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.