Emergency Response"Time Was Running Out..."Cooper Roofing Corporation received an emergency phone call late one afternoon. A Philadelphia area university faced an urgent safety concern. "Loose tiles on the clock tower could fall and injure our students. Please check it out for us and, if possible, fix it immediately!" Read More...
 Historical Site Roofing
The Merion Golf ClubIn the winter of 2005-2006 we were contacted through a former client regarding a very unique project. Merion Golf Club was requesting reroofing of its entire complex. That’s no small task in itself, especially given the extensive older architecture (some of it dating back to 1824), all of which had to be very carefully addressed. But the real twist was in the schedule under which it was to be completed. The officials at Merion were asking that the project be started in late January ‘06 and completed by mid March of ‘06, 1 month before their season opened. Read More...
 WeatherBarrier Liquid Elastomeric Roofing
The Bryn Mawr HospitalThis was a unique problem that involved the ‘Doctors Lounge Deck’. Located above the 8th floor ceiling, this surface provides a walk out area off of the Doctor’ s Dining area. It also serves as a recreational/entertaining area for the hospital’s staff. When we were called in, the roof was leaking and showing signs of failure. The membrane which covered the concrete substrate was deteriorating. Cooper recognized the membrane as possibly containing asbestos fibers. A sample was submitted to our lab and it was indeed positive. Read More...
 Emergency Response
Roof CollapseThe building was a large strip mall we had reroofed about 10 years earlier with Firestone APP 180 modified bitumen. The specific store location where the collapse occurred was a high profile women’s apparel outlet.
We had just received 6-10 inches of wet snow that mid February day, snow that had fallen on top of 4-6 inches from a few days earlier. The snowstorm turned to freezing snow and finally all rain at the end. The recipe was perfect for creating excessive weight on area roofs.
Those inside the store that morning said they heard a very loud boom, felt the store shake, saw the ceiling collapse slightly, and then the lights went out. The roof had partially collapsed and the ceiling with it. Read More...  Emergency Response
Fire Damage Repair“Necessity is not only the mother of invention, it is also the mother of taking chances!” Old roofing proverb
The 30,000 square foot building suffered a fire that destroyed critical substructure. The immediate fire damage included 7000 square feet of steel roof deck as well as the 5 eighty foot long trusses which supported the decking. The heat was so intense it warped the steel deck as well as the massive 4-foot wide (deep) steel trusses. The contract called for complete replacement. Despite the central fire the bowling alley below and on either side, with very expensive hardwood floors, was in good condition and had to be saved at all costs. Protection from the elements throughout the course of the job was demanded.
Did we mention that rain was on the way? Read More...
 Historical Site Roofing
Philadelphia Girls Rowing ClubThe Philadelphia Girls Rowing Club is located on Philadelphia’s famous ‘Boat House Row’. We were originally contacted to provide the club with new roofing. No problem! We had done historical roofing renovations in the past. It was after we discussed the project with the club that we discovered their need to conform to Philadelphia’s stringent "Historic District Guidelines." The club needed to reroof their building taking care not to alter the original architectural intent of the roof. That was when we also discovered the building had been built with a flat seam tin roof, painted with the typical ‘tinner’s red lead’ paint of the mid 1800’s. Refitting the roof with tin was not only a labor-intensive proposition, it would prove costly.
WeatherBarrier was the solution! Read More...
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