Category: The Idea Book

The Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Outpatient and Dayrehab center in Burr Ridge, Illinois, is a 25,000-square-foot building. The facility is located in a transitional district with strict zoning guidelines that hold buildings to a...

This project boasts many valley conditions, a result of  the various wings and numerous custom dormers present. The dramatic roof overhangs feature wood plank soffits and decorative corbels. A heavy timber frame porch and...

When his second asphalt shingle roof needed to be replaced within a relatively short span of only 20 years, this southern Indiana homeowner went on the hunt for a longer lasting roof system. A visit with Graber Post Buildings...

Sitting at around 350,000 square feet, it’s no surprise that the expansion of this UPS distribution center in northeastern Florida required a lot of metal roofing. To be exact, it involved 105 trucks of steel, 22 trucks of...

Black metal roofs used to be few and far between. Now they are some of the most requested. When the owners of a beautiful California Craftsmen home were in the market for a new roof and an upgraded style, they were unsure of...

The lodge building in Chandler, Oklahoma definitely has curb appeal. However, during the design phase (which was not handled by Wick), aesthetics were given more consideration than functionality. As a result, the contractor had...

More than 10 separate ridges, numerous valleys, covered porches, several overhangs, a coordinating cupola, and 12—that’s right, 12—skylights add up for one massive roofing job. The team at Burkholder’s Custom Construction...

For their latest location in northern Indiana, sports bar chain Wings Etc. chose a hunter green roof and crisp white siding from Ramco Supply. Because Ramco Supply had the capabilities to bend the custom parapet cap, they were...