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VENDOR SPOTLIGHT
Roof Maxx of Framingham
The Affordable, Sustainable Alternative to Roof Replacement
[by Pamela Schweppe]
The board at Spyglass Hill Condominium Trust
in Ashland, Mass., had a problem. Built during the
condominium boom of the 1980s, it was confronting
the normal maintenance and preservation
issues of an aging complex. And with them, the
prospect of major capital expenses was looming.
THE VIEW FROM SPYGLASS HILLS
One of the biggest condominium complexes
in the state, this suburban property consists
of 67 buildings housing 324 residential units.
Spyglass Hill's long-time board chair Bruce
Hardy reveals that the board has an overarching
philosophy of avoiding imposing special
assessments in order to fund major capital
projects. That philosophy posed a challenge when
it became clear that something needed to be done
about the roofs throughout the entire complex.
You don't often get a more expensive problem
than that.
" The board has always done a good job of containing
costs for the unit owner, " says David J. Levy, PCAM®,
the association's former property manager. Levy earned
multiple professional awards and recognition as one of
the most innovative and successful property managers
in New England during a career that spanned nearly
35 years. Joining him in the business was his wife Deb
Levy, a CPA who trained with some of the dominant
international accounting fi rms of the 20th century.
A couple of years ago, however, the Levys decided to
step back from Sterling Services, the management fi rm
they founded in 1987, and try something new while still
leveraging their extensive experience on behalf of condominium
associations. When they learned about Roof
Maxx, they knew they had found their answer.
ROOF MAXX TO THE RESCUE
In short, Roof Maxx is a revolutionary new product
designed to extend the life of failing asphalt shingles.
In the process, it not only provides an alternative to
roof replacement at a fraction of the cost, it also buys
David and Deb Levy stand by ROOF MAXX as an affordable
and eco-friendly solution for prolonging the life of aging
asphalt roofs.
time for associations to build up their reserves for the
day when roof replacement becomes inevitable.
The story of Roof Maxx dates to 2013, when brothers
Mike and Todd Feazel sold their roofi ng business - one
of the largest and most successful in the United States
- to focus on roof sustainability. At the time, changes
in manufacturing were making asphalt shingles less
effi cient, and contractors were increasingly opting for
roof replacements rather than repairs. Despite the fact
that asphalt shingles take about 300 years to degrade in
a landfi ll, some 13.5 million tons of roofi ng materials are
dumped into American landfi lls every year, accounting
for 10 percent of construction waste.
Driven by a desire to create the world's fi rst sustainable
roofi ng solution, the Feazel brothers developed
a scientifi cally formulated, 86-percent bio-oil that
penetrates deep beneath the top protective gravel coating
of asphalt shingles. In this way, it restores fl exibility
and waterproofi ng, allowing them to withstand changing
temperatures and extreme weather just as a new roof
would while also slowing down the aging process. In fact,
a single Roof Maxx application can extend the life of the
roof by fi ve to six years.
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