Roof Raising: Rehabilitating Functionally Deficient

Buildings

Functionally deficient: 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.

A positive impact solution: 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.

Results that reduce costs: 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.

IntroductionIntroduction

The Roof Raising Solution

Who We AreWho We AreROOFLIFTERS is a contracting firm specializing in hydraulically raising the existing roof of low clear height industrial and commercial buildings.

How Roof Raising Can Help YouHow Roof Raising Can Help YouBy lifting the existing roof of a building, owners, contractors, and corporations across North America are forgoing the costs and negative environmental impact of demolishing and rebuilding functionally obsolete buildings. By adding usable cubic space through a simple resource friendly solution, companies are able to rehabilitate buildings that have diminished use.

• Reduce the cost of new materialsReduce the cost of new materials• Reduce demolition and its negative impact on the Reduce demolition and its negative impact on the

environmentenvironment• Optimal use of location reduces transportation and Optimal use of location reduces transportation and

fuel costsfuel costs

Renovate, Redevelop, Reposition

Buildings for lease or saleBuildings for lease or sale Market at higher clear heights and higher lease

rates.

Developer / InvestorsDeveloper / Investors Purchase a property or portfolio, raise the roof and

increase lease rates, sale prices, and profits while improving the value of your asset.

Business Relocations / ExpansionsBusiness Relocations / Expansions Instead of spending months looking for ideal

scenario’s, raise the roof on your existing facility. Or convert a facility that doesn’t require relocation from a logistics friendly area.

ApplicationsApplications

Minimal new construction or demolitionMinimal new construction or demolition, which reduces the use of new resources and eliminates the damaging affect of creating waste. The entire existing roof structure is reused.

Limited expensesLimited expenses and downtime compared to relocating which often requires the purchase of suitable real estate, establishing a new local labor force, and expenses of moving inventory, machinery, and personnel.

Limited new material costsLimited new material costs. The existing roof structure and framework is utilized. Existing lighting, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, sprinkler, and other ceiling systems remain intact, and rise with the roof.

Location advantagesLocation advantages. Making use of a building that has a proximity closer to labor force and suppliers has a significant benefit in reducing fuel consumption and transportation costs.

No new landNo new land is needed. The expansion is upward rather than outward. The cost of real estate is often cost prohibitive in highly desirable urban commercial markets.

No heavy constructionNo heavy construction is needed - eliminating the negative environmental impact resulting from excavation and costs of new foundations.

Roof lifting is extremely fastRoof lifting is extremely fast compared to moving a company’s operation or demolishing and rebuilding a higher roof.

Roof lifting is very cost effectiveRoof lifting is very cost effective when compared to new construction – usually coming in any where from 25% to 50% of the cost of building new.

The Roof Raising ImpactThe Roof Raising Impact

Albertsons / Jewel Food

Dry Grocery Expansion

Melrose Park, Illinois

• Company required increased warehouse and distribution space.

• A new suburban location would be costly to logistics and labor force.

• Land locked site with limited expansion area.

• Economics of building new and abandoning site was not feasible.

Case Study:Case Study:Albertsons / Jewel FoodAlbertsons / Jewel Food

Albertsons/Jewel Food Stores (cont.)Albertsons/Jewel Food Stores (cont.)

• A six phase roof raising plan was developed for the existing 620,000 square foot facility.

• The roof was raised 20 feet from 18’ to 38’ clear.

• A new 156,000 square foot building expansion was completed in addition to lifting the existing roof.

• Updated all building systemsand added mechanized material handling features.

• Roof raising and expansionincreased capacity by morethan 18 million cubic feet.

Roof Lifting &Steel / Cladding *

Demo Roof & Rebuild

NewConstruction

Demolition Included Included N/A

Lift the roof Included N/A N/A

Rework steel joists N/A Included N/A

New steel columns Included Included Included

New steel deck N/A Included Included

Roofing: demo Included Included Included

Roofing: new (cap flashing) Included Included Included

Mechanical HVAC Included Included Included

Electrical / Lighting Included Included Included

Sprinklers Included Included Included

Masonry Included Included Included

Perimeter cladding Included Included Included

New Development charges N/A N/A Included

General Conditions Included Included Included

Cost per Square Foot $ 15.00 to $18.00 $ 26.00 to $28.00 $ 65.00 to $70.00

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:Cost Comparison:Roof raising vs alternative methodsRoof raising vs alternative methods

CLIENTCLIENT LOCATIONLOCATION BUILDING BUILDING TYPETYPE

ROOFROOF

SIZESIZEHEIGHTHEIGHT

LIFTEDLIFTEDNEW NEW

CLEARCLEAR

HEIGHTHEIGHT

Home Depot Des, Moines, Iowa Retail 50,000 5 ft. 21 ft.

Albertsons Chicago, Illinois Distribution 620,000 20 ft. 38 ft.

Ford Motor Company

Cleveland, Ohio Manufacturing

370,000 4 ft. 20 ft.

Safeway Landover, Maryland Warehouse 336,000 13 ft. 33 ft.

Springs Industries

Spartanburg, South Carolina Warehouse 143,000 20 ft. 38 ft.

General Motors Detroit, Michigan Warehouse 307,000 15 ft. 30 ft.

Sports Authority Atlanta, Georgia Retail 45,000 7 ft. 20 ft.

New York Daily News

Jersey City, New Jersey Printing 180,000 6 ft. 24 ft.

Zellers London, Ontario Retail 75,000 4 ft. 20 ft.

Simcoe Leaf Simcoe, Ontario Distribution 53,000 8 ft. 26 ft.

Delta Marine Seattle, Washington Manufacturing

32,000 20 ft. 50 ft.

Wachovia Bank Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Office 37,000 8 ft. 58 ft.

U-Stor-It Chicago, Illinois Warehouse 35,000 6 ft. 28 ft.

Linens N Things Lincoln, Nebraska Retail 32,000 6 ft. 22 ft.

BJ’s Wholesale Rochester, NY Retail 93,000 6 ft 22 ft.

Polaris Roseau, Minnesota Manufacturing

33,000 6 ft. 24 ft.

Planters Peanuts

Toronto, Ontario Distribution 73,000 16 ft. 32 ft.

L’Oreal Solon, Ohio Manufacturing

10,000 12 ft. 32 ft.

Clarkwestern Bristol, Connecticut Manufacturing

250,000 16 ft. 28 ft.

Office Depot Mt. Kisco, New York Retail 27,000 4 ft. 22 ft.

Future Shop Spokane, Washington Retail 32,000 8 ft. 22 ft.

Notable ProjectsNotable Projects

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