Category: Projects

  • North Ridge Church Commercial Roofing Project

    North Ridge Church Commercial Roofing Project

    North Ridge Church in Marshfield is in the process of adding a new addition to their building on West McMillan.

    Quality Roofing, Inc is installing the 15,900 ft light grey fully-adhered TPO roof, along with edge metal, gutters, and downspouts. Over the course of two weeks, a team of 6-8 people worked on the main roof, with other small portions including an entrance vestibule still on the docket.

    Though the project itself is pretty straightforward for the QRI team, they are always excited to work on a local building.

    “It’s nice because we can keep the guys local,” said Lucas Kramer, Project Manager. “It’s nice also to have the local recognition.”

    The addition will include a 550-person auditorium and expanded atrium, with the new space facilitating additional small group meeting spaces and allowing for multiple groups to meet on campus simultaneously.

    “We are expanding our north campus building to ‘right-size’ the building to meet the growing needs of this community,” said Lead Pastor Preston Tippen.

    The church is also doubling their children and student spaces by converting the existing auditorium and classroom hall into useable areas. Also new are designated spaces for use by remote workers, students doing school from home, and community members.

    “These spaces will include a fireside room, lounge/cafe, and conference room,” said Tippen. “Overall, we see a need to create comfortable spaces where people of all ages can gather and connect and the expansion of the north campus is going to meet this need.”

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  • Special Vacuum Helps Facilitate Ballast Roof Rock Removal

    Special Vacuum Helps Facilitate Ballast Roof Rock Removal

    commercial roof vacuumA ballasted roofing system is popular for commercial roofs because of its durability and affordability. Ballasted roofs are a roofing system in which the roof membrane is not anchored or adhered to the decking material, and is instead kept secure by stone placed on top. The gravel also serves to protect the underlying roof layer from the elements, including uv rays, hail, and other precipitation.

    When it comes time to repair these roofs, some unique equipment comes into play – including a special vacuum that removes the rocks from the roof.

    Quality Roofing’s Kyle Tisdell recently demonstrated this specialized process at Abbotsford Schools, whose ballasted roof is in the process of being repaired and upgraded.

    Tisdell learned how to operate the vacuum from longtime Quality Roofing team member Dave Schug, and together the two have completed this important repair step on buildings including the Wisconsin State Capitol, Aspirus Hospital in Wausau, and others.

    “We’ll take the rock off, peel the rubber off, add a layer of insulation, put new rubber down and bring in new rock to put back down,” he said of this project. “The new rock is a washed river rock that is really round. Some people are going with a more light-colored rock because it reflects the sun better and can help regulate temperature.”

    The vacuum sucks up the rocks, which are then moved through a large hose and deposited into a hopper. Once the hopper is full, the rocks are released into a dump truck that has been specially retrofitted to accommodate the specialized machinery. The mechanism is powered by a special diesel engine that can generate a significant amount of power.

    Rock on the Abbotsford roof will travel 280 feet to the hopper. At about 12,000 square feet, Tisdell and Schug expect vacuuming to take about 20-22 hours depending on the weather.

    “It’s definitely faster than using a shovel!” he said.

    The furthest Tisdell has suctioned rock using the vacuum is 875 feet during a project at Aspirus Hospital in Wausau.

    During any project, safety is paramount.

    “Safety is really important to Quality Roofing. We tend to not like falling off roofs!” said Tisdell. “I follow the same safety procedures when vacuuming as I would when putting a new roof down.”

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  • Medical Facility Roofing Project

    Medical Facility Roofing Project

    Medical Facility Roofing Project: ENT & Allergy Associates in Wausau, Wisconsin

    Under one roof, ENT & Allergy Associates are able to offer a unique, collaborative approach to patient care. Quality Roofing is proud to have completed work on that roof! At Quality Roofing, our focus in on the customer. The healthcare industry has unique needs when it comes to roofing.

  • QUALITY ROOFING PREPARES 1,700 COPPER PANELS FOR STATE CAPITOL ROOF

    QUALITY ROOFING PREPARES 1,700 COPPER PANELS FOR STATE CAPITOL ROOF

    OnFocus – Aaron Wolf has worked for Quality Roofing for just over three years, and in that time has been involved in a variety of projects. His latest project involves preparing the copper flat lock panels for the Wisconsin State Capitol roof.
    The copper comes in 4’x10’, 20 oz sheets,” explained Wolf. “Then, we cut it down to size and pre-tin all four sides before bending the hems on the panel. In the roof, these get locked together and soldered together.”

    By the time he is finished, Wolf will have made 1,700 panels for eight different roof areas.
    We have made flat lock panels before, just never out of copper with this process of pre-tinning and soldering for instillation,” he said. Copper roofing is beneficial because it last up to 50+ years before needing to be replaced.”
    Wolf added that he is excited to contribute to such a high-profile project.
    It’s pretty awesome being a part of a project like this and learning new ways to make roofing panels especially knowing our work is going on the State Capitol,” he said. 
    To learn more about a career at Quality Roofing, visit www.QRoof.com!