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To guard against leaks, waterproofing membrane was installed over the entire front porch roof deck, nine feet above the transition to the main roof. Nine feet of membrane was also installed along the edge of the rear roofs and in the valleys. In order to install proper flashings, SPS removed and replaced most of the above-roof fiber cement siding and PVC trim boards. All dormers were also reflashed. The SPS management team also made key money-saving recommendations that helped the Quail Run board reduce future improvement and longterm maintenance costs. One suggestion, says SPS Vice President Rob Monti, was to use low maintenance vinyl for the above-roof siding instead of replacing the existing fiber cement siding. “Some of the siding around the dormers had already begun to deteriorate,” Monti says. “We recommended that the board choose a standard vinyl color for the above-roof siding. That way the remaining siding could be painted to match.” Another SPS cost-saving suggestion was to use a different high-quality brand of shingle. The move saved Quail Run $60,000 without compromising roofing quality or longevity, according to Monti.

Now in its 25th year, few contractors can match SPS’s longevity or experience. “The level of organization and efficiency that SPS brought to this project was something I had never seen before,” says property manager Cathy Birnbrich.

SPS Management Expertise Keeps Project on Track
As SPS crews worked through September, Birnbrich’s initial concerns about making the insurance company’s deadline were replaced with confidence. “I’ve worked with contractors on several large-scale roofing jobs,” Birnbrich says. “But the level of organization and efficiency that SPS brought to this project was something I had never seen before.” In particular, Birnbrich credits SPS business manager David Sullivan with making her a believer. “The weekly production meetings were incredibly useful. David always kept us up to date on what the crews had accomplished

and where they were going next. He made it very easy for the board to make informed decisions to keep the project moving forward.” Sullivan’s drive to maintain production momentum also impressed Quail Run board president Bob Freedman. “We needed to choose roofing shingle colors,” Freedman says. “Saturday morning David Sullivan stopped by my unit with a sample board. That was a pleasant surprise. The board came by and looked at the various colors and we told David what we liked. David was out again that Sunday carrying another sample board with a foot-anda-half square of that color. “Monday morning, we learned that the distributor did not have enough of our shingle color in stock,” he said. “But by Monday afternoon, SPS had contacted the manufacturer, who agreed to do a special run Tuesday and Wednesday to produce the shingles we wanted.”

cian, David Hiltz, on-site daily to inspect work in progress. “The tight timeline meant that we often had as many as 50 roofers and more than a dozen carpenters on-site,” says SPS’s Rob Monti. “Quality control is essential, and having Noblin’s staff on-site allowed us to address any issues and work out solutions on the spot. When the clock is ticking, you have no time to waste.” SPS completed the roofing replacement at Quail Run before Thanksgiving, a contracting feat Cathy Birnbrich still finds hard to believe. “This was an incredible team,” she says. “Everybody really stepped it up. It’s amazing what can be accomplished when you have a board that is determined to do the job right, an engineering firm that can fast-track a project of this size, and a contractor you can depend on to come through when it counts.” Schernecker Property Services, Inc., is a full-service contractor that specializes in “doing the job right” for community associations. For more information, call 800-424-2468 or visit spsinconline.com.

A Contractor You Can Depend On
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