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PROJECT
| exteriors
The roof on the main building of the Bradenton Yacht Club is made of 18-in.-wide Snap-Clad roof panels in 0.040 aluminum.
Clear Sailing For Metal Roofing Replacement is the cost-effective choice for a yacht-club roof.
T
he blue aluminum roof on the Bradenton Yacht
“They were great, and a big part of the success of this job.
reach machines allowed us to perform successfully,” Cal-
Club, Bradenton, FL, replaced an old, tired roof,
They’re a no-nonsense professional roofing company that
lans explained.
giving the building new life. Removing the old
gets the job done right. Plus, the job site was never a mess.”
The Crowther team suggests metal roofing whenever
roof was more economically sensible than repainting it,
Crowther tackled the building’s steep slopes using
possible, Callans said, “because it’s the best product and
which would only delay its inevitable replacement. More
snorkel and boom equipment. The equipment was also
longest lasting in this part of Florida. We chose Petersen
than 25,000 sq. ft. of 18-in.-wide Snap-Clad roof panels
used to deal with limited access to the rear of the building
for this job because of their availability of aluminum, and
in 0.040 aluminum from Petersen Aluminum, Elk Grove
due to its location near the marina, said Kevin Callans,
aluminum simply was the best option for the close prox-
Village, IL, was installed on the club’s main building. The
the company’s president.
imity to saltwater. Snap Clad is a friendly product for
panels were finished in Pac-Clad color Interstate Blue and
“This was a steep building with some strange configu-
feature pencil ribs. Installation by Crowther Roofing and
rations, so we encountered some issues with taking off the
Sheet Metal, Sarasota, FL, took place over two months.
reroof applications because it allows for undulating in aging decks.”
existing roof and putting on the new roof. We’re fortunate
The decision to buy a new metal roof was straightfor-
“Crowther is a professional company,” said Bill Wheel-
to own equipment that allows us to access these types of
ward, Wheeler explained. “We knew that metal was the
er, the club’s rear commodore and reroof project manager.
jobs with challenging site issues, and our cranes and high-
only product that would address our main concern, which
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