Another quality project by The Roofing Company

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Workmanship

Sangdo Palri Temple Drawings & Roof Plans

General Project Information

General Contractor……………………………………………………………Mangala Shri Bhuti

Start Date………………………………………………………………………..August 1, 2013

Owner…………………………………………………………………………….Mangala Shri Bhuti

Completion Date………………………………………………………………November 19, 2014

Consultants for the Project………………………………………………..Kelly Smith

Project Manager

DavePalonis

Project Consultant / Estimator

BradPerry

Foreman for the Project

EdvardasMarcinakevicius

Project Coordinator

NickMentzer

Shop Fabricators

CapPutnam

President/Owner

JeffJohnston

VP/Chief Operating Officer

RichardKitzis

Material Manufacturers

Used

MetallicCopperDrexelMetals

CustomMetallicGoldCoated

MetalsGroup

Grace Bituthene 3000

GraceHighTempIce&WaterShield

Hydrotech215mil

OriginalMetalSnowGuard

Distributors or Suppliers

Used

CoatedMetalsGroup

DrexelMetals

Sno‐GemSnowGuards

Roo ingSupplyGroup

AmericanRoo ingSupply

AmericanHydrotech

 

 

 

A new day, a new challenge; dawn approaches as a ray of light begins to break over the jagged horizon to

the East. A sweet fragrance lingers heavy in the air, rising in plumes from delicately posi oned s cks of

incense, each brought to purpose via a nearby warming Hydrotech ke le. The site of the Sangdo Palri

Temple of Wisdom and Compassion, hand chosen for its rugged beauty and profound silence, begins to

come back to life with the click of a roofing harness.

 

THE ROOFING SYSTEM The phasing of Sangdo Palri was that of a unique design‐build process, the complex coordina on of which

con nually challenged our team. The project itself was built by means of a hand‐rendered set of plans;

masterfully tailored by an on‐site architect. Following comprehensive research by Mangala Shri Bhu ,

Grand County Roofing & Sheet Metal, dba The Roofing Company, was selec vely contacted by MSB in hopes

that TRC would be willing to tackle a project of such a nature. The ini al sketches by the Temple outlined a

series of roofs which were to be incorporated with decora ve, metal shingles. Though “Sangdo Palri”

directly translates as “Copper Colored Mountain”, the lower “copper” roof were addi onally accented with

two overlying “gold” roofs at the pinnacle of the structure. Therein, following a stringent selec on

process amongst mul ple steel finish samples and manufacturer color charts from across the na on, Drexel

Metallic Copper and CMG “custom” Metallic Gold were each hand‐selected as the final aesthe c choices for

the Sangdo Palri Temple. It was the hope of the architect that the combined facet would evoke a unique,

emo ve response within the human psyche.

Due to its ability to meet the inherent higher service temperatures which would be required of the outlined

metal roofing assembly, the crew began work by applying Grace High Temperature Ice & Water Shield over

the en re roofing surface. Each individually locking shingle, both gold & copper, was custom fabricated;

each individually engineered for its finite placement within the structure’s pre‐mapped roofing assembly.

These interlocking shingles were further strengthened via a trademark TRC hidden fastener system. The

roofline of the structure, ar s cally arched in reminiscence of Japanese style architecture, required precise

field measurement. These measurements, established by the TRC team, were then relayed over 200 miles

back to Granby (CO) where further crea ve engineering was required before the final calcula ons were

released for internal TRC fabrica on. In this manner, each and every component of the final roofing

materials and decora ve overlay were handcra ed either in our shop or in the field by our master

metalsmiths.

 

SAFETY Safety is an extreme priority for The Roofing Company, no ma er how large or small the project; Sangdo

Palri was no excep on. That being said, the par cular design of the steep temple roof required a crea ve

approach to our anchoring of equipment and manpower during the installa on of all phases and layers of

the roofing materials. As a gesture of respect in the religious requirements for the building, at no me were

the workers directly anchored from the peak itself. Alterna vely, anchor points were located at the gables

of the structure where padded planking was cau ously placed over the handcra ed gold shingles. Special

anchor points were addi onally located at the scaffold planking to allow for freedom of movement and for

the safety of the workers. It may be further noted that The Roofing Company tethered all tools and

equipment to individual crew members via high tensile lanyards.

 

LOGISTICS & RESTRICTIONS 

Though an archetype for those seeking seclusion, the

Temple was found to be an extreme challenge in logis cs.

As the Temple is situated in such a remote loca on deep

in the Sangre de Cristo mountain range, what most may

take for granted on“standard” projects, o en mes fell

into the realm of distant luxuries amidst the alpine peaks.

Cell phones were rendered u erly useless in the shadow

of some of the tallest peaks that the state has to offer.

The area, addi onally, featured no running water with the

extent of on‐site power being supplied via solar panels

erected at the exterior of the structure. Furthermore,

while on the project site itself, it is of special note that the

TRC crew willingly navigated the project site via clockwise

“circumambula on”, the act of going around an object of

venera on in a clockwise manner. In supply of this crew,

the loca on of the project site from TRC’s home office was

such that each delivery of custom fabricated material

required delivery mes in excess of nine hours. There

were many mes that such supply trips were conducted

mul ple mes per week; each trip made in hopes that

access via a four wheel drive road would be a ainable in

and of itself. Heavy alpine snow, driving rain, remote

inaccessibility; each an unrelen ng variable as crews

con nuously made efforts to meet the demands outlined

within the renderings of an evolving roof plan.

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER 

The Sangdo Palri Temple stands as a testament to the

crea vity and collabora on of each of the trades that had

the fortune of being involved. In a project that truly

comes about once in a life me, TRC is proud to claim such

a privileged aesthe c role. Though there are a handful of

companies that may have been able to address the

requirements of either the performance or aesthe cs that

a project of this nature may require, the ability to

intrinsically intertwine the two takes a very specialized

and dedicated team. It is our hope that the Temple

con nues to fulfill its mission; to radiate hope, inspire

crea vity, promote op mism, and quite possibly, to

transcend the awakened mind itself. We at The Roofing

Company feel honored to have been a part of such an

amazing, unique project.

Thuk jay chey (thank you)!