Roofing for TV

After the Moss family bought their South Florida Mediterranean-style home, they had concerns about the roof after noticing some leaks. Working with a team at Designing Spaces, a home improvement show that airs on the Lifetime network, Jonelle Moss learned why a metal roof system could be an ideal replacement.

“I wasn’t too familiar with metal roofing,” Moss says. “[Living in] an older neighborhood, a ton of roofs were going on, and some of them were metal and some of them were tile. I wanted to know more—I wanted to know about the pros and cons of metal roofing.”

Designing Spaces’ executive vice president of programming connected Moss with metal wall and roof systems manufacturer Fabral Inc., Wausau, Wis., to learn more about residential metal roof systems. Moss and the team eventually selected Fabral’s 24-gauge, 1 1/2-inch SSR Standing Seam Galvalume® steel panels formulated with Enduracote® paint in charcoal grey. NRCA member Tim Graboski Roofing Inc., Deerfield Beach, Fla., was selected as the roofing contractor to install the new metal roof system on the family’s home.

Transforming the roof

The Tim Graboski Roofing team began work on the 4,550-square-foot roof system April 3. Workers removed the existing concrete tile installed with foam adhesive over two-ply underlayment sealed with asphalt. After the existing roofing materials were removed, the team refastened the plywood deck according to 2020 Florida Building Code requirements.

Working from personal fall-arrest systems, team members applied self-adhering Resisto® 6-inch Deck Tape at all plywood deck joints and mechanically attached TAMKO® No. 30 ASTM Asphalt Saturated Organic Felt and GAF VersaShield® Fire-Resistant Roof Deck Protection to the roof deck.

Next, workers attached 16-inch-wide Fabral SSR Standing Seam steel panels attached with panel clips fastened with two screws per clip, according to the engineering fastening schedule.

“The panels were fabricated with striations for stiffening and reduction of ‘oil canning,’” says Tim Graboski, president of Tim Graboski Roofing.

The crew mitigated most challenges through project planning, coordination and communication with other on-site trades, but working around a TV crew was unusual.

“Coordinating with the film production crew at BrandStar Entertainment from Pompano Beach, Fla., to create the Designing Spaces episodes was a first for our company,” Graboski says.

Fifteen days after beginning work on the Moss family’s home, the roofing team completed the metal roof system on time and without incident.

A new style

“We love the way our metal roof turned out,” Moss says. “It really adds a modern, sleek look to our home.”

Fabral and the Tim Graboski Roofing team were equally pleased with the result.

“Being involved in this project was a unique, exciting opportunity for Fabral, and we got to be part of it every step of the way,” says Michael Vaughn, national marketing manager for Fabral. “To see the total transformation from the tear-off of the previous roof to working with the contractors on-site and seeing the joy on the homeowner’s face was an amazing experience.”

“The home’s transformation from traditional tile roofing to a modern energy-efficient metal roof system along with our participation in the Designing Spaces production to bring awareness and education about metal roofing to the general public was rewarding,” Graboski adds.

CHRYSTINE ELLE HANUS is Professional Roofing’s associate editor and an NRCA director of communications.

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