Duro-Last® Honors Old South Construction with Edge-to-Edge & Deck-to-Sky™ Project Award for School’s Roof Repairs

By Duro-Last.  

A school in Huntsville, Alabama, was in dire need of roof repairs. Luckily, Old South Construction came to the rescue with an array of Duro-Last products to solve the issues.  

A school of 800 fourth through sixth graders in Huntsville, Alabama, had to deal with the distractions of a leaking roof in their classrooms and something had to be done about it. The first step was to find the culprit, and after inspection, a conclusion was made it was the 20-year-old rusted gutters in the standing seam metal roof system. 

As a general contractor for the State of Alabama, Old South Construction has created its niche over the past eight years completing more than 175 projects on school and community buildings. Many school projects take place during summer break to avoid additional congestion at drop-off and pick-up points with the added ease of working on an empty building. Riverton Intermediate School has an active summer program so there is no time when the building is not occupied. Old South collaborated with Joe Cuzzort, Madison County School System director of operations, to obtain the proper security identification and safety protocols to work among students and staff. 

“It was vital to get those leaks stopped as quickly as possible,” said Richard Peake, senior project manager at Old South Construction. 

The building’s distinct rooflines were enhanced with the old standing seam metal roof, a look school officials wanted to keep as they considered options for the new roof. Old South proposed two options. The first, which was what the district initially wanted, was to replace the standing seam metal. The second, a more budget-friendly choice, was to convert the standing seam to a flute fill retrofit. Old South proposed the retrofit vinyl rib system by Duro-Last, designed to provide the appearance of standing seam panels without the costly tear-off and replacement traditional metal panels require, and was awarded the project. 

The 140,000-square-foot building required 1 ½” Duro-Guard EPS Flute Fill insulation mechanically installed directly over the existing standing seam metal roof. It was covered with ½” DEXcell™ cover board adhered with Duro-Grip® CR-20 (HFO) adhesive and then 50 mil charcoal Duro-Tuff® adhered with Duro-Last Solvent-Grip® Adhesive. The vinyl ribs were heat welded to the membrane giving the appearance of a standing seam roof system. 

“We ended up installing over 77,800 linear feet of vinyl rib, along with several custom-fabricated HVAC curbs,” Peake said. “We used EXCEPTIONAL® Metals’ eave trims, gutters, downspouts, fascias and soffits. So, it is a complete system from Duro-Last, literally Edge-to-Edge, Deck-to-Sky.” 

The project required 4,000 linear feet of EXCEPTIONAL Metals’ vinyl-coated drip edge, 2,700 linear feet of DX-style gutters and 1,500 linear feet of 4-by-5 downspouts. 

With a 20-Year NDL Warranty from Duro-Last, Riverton Intermediate School no longer needs to place buckets around classrooms when it rains. 

“I think the biggest advantage of the Duro-Last Roofing System is that they offer a one-stop shop,” Peake said. “From gutters, downspouts, fascia, soffit and membrane to what goes directly on the deck. In addition, they have a single warranty, which is a huge advantage for the building owner. As a contractor, we can choose to do business with anyone. But we choose Duro-Last because Duro-Last supports us like no one else does.” 

Original article source: Duro-Last