South Lake Village Shopping Center Gets New Synthetic Shake Roof
LK