Stone Coated Steel Roof Saves Home

Stone-Coated Steel Roof Saves Home

Stone-Coated Steel Roof Saves Home

WELLINGTON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 22, 2005--While Hurricane Wilma's 125 mph winds ripped through South Florida, Wellington resident, Victoria McCullough, took comfort in knowing her home and 10,000 sq. ft. barn were safely nestled under the two stone-coated steel Gerard roofs (NASDAQ:MUSA) she purchased in 2001.

"We were in the eye of the storm for 40 minutes, yet both of my Gerard roofs look like they were installed just yesterday," said McCullough. "I look around and I'm surrounded by a sea of destruction and here sits my house in perfect condition."

Wellington, home to the largest polo equestrian club and national horse show in the U.S., was hit extremely hard by Wilma. Neighbors of McCullough suffered severe damage to both their homes and the barns that house their show horses. According to McCullough, two barns on properties adjacent to hers were completely destroyed and pieces of another neighbor's roof were ripped away and blown across the top of her house, creating almost unnoticeable damage to a small corner of her steel roof.

After being referred to Gerard Roofing Technologies by a cousin in Aspen, CO, McCullough found Gerard to be a major improvement to typical shake shingle, wood and asphalt materials and plans to have a third Gerard stone-coated roof installed on her home in Greenwich, CT.

"Gerard's interlocking panels and batten-mounted system is unique to other roofing materials," said Ron Anderson of Gerard Roofing. "Unlike shingles, a steel roof does not allow wind to peel back

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Posted on November 22, 2005 16:11 | Roofing
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