Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Repair or Replace
Repair or Replace http://www.ultraseam.com
Repair or ReplaceUnderstanding potential weaknesses of roofing material also requires knowledge of repair difficulties. Individual slates can be replaced normally without major disruption to the rest of the roof, but replacing flashing on a slate roof can require substantial removal of surrounding slates. If it is the substrate or a support material that has deteriorated, many surface materials such as slate or tile can be reused if handled care fully during the repair. Such problems should be evaluated at the outset of any project to determine if the roof can be effectively patched, or if it should be completely replaced.Will the repairs be effective? Maintenance costs tend to multiply once trouble starts. As the cost of labor escalates, repeated repairs could soon equal the cost of a new roof.The more durable the surface is initially, the easier it will be to maintain. Some roofing materials such as slate are expensive to install, but if top quality slate and flashing are used, it will last 40-60 years with minimal maintenance. Although the installation cost of the roof will be high, low maintenance needs will make the lifetime cost of the roof less expensive.
Repair or ReplaceUnderstanding potential weaknesses of roofing material also requires knowledge of repair difficulties. Individual slates can be replaced normally without major disruption to the rest of the roof, but replacing flashing on a slate roof can require substantial removal of surrounding slates. If it is the substrate or a support material that has deteriorated, many surface materials such as slate or tile can be reused if handled care fully during the repair. Such problems should be evaluated at the outset of any project to determine if the roof can be effectively patched, or if it should be completely replaced.Will the repairs be effective? Maintenance costs tend to multiply once trouble starts. As the cost of labor escalates, repeated repairs could soon equal the cost of a new roof.The more durable the surface is initially, the easier it will be to maintain. Some roofing materials such as slate are expensive to install, but if top quality slate and flashing are used, it will last 40-60 years with minimal maintenance. Although the installation cost of the roof will be high, low maintenance needs will make the lifetime cost of the roof less expensive.
Metal Roof Facts
Metal Roof FactsQ: What’s the low-down on sheet metal roofs? I’ve been watching the increased use of this material and I’m considering it for my house. Is there any greater risk of lightning strikes?A: Sheet metal roofs are growing in popularity for a couple of reasons. Besides the fact that they're now made in a great many colours and styles, metal roofs are also much more reliable than they used to be years ago. The key advance is the popularization of a weatherproof screw for securing the metal. Nowadays they have a neoprene washer under the head and these last much longer than the lead-headed nails that were used years ago. I've never heard of any increased risk of lightning strikes with metal roofs, though there are a couple of things you should consider before making your choice. The first is roof shape. If your home has a simple roof, then metal makes a lot of sense. It can get tricky, however, to install metal on a roof with many valleys and dormers because of the angled cuts required. Also, you should be aware that the limiting factor in metal roof lifespan is often the factory finish applied. While a metal roof might go on shedding water almost indefinitely, that doesn’t really matter if the finish starts deteriorating and your house looks terrible. Consider the warranty period offered on the finish as an indication of useful roof life.http://www.ultraseam.com
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Significance of the Roof
