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Hurricane Ian has provided us with yet another stark reminder of the importance of the strength of your building and, in particular, your roof. So what if your old metal roof is still in ok shape and you do not have the cost of a retrofit roof in the budget at this time? There are a few things you can do to make your existing roof stronger, giving your building and its contents a better chance of surviving an extreme storm event.

Retrofitting of older metal building roofs continues to grow in popularity with good reason. This popularity has given rise to many questions about what can and cannot be done over an old metal roof. The following are the questions we most commonly hear from owners, contractors and designers considering retrofitting an existing metal roofed building.

"Every year we provide framing systems that allow a new metal roof to be installed over an existing metal roof," writes Dale Nelson of Roof Hugger LLC. "Sadly, in many cases the roof is being replaced not because it had reached the end of its useful life but rather because it had been improperly repaired."

New construction has been a booming business for the past five years or so but as always “this too will change” and as a result of Covid-19, boy oh boy, has it changed. Many projects have been slowed down, many have been delayed and others cancelled. Having another steady base of business is critical to dealing with these sudden and unforeseen market changes.