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Henry Ford West Bloomfield & Royal’s Sheet Metal Department

Working for two different General Contractors, through three separate construction contracts, that encompassed eight different roof sections, and consisted of three different roof systems by two different manufactures might be deemed an unmanageable project for some roofing companies. But not for Royal Roofing Company!

Under the circumstances mentioned above, this was already a challenging project. What made it even more complex was that the above scenario was specific only to the metal roofing aspect of the project, and therefore the Royal Roofing Sheet Metal Division.

The Henry Ford West Bloomfield metal roof undertaking began in October 2008 and because of its complexity, logistical challenges, and a harsh Michigan winter the job is just now nearing completion. To begin explaining the scope, it should be pointed out that the project required metal roofing to be installed both on interior and exterior sections of the facility; furthering the architectural / style element that went into the construction of this building. Inside the hospital there were two exposed elevator shafts that featured a “Radius or Curved” Metal System; see bottom right photo. Also installed inside were “Metal Shingles”; these were used to extenuate an office and chapel entrance roof found within the hospital atrium. On the outside, at two separate locations, large “Radius or Curved” Metal System canopies prominently highlight the main hospital entrance areas. This feature proved to be a challenge due to the overall length of the finished material and required oversized trucking service to arrive at the site. A second “Radius” roof system is found affixed to the top of an exterior stair-well, approximately ninety feet in the air; another challenge that confronted the Royal Sheet Metal Staff. To install, a crane was brought in, using a custom OSHA approved lift mechanism that was designed and fabricated by Royal Roofing, to vault the panels to their necessary height. Finally, a low sloped “Standing-Seam” Metal System was installed and serves as a canopy atop a mobile MRI-truck station.