Significance of the Roof Significance of the Roof:A weather-tight roof is basic in the preservation of a structure, regardless of its age, size, or design. In the system that allows a building to work as a shelter, the roof sheds the rain, shades from the sun, and buffers the weather.During some periods in the history of architecture, the roof imparts much of the architectural character. It defines the style and contributes to the building's aesthetics. The hipped roofs of Georgian architecture, the turrets of Queen Anne, the Mansard roofs, and the graceful slopes of the Shingle Style and Bungalow designs are examples of the use of roofing as a major design feature.But no matter how decorative the patterning or how compelling the form, the roof is a highly vulnerable element of a shelter that will inevitably fail. A poor roof will permit the accelerated deterioration of historic building materials-- masonry, wood, plaster, paint--and will cause general disintegration of the basic structure. Furthermore, there is an urgency involved in repairing a leaky roof since such repair costs will quickly become prohibitive. Although such action is desirable as soon as a failure is discovered, temporary patching methods should be carefully chosen to prevent inadvertent damage to sound or historic roofing materials and related features. Before any repair work is performed, the historic value of the materials used on the roof should be understood. Then a complete internal and external inspection of the roof should be planned to determine all the causes of failure and to identify the alternatives for repair or replacement of the roofing.http://www.ultraseam.com
List of Projects Completed
List of Projects Completed
Douglas County Courthouse: Douglasville, Ga.Architect Cooper, Gary and Associates.Domino's Pizza Headquarters-Ann Arbor MichiganArchitect: Gunnar,Birkerts and Assoc. Ann Arbor, Michigan "Worlds largest cooper roof"Jesse Stewart Elementary School-Madisonville, KentuckyArchitect: James Denton.Onyx Ice Arena- Rochester, MichiganArchitect: Rossetti & Associates.Hawaii State Convention Center:Architect: Wimberly, Allison, Tong Goo/Loschky, Marquardt Nesholm, J.V.Camp Perry Air National Guard Station-Port Clinton, Ohio.Lake Alford Middle School.Architect: Dainwood, Derryberry, & Pavelchak.Argent Bank-Houma, Louisana.Architect: Fournet and Fournet.3rd Brigade Barracks Complex- Fort Campbell, Kentucky.Architect: Corp of Engineers.Fort Benjamni Harrison-Indianapolis, Indiana.Architect:U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District.Maniilag Health Center-Kotzebue, Alaska.Architect: Livingston Slone, Inc.Resurrection of The Lord Catholic Church-Waipio, Hawaii.Architect: Oscar PaezHopkis County High School-Madisonville, Ky.Architect: James DentonHarrison High School-Evansville, IndianaArchitect: Ed HaferEast Greenbush Library-East Greenbush, New ork\Architects: Lepera & Associates.Bel Mar library-Lakewood, Colorado. Andrews and Anderson/D&D Monarch.Douglas County Courthouse-Douglasville, Ga.Architect: Cooper, Cary & Associates.Logan County Telephone Headquarters-Auburn, KentuckyArchitect:Gary Violet.Tie Breaker Park-Hopkinsville, Kentucky.Architect: State of Kentucky.Park Meadows Shopping Center-Littleton, Colorado.Architects: Anthony Belluschi.Delta High School-Junction, AlaskaArchitect:Design AlaskaSaint Gregory Church-Houma, LouisianasFirst Christian Church-Madisonville, KentuckyMolile District Corp of Engineers-Fort Stewart. Ga. http://www.ultrasseam.com
Douglas County Courthouse: Douglasville, Ga.Architect Cooper, Gary and Associates.Domino's Pizza Headquarters-Ann Arbor MichiganArchitect: Gunnar,Birkerts and Assoc. Ann Arbor, Michigan "Worlds largest cooper roof"Jesse Stewart Elementary School-Madisonville, KentuckyArchitect: James Denton.Onyx Ice Arena- Rochester, MichiganArchitect: Rossetti & Associates.Hawaii State Convention Center:Architect: Wimberly, Allison, Tong Goo/Loschky, Marquardt Nesholm, J.V.Camp Perry Air National Guard Station-Port Clinton, Ohio.Lake Alford Middle School.Architect: Dainwood, Derryberry, & Pavelchak.Argent Bank-Houma, Louisana.Architect: Fournet and Fournet.3rd Brigade Barracks Complex- Fort Campbell, Kentucky.Architect: Corp of Engineers.Fort Benjamni Harrison-Indianapolis, Indiana.Architect:U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District.Maniilag Health Center-Kotzebue, Alaska.Architect: Livingston Slone, Inc.Resurrection of The Lord Catholic Church-Waipio, Hawaii.Architect: Oscar PaezHopkis County High School-Madisonville, Ky.Architect: James DentonHarrison High School-Evansville, IndianaArchitect: Ed HaferEast Greenbush