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Stories and advice from Sentry’s commercial roofing experts.
60-second Case Study: Agnes Scott College Historical Tile Roof
by Sentry Customer Care TeamTile roofs never go out of style and can last for a century. But they do need to be renovated every once in awhile. When Sentry Roof was hired to renovate the Letitia Pate Evans Dining Hall at Agnes Scott College, a liberal arts college in Decatur, GA, the first thing we did was remove […]
Can You Name This Building? (We roofed it!) Hint: 3,200 People Go There Every Sunday
by Sentry Customer Care TeamThis historic building on Atlanta’s north side has welcomed hundreds of thousands of people for over five generations. Originally founded in 1910 as a Sunday school, it was chartered as a church in 1919 and has been in its present location since 1960. The facility has grown over time to include extensions, out buildings and […]
60-second Case Study: Deere Lofts, Castleberry Hill in Atlanta
by Bill LomelSentry Roof likes to protect historic structures! This 1914 building next to downtown Atlanta was originally built for the John Deere Plow Company. We first re-roofed it in 1995 when developers converted it from a warehouse into condos in time for the 1996 Olympic Games. Nike rented the entire building (49 units) for the games. […]
Sentry Is Growing!
by Bill LomelAnd as we grow, we’re using the most innovative tech tools to streamline our processes. We’ve liked to use innovative technology to improve the way we deliver services since we first started doing business in 1982. From digital pagers, push-to-talk radios, digital cameras, and website contact forms to more recent innovations like iPads and integrated […]
Anatomy of a Metal Roof Leak Repair
by Sentry Customer Care TeamSentry Roof got a call about a leak at a condominium complex in Cobb County. Moisture was making its way into a first-floor apartment along the floor line of an exterior wall — it appeared the apron-style metal roof was to blame. The metal roof began at the building’s exterior brick wall and extended over […]
Can You Name This Building? (We roofed it!) Hint: It’s Curvy and Often the “Centre” of Attention
by Sentry Customer Care TeamMaybe you’ve been to an event in the building on the right? Or maybe you’ve run into a mayor in the building on the left? It’s a complex that’s located in the heart of the second most populated city in Clayton County and ten miles south of Atlanta. It sits on a 27-acre property and […]
Leak Specialist vs. Roof Installer — Who Should Fix Your Leak?
by Bill LomelFinding and fixing a roof leak can be tough. Your best bet to get it done quickly and effectively — and to save you time, money and frustration — is to use a leak specialist who has years of specialized training and experience. How much experience? The best leak specialist will have at least five years of […]
60-second Case Study: City Plaza, Downtown Atlanta
by Sentry Customer Care TeamNot only was this five-story property groundbreaking for locating its live-work-play concept right across the street from City Hall, it had a tight deadline, complicated logistics and happened to have been constructed during a particularly disagreeable winter. But City Plaza was ready in time for its first role — to house law enforcement officials for the […]
Can You Name This Building? (We roofed it!) Hint: Snapchat is huge here.
by Bill LomelWhen the original building first opened in 1893, 26 years after the end of the civil war, if you wanted to pass a note to someone you had to write it on paper. You only had to learn the capitals of 44 states because that’s all there were. Benjamin Harrison was president and people got […]
60-second Case Study: Towne Square Road Trip
by Sentry Customer Care TeamSometimes you just need to hop in the truck and solve the problem yourself. When we were installing the roof on the Towne Square Condominiums, a mixed-use property located near the square in downtown Decatur, Georgia, we had special ordered “Amazon” green clay tile for the roof’s steep-sloped sections — the tile is one of the […]
Can You Name This Building? (We roofed it!) Hint: It’s the Oldest Institute of Its Kind
by Bill LomelThis is one unique building! The front of this complex’s main building has a distinctive, semicircular curve that has earned it the nickname “the eye.” But what’s inside (and, of course, on the very top) is even more interesting. It houses an institution that was founded more than 80 years ago and is the only […]
What Is A Roof Tear Off and When Do You Need It?
by Sentry Customer Care TeamWhen do you need to tear off your existing commercial roof and start fresh — and when can you just roof right on top of the one that’s already there? Often, roofing contractors can install a new roof on top of an old one without a problem but if your roof falls under any of […]