PROJECT PROFILE – Trinity Baptist Church
The person on the ground might not be able to see it, but we know that Trinity Baptist Church in San Antonio has a great quality new roof. This 300 square foot gravel roof was restored with a “bulletproof” 3- ply, ultra-robust FARR system and is now eligible for a 20-year renewable warranty. The contractor, […]
PROJECT PROFILE – San Antonio Hut Rehab
It took all the specifications and details that Western Colloid could recommend to turn this eyesore into a respectable member of the community. Adjacent to the Fort Sam Houston army base this former military Quonset hut was smack in the middle of a residential neighborhood. This project required something more substantial than just the coating […]
PROJECT PROFILE – Southwest Research Institute
Southwest Research Institute, SWRI Building B87 Here is the story of the building roof that had it all and the happy ending it deserved! This particular gravel roof is on one of hundreds of structures at a 1200-acre research facility. It had all the familiar challenges but amplified. The ponding water was deeper, the gravel […]
PROJECT PROFILE – Youth Detention Center
Original roof assembly: Multiple systems; BUR Cap Sheet, EPDM & Modified Bitumen. A great story about weather, high altitude, multiple substrates, and the perfect problem solving solution. Project Challenges This New Mexico project had multiple roof elevations with leaking roofs that had little roof life remaining. With time constraints, the project was started in September […]
PROJECT PROFILE – Pacific Design Center
Something about Rocks and Glass Houses and a Worn Out Roof. Project Challenges – With the all-glass construction of the Pacific Design Center combined with lack of access, not to mention the additional cost and danger of tearing off a coal tar pitch substrate, this job needed all the experts. With all the gravel roofs […]
PROJECT PROFILE – 600 W. Broadway, San Diego
This is such a special project in so many ways. First, of all it’s a roof at street level. Second, it looks so interesting. What do you do with a roof that downtown San Diego Street traffic sees? You do your best to make it aesthetically pleasing. This 6000 square foot roof is on the […]
PROJECT PROFILE – Reno Sparks Convention Center
Roof Consultant: Benchmark Roof and Pavement Consultants Contractor: D&D Roofing and Sheet Metal Sparks, Nevada Job location: Reno, Nevada Original roof assembly: TPO Duration: 4 weeks Products Used: Western Colloid #298, #720, #800, Polyester Fabric. Specification SM-2p XE Objective – Provide the convention center with a cool, sustainable, watertight, FM approved roof. The Reno-Sparks Convention […]
PROJECT PROFILE – Warner Brothers Studios
Western Colloid is “Almost Famous” from supplying roof products to this working studio. Western Colloid has been working with Best Contracting from Los Angeles, California for the past few years as we restore the roofs on Warner Brothers working soundstages. At any time, each building, has a TV show or movie being filmed so the […]
PROJECT PROFILE – Iconic Jobs
We have quite a collection of Iconic projects in our library. The beautiful thing about Western Colloid products is its Versatility and Adaptability. This allows us to provide good quality product over a variety of substrates, with uncommon elevations, along with allowing the contractor to adapt to the many installation challenges. We have been trusted […]
PROJECT PROFILE – High Rises!
The thrill, the danger, the view! Re-roofing a high rise takes a particular set of skills. Getting the contractors their roofing products takes another. Whether it’s the painstaking work of bucket by bucket up a freight elevator or coordinating with a crane in the middle of the night Western Colloid, with their 50-year history, has […]