Library-East Greenbush, New ork\Architects: Lepera & Associates.Bel Mar library-Lakewood, Colorado. Andrews and Anderson/D&D Monarch.Douglas County Courthouse-Douglasville, Ga.Architect: Cooper, Cary & Associates.Logan County Telephone Headquarters-Auburn, KentuckyArchitect:Gary Violet.Tie Breaker Park-Hopkinsville, Kentucky.Architect: State of Kentucky.Park Meadows Shopping Center-Littleton, Colorado.Architects: Anthony Belluschi.Delta High School-Junction, AlaskaArchitect:Design AlaskaSaint Gregory Church-Houma, LouisianasFirst Christian Church-Madisonville, KentuckyMolile District Corp of Engineers-Fort Stewart. Ga. http://www.ultrasseam.com
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
500 Kynar Colors
Home Profiles Details Finishes Projects Plant Locations Retrofit Contact us Ultra Seam Kynar 500® ColorsUltra Seam products are available with a premium polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) based coating system that provides exceptional color stability, chalk resistance, durability, abrasion resistance, and flexibility. Ultra Seam products are available in G-90 hot-dipped galvanized steel, galvalume, zincalume, aluminum, copper, zinc and stainless steel. Please reference the color chart below for available standard stock and premium stock colors. The colors shown are as accurate as the printing process allows, but will vary from finished product. For actual color samples, and information regarding special colors and finishes, please contact your nearest Ultra Seam representative. Environmentally Smart Colors - Designed Energy Efficient Solar White Stone White Sandstone Terra Cotta Patina Green Sierra Tan Slate Blue Dark Bronze Colonail Red Medium Bronze Regal White EverGreen Slate Gray Pacific Blue Burgundy Regal Red Ash Gray Hemlock Green Charcoal Gray Aged Copper Metallic Color *Silver Copper* Champagne* Pre-Weathered Galvalume®* Non-Painted CryliC Coated GalvaluMe Home Profiles Details Finishes Projects Plant Locations Retrofit Contact us Ultra Seam Kynar 500® ColorsUltra Seam products are available with a premium polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) based coating system that provides exceptional color stability, chalk resistance, durability, abrasion resistance, and flexibility. Ultra Seam products are available in G-90 hot-dipped galvanized steel, galvalume, zincalume, aluminum, copper, zinc and stainless steel. Please reference the color chart below for available standard stock and premium stock colors. The colors shown are as accurate as the printing process allows, but will vary from finished product. For actual color samples, and information regarding special colors and finishes, please contact your nearest Ultra Seam representative. Environmentally Smart Colors - Designed Energy Efficient Solar White Stone White Sandstone Terra Cotta Patina Green Sierra Tan Slate Blue Dark Bronze Colonail Red Medium Bronze Regal White EverGreen Slate Gray Pacific Blue Burgundy Regal Red Ash Gray Hemlock Green Charcoal Gray Aged Copper Metallic Color *Silver Copper* Champagne* Pre-Weathered Galvalume®* Non-Painted CryliC Coated GalvaluMe Traditional Non-Color Colors Matte Black Mansard Brown Regal Blue Teal Hartford Green Traditional Non-Color Colors Matte Black Mansard Brown Regal Blue Teal Hartford Green
List of Projects Completed
Douglas County Courthouse: Douglasville, Ga. Architect Cooper, Gary and Associates. Domino's Pizza Headquarters-Ann Arbor Michigan Architect: Gunnar,Birkerts and Assoc. Ann Arbor, Michigan "Worlds largest cooper roof" Jesse Stewart Elementary School-Madisonville, Kentucky Architect: James Denton. Onyx Ice Arena- Rochester, Michigan Architect: Rossetti & Associates. Hawaii State Convention Center: Architect: Wimberly, Allison, Tong Goo/Loschky, Marquardt Nesholm, J.V. Camp Perry Air National Guard Station-Port Clinton, Ohio. Lake Alford Middle School. Architect: Dainwood, Derryberry, & Pavelchak. Argent Bank-Houma, Louisana. Architect: Fournet and Fournet. 