S.D. Carruthers Sons, Inc.
Argyle, NY 12809
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Equinox Companies – Roofing Upgrades Protect Owner’s Valuable Tenants
Project Information
- Project Location:
- Albany, NY
- Status:
- Completed
- Structure Type:
- Office Building
References
- Client:
- Equinox Companies Albany, NY
Scope Of Work
Operating in the Capital District for over 40 years, Equinox Companies is a family owned, commercial property development and management firm. Owning and managing approximately 900,000 square feet of commercial retail property in the Capital Region, Equinox leases to a variety of tenants in varied fields, including retail, restaurants, medical facilities and dance studios. The Crossing Shopping Center in Clifton Park and Halfmoon, NY, the company’s largest holding, houses tenants such as Home Depot, Kohl’s, Michael’s Arts and Crafts, Big Lots and Target.
Recognizing they are in a very competitive market, J. Eric King, the company’s founder, constantly strives to abide by their family run business philosophy that “The Tenant comes first!”
In addition to keeping up with routine maintenance; planning, budgeting and executing of capital projects such as major roof replacements is critical. Since 2008, S. D. Carruthers has worked closely with Equinox, providing detailed roof surveys, recommendations, budgets, roof maintenance and installation of complete roof systems.
One recent project completed by Carruthers involved reroofing over a tenant space housing a medical dialysis treatment facility. While nagging roof leaks had not yet become a major problem, due to the critical nature of the tenant’s operations Equinox chose to be proactive and contracted with Carruthers for installation of a complete roof system.
The existing roof, a 20,000 SF stone-ballasted EPDM rubber system, with polyiso insulation over a steel deck was experiencing failure of membrane flashing and field seams. Tests confirmed however that the majority of the existing insulation was still dry and salvageable. Given that there was only one roof system in place, Carruthers was able to remove and dispose of all stone ballast, followed by installation of a mechanically attached, 60 mil, reinforced, white TPO membrane, with heat-welded seams. Prior to installation of the membrane, a high-density (minimum 100 psi) polyiso coverboard was installed providing enhanced durability, and the ability to provide Equinox with a 20-Year roof system warranty.
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