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28NovRead MoreGrand Prairie Elementary School
Earlier this year, Ridgeworth Roofing performed test cuts throughout various roof areas on the Frankfort School District’s Grand Prairie Elementary School to identify maintenance items and solutions to include in its upcoming reroofing project. Architect Andy Leja of FGM Architects and Mike Tolzien of manufacturer Derbigum Americas, Inc. designed a roof system with a long-term… Continue reading Grand Prairie Elementary School
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09MayRead MoreDr. Martin Luther King Boys & Girls Club of Chicago
The Dr. Martin Luther King Boys and Girls Club in the East Garfield Park community of Chicago was facing some major issues with its facility. The building, constructed in the 1960s, had an out-of-operation swimming pool and no air conditioning. Perhaps the most pressing issue, however, was that the facility needed a new roof. “We’d… Continue reading Dr. Martin Luther King Boys & Girls Club of Chicago
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01AugRead MoreChelsea Intermediate School
A high wind event delaminated a large section of the school’s EPDM roof system, separating the roof membrane and insulation. This level of damage meant the Franklin School District had to consider a roof replacement for this area of the roof. Ridgeworth Roofing was the successful bidder on this project’s base bid and included various… Continue reading Chelsea Intermediate School
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03FebRead MoreFrankfort Public Library
The single-ply white membrane placed on the roof of the Frankfort Public Library during a 1998 expansion was discontinued a couple of years after its installation. The library staff had to shift bookshelves in an effort to protect the books from leaks from the failed roof. After the library acquired a state grant to cover… Continue reading Frankfort Public Library
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03AprRead MoreOrland Fire House #2
Ridgeworth, the winning bidder on the project, began by removing the existing roof systems down to the steel roof deck of the Orland Fire Protection District fire station. They worked with the fire district’s HVAC contractor to remove obsolete equipment and installed new HVAC curbs on the roof deck. Ridgeworth then installed two plies of… Continue reading Orland Fire House #2
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03OctRead MoreTaft School
The Taft School’s circa-1939 building needed a major mechanical systems upgrade as well as a roof replacement. Ridgeworth Roofing provided the lowest qualified bid during a public bid process and was then contracted to Berglund Construction Company for the project. Scott Piper of SPM Architects served as architect. Working on a tight schedule with several… Continue reading Taft School