3rd Brigade Barracks Complex- Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Architect: Corp of Engineers. Fort Benjamni Harrison-Indianapolis, Indiana. Architect:U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District. Maniilag Health Center-Kotzebue, Alaska. Architect: Livingston Slone, Inc. Resurrection of The Lord Catholic Church-Waipio, Hawaii. Architect: Oscar Paez Hopkis County High School-Madisonville, Ky. Architect: James Denton Harrison High School-Evansville, Indiana Architect: Ed Hafer East Greenbush Library-East Greenbush, New ork\ Architects: Lepera & Associates. Bel Mar library-Lakewood, Colorado. Andrews and Anderson/D&D Monarch. Douglas County Courthouse-Douglasville, Ga. Architect: Cooper, Cary & Associates. Logan County Telephone Headquarters-Auburn, Kentucky Architect:Gary Violet. Tie Breaker Park-Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Architect: State of Kentucky. Park Meadows Shopping Center-Littleton, Colorado. Architects: Anthony Belluschi. Delta High School-Junction, Alaska Architect:Design Alaska Saint Gregory Church-Houma, Louisianas First Christian Church-Madisonville, Kentucky Molile District Corp of Engineers-Fort Stewart. Ga.http://www.ultraseam.com
Significance of the Roof
Significance of the Roof
Significance of the RoofSignificance of the Roof:A weather-tight roof is basic in the preservation of a structure, regardless of its age, size, or design. In the system that allows a building to work as a shelter, the roof sheds the rain, shades from the sun, and buffers the weather.During some periods in the history of architecture, the roof imparts much of the architectural character. It defines the style and contributes to the building's aesthetics. The hipped roofs of Georgian architecture, the turrets of Queen Anne, the Mansard roofs, and the graceful slopes of the Shingle Style and Bungalow designs are examples of the use of roofing as a major design feature.But no matter how decorative the patterning or how compelling the form, the roof is a highly vulnerable element of a shelter that will inevitably fail. A poor roof will permit the accelerated deterioration of historic building materials-- masonry, wood, plaster, paint--and will cause general disintegration of the basic structure. Furthermore, there is an urgency involved in repairing a leaky roof since such repair costs will quickly become prohibitive. Although such action is desirable as soon as a failure is discovered, temporary patching methods should be carefully chosen to prevent inadvertent damage to sound or historic roofing materials and related features. Before any repair work is performed, the historic value of the materials used on the roof should be understood. Then a complete internal and external inspection of the roof should be planned to determine all the causes of failure and to identify the alternatives for repair or replacement of the roofing.
Significance of the RoofSignificance of the Roof:A weather-tight roof is basic in the preservation of a structure, regardless of its age, size, or design. In the system that allows a building to work as a shelter, the roof sheds the rain, shades from the sun, and buffers the weather.During some periods in the history of architecture, the roof imparts much of the architectural character. It defines the style and contributes to the building's aesthetics. The hipped roofs of Georgian architecture, the turrets of Queen Anne, the Mansard roofs, and the graceful slopes of the Shingle Style and Bungalow designs are examples of the use of roofing as a major design feature.But no matter how decorative the patterning or how compelling the form, the roof is a highly vulnerable element of a shelter that will inevitably fail. A poor roof will permit the accelerated deterioration of historic building materials-- masonry, wood, plaster, paint--and will cause general disintegration of the basic structure. Furthermore, there is an urgency involved in repairing a leaky roof since such repair costs will quickly become prohibitive. Although such action is desirable as soon as a failure is discovered, temporary patching methods should be carefully chosen to prevent inadvertent damage to sound or historic roofing materials and related features. Before any repair work is performed, the historic value of the materials used on the roof should be understood. Then a complete internal and external inspection of the roof should be planned to determine all the causes of failure and to identify the alternatives for repair or replacement of the roofing.
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