features 27 free-standing, white marble-clad petals unfolding into a breathtaking design. In 2006, the once-pristine ...
Aging Roof Retrofitted Using Spray Foam
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. A cancer research facility’s roof received a much-needed upgrade. NeoGenomics, a cancer research center in Aliso Viejo, California needed a solution to improve their building’s energy efficiency and prevent roof leaks. “Olen Properties turned to its trusted roofing contractor, Applied Roofing Services, to specify and install ...
