DaVinci Shake Tops Off Exterior Makeover at Prestwick Country Club
When the leaders at Prestwick Country Club decided to invest in a new roof, they had three requirements: maintenance-free, aesthetically-pleasing and rot-resistant. Synthetic shake tiles from DaVinci Roofscapes met all those needs, and then some.
“The real cedar shake roof overhead we had was more than 25 years old and deteriorated badly in recent years,” says Stefan Sperlich, General Manager of Prestwick Country Club in Frankfort, Ill. “There was rot and mold damage, plus it was starting to leak. We were more than ready to invest in a solution to this roofing problem.”
Fortunately for the club’s almost 350 members, the House Chair of the country club, Art Reichert, had experienced his own roofing challenges two years prior. A tornado raced through the community ripping off most of the real slate from his home’s roof. (See After the Storm … Synthetic Roofing)
Fast forward two years and Reichert heads up the team working on remodeling and repair for the full-service Prestwick Country Club and golf course. His immediate thought was to contact his roofer, Scott Owen with Owen Enterprises Inc., and see if the DaVinci composite roofing could be used on the country club.
The team at Prestwick Country Club decided to replace the siding on the club house with cement board at the same time as replacing the roof. The Board selected the Tahoe VariBlend of four brown tones in DaVinci Shake so that the roof would complement the club’s new exterior.
“Everyone here is excited that we now have a truly a maintenance-free roof and structure,” says Sperlich. “Club members feel the new roof has depth and mass that stays in line with a cedar roof without all the issues of cedar at a remarkably good cost.”