The DeKoven Center in Racine is a campus more than 150 years old, and it began as the home of Racine College. In 2015 we replaced the roofs on its pool and gymnasium buildings, and the Racine Journal Times featured the work in its June photo gallery (see the gallery).
Roofs on buildings this old rarely hide just one layer. Our crew tore off multiple layers of old roofing, some of it dating back to the 1920s, and the old material contained asbestos. That made this a full asbestos abatement, not a normal tear-off.
The roof was enormous and tall, and asbestos adds a layer of complication to every step. Our crew worked in respirators and Tyvek suits, wetted the roof down to keep dust under control, and carefully demolished, bagged and removed the old material. Then we installed lifetime architectural shingles on both buildings.
The whole job took about three weeks. It was a larger commercial project than most, and we kept it moving without cutting corners on prep, materials or clean-up. We left the grounds cleaner than we found them.
We proudly feature Malarkey roofing materials and are also GAF certified, so we can install either when you ask. Every roof we install is backed by our 3-year workmanship warranty plus the full manufacturer warranties.
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