Benefits of lifting the existing roof:
* Maximize cubic space. Convert buildings with insufficient ceiling heights into modern high-output facilities.
* No need for relocation. An ideal solution where the economics and logistics of relocating your operations are not feasible.
* Extremely fast compared to conventional reconstruction methods.
* Eliminate the need for additional real estate. Maintain the existing footprint of your building while increasing its capacity.
* Reduced construction costs. Minimize regulations, zoning restrictions, and taxes associated with new construction.
* Minimizes disruption of your business. Downtime is significantly less as the roof can be lifted complete or in sections without completely vacating.
* Eliminate major demolition. The cost and environmental impact by utilizing the existing roof structure, framework and services is minimal.
* Create opportunities for adaptive reuse. Add a mezzanine or second floor, or convert warehouses into office or retail facilities.
2. Functionally deficient: Low clear height buildings often lay vacant for years. With limited cubic space, these buildings are often demolished in order to build an entirely new structure. In some cases a additions to the building are constructed if the land is available. The environmental impact from waste, new materials, and excavated land are enormous.
3. A positive impact solution: By raising the existing roof of low clear height buildings, the negative environmental impact is eliminated. Too often ideally located buildings are overlooked simply due to the insufficient usable cubic space. Raising the entire roof intact, the monetary and environmental costs of demolition and new construction are significantly diminished.
4. Results that reduce costs: Once a building has been rehabilitated businesses are able to benefit in multiple ways. No additional land is used, but the property often has double or triple the usable cubic space it had when originally built. Buildings in prime locations will shorten the supply chain and ultimately reduce fuel consumption. During the process high efficiency systems are often installed to reduce energy costs.
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10. Analysis for a typical 100,000 SF industrial building. Increase clear height by 12 feet. *Note: For roof lifting ONLY. The typical cost can be as low as $3.00 per square foot! Cost Comparison: Roof raising vs alternative methods Included N/A N/A New Development charges Included Included N/A New steel deck $ 65.00 to $70.00 $ 26.00 to $28.00 $ 15.00 to $18.00 Cost per Square Foot Included Included Included General Conditions Included Included Included Perimeter cladding Included Included Included Masonry Included Included Included Sprinklers Included Included Included Electrical / Lighting Included Included Included Mechanical HVAC Included Included Included Roofing: new (cap flashing) Included Included Included Roofing: demo Included Included Included New steel columns N/A Included N/A Rework steel joists N/A N/A Included Lift the roof N/A Included Included Demolition New Construction Demo Roof & Rebuild Roof Lifting & Steel / Cladding *
11. Notable Projects Spokane, Washington Mt. Kisco, New York Bristol, Connecticut Solon, Ohio Toronto, Ontario Roseau, Minnesota Rochester, NY Lincoln, Nebraska Chicago, Illinois Winston-Salem, North Carolina Seattle, Washington Simcoe, Ontario London, Ontario Jersey City, New Jersey Atlanta, Georgia Detroit, Michigan Spartanburg, South Carolina Landover, Maryland Cleveland, Ohio Chicago, Illinois Des, Moines, Iowa LOCATION 22 ft. 8 ft. 32,000 Retail Future Shop 22 ft. 4 ft. 27,000 Retail Office Depot 28 ft. 16 ft. 250,000 Manufacturing Clarkwestern 32 ft. 12 ft. 10,000 Manufacturing L’Oreal 32 ft. 16 ft. 73,000 Distribution Planters Peanuts 24 ft. 6 ft. 33,000 Manufacturing Polaris 22 ft. 6 ft 93,000 Retail BJ’s Wholesale 22 ft. 6 ft. 32,000 Retail Linens N Things 28 ft. 6 ft. 35,000 Warehouse U-Stor-It 58 ft. 8 ft. 37,000 Office Wachovia Bank 50 ft. 20 ft. 32,000 Manufacturing Delta Marine 26 ft. 8 ft. 53,000 Distribution Simcoe Leaf 20 ft. 4 ft. 75,000 Retail Zellers 24 ft. 6 ft. 180,000 Printing New York Daily News 20 ft. 7 ft. 45,000 Retail Sports Authority 30 ft. 15 ft. 307,000 Warehouse General Motors 38 ft. 20 ft. 143,000 Warehouse Springs Industries 33 ft. 13 ft. 336,000 Warehouse Safeway 20 ft. 4 ft. 370,000 Manufacturing Ford Motor Company 38 ft. 20 ft. 620,000 Distribution Albertsons 21 ft. 5 ft. 50,000 Retail Home Depot NEW CLEAR HEIGHT HEIGHT LIFTED ROOF SIZE BUILDING TYPE CLIENT
