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CASE STUDY A Duro-Last ® EDOS Manufacturers’ Reps, Inc. When one of New England’s pre- mier manufacturing representative agencies purchased a new ware- house, it was clear from the begin- ning that the building’s existing standing seam roof needed to be re- placed before the necessary internal improvements could begin. The 27,500 square foot building purchased by EDOS Manufacturers’ Reps, Inc. was an existing metal structure with a standing seam metal roof that was severely rusted. The metal pan yielded pull test values of only 180 lbs., which is pushing the lower margin of acceptability by both industry and Duro-Last® engi- neering standards. Building owner and President, Robert Os, hired authorized Duro- Last contractor, Breault Roofing of New Bedford, MA, to explore possi- ble solutions. After considering the advantages of each system, Os de- cided to install the Duro-Last Duro- Bond® Roofing System. This system was viewed as the best option be- cause of key features that set Duro- Last apart from the rest, such as the ability to custom-fabricate the mem- brane in house; providing edge-to- edge solutions including metals; Duro-Guard® insulation options, and offering a superior warranty. Thanks to Duro-Last’s custom-fab- rication process, the PVC sheets were custom engineered and manufac- tured to fit this specific project. Being an innovative Duro-Last con- tractor, Breault Roofing created a way to make the installation process more efficient by requesting mostly tabless sheets and fastening the membrane with induction welding to the purlins instead of a regular mechanically fastened system onto the pan. “Purlin fastening meant the Duro- Bond plates were in straight lines. This simplified the installation and allowed the crew to work more quickly and efficiently,” said Scott Bieber, Duro-Last Business Develop- ment Manager. Upon working with Duro-Last cus- tomer service and engineering serv- ices teams, Duro-Last was able to provide the contractor with the cus- tom-fabricated tabless sheets with the addition of ridge tabs and eave tabs as requested. This resulted in a timely and efficient metal retrofit that used 10,000 less screws than normally required. Despite taking place in December in Massachusetts, EDOS office man- ager, Lori Hamelin said, “There were no issues with business operations. Everything went rather smooth and “There were no issues with business opera- tions. Everything went rather smooth and we were able to stay open.” – Robert Os SNAPSHOT Sq. Ft: 27,500 Roofing System: Duro-Last Single Ply Roofing for Metal Retrofit Accessories: • Duro-Guard ISO Insulation • Exceptional ® Metals 2-Piece Snap-On Compression • Exceptional Metals Vinyl Coated Drip Edge
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CASE STUDYA Duro-Last ®
EDOS Manufacturers’ Reps, Inc.
When one of New England’s pre-mier manufacturing representativeagencies purchased a new ware-house, it was clear from the begin-ning that the building’s existingstanding seam roof needed to be re-placed before the necessary internalimprovements could begin. The 27,500 square foot building
purchased by EDOS Manufacturers’Reps, Inc. was an existing metalstructure with a standing seam metalroof that was severely rusted. Themetal pan yielded pull test values ofonly 180 lbs., which is pushing thelower margin of acceptability byboth industry and Duro-Last® engi-neering standards. Building owner and President,
Robert Os, hired authorized Duro-Last contractor, Breault Roofing ofNew Bedford, MA, to explore possi-ble solutions. After considering theadvantages of each system, Os de-cided to install the Duro-Last Duro-Bond® Roofing System. This system
was viewed as the best option be-cause of key features that set Duro-Last apart from the rest, such as theability to custom-fabricate the mem-brane in house; providing edge-to-edge solutions including metals;Duro-Guard® insulation options,and offering a superior warranty. Thanks to Duro-Last’s custom-fab-
rication process, the PVC sheets werecustom engineered and manufac-tured to fit this specific project.Being an innovative Duro-Last con-tractor, Breault Roofing created away to make the installation processmore efficient by requesting mostlytabless sheets and fastening themembrane with induction weldingto the purlins instead of a regularmechanically fastened system ontothe pan. “Purlin fastening meant the Duro-
Bond plates were in straight lines.This simplified the installation andallowed the crew to work morequickly and efficiently,” said Scott
Bieber, Duro-Last Business Develop-ment Manager. Upon working with Duro-Last cus-
tomer service and engineering serv-ices teams, Duro-Last was able toprovide the contractor with the cus-tom-fabricated tabless sheets withthe addition of ridge tabs and eavetabs as requested. This resulted in atimely and efficient metal retrofitthat used 10,000 less screws thannormally required. Despite taking place in December
in Massachusetts, EDOS office man-ager, Lori Hamelin said, “There wereno issues with business operations.Everything went rather smooth and
“There were no issueswith business opera-tions. Everythingwent rather smoothand we were able tostay open.”
– Robert Os SNAPSHOTSq. Ft: 27,500Roofing System: Duro-Last Single Ply Roofing for Metal RetrofitAccessories:• Duro-Guard ISO Insulation• Exceptional® Metals 2-PieceSnap-On Compression• Exceptional Metals Vinyl CoatedDrip Edge
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we were able to stay open.” Osadded to this by saying that, “Theentire project was extremely welldone and quick! The people in-stalling it were great and the entire
process was seamless.” Both Os andHamlin also said they are likely tochoose a Duro-Last Roofing Systemagain in the future.To learn more about the Duro-Bond
system and other Duro-Last RoofingSystems contact us today at 800-280-0280 or www.duro-last.com.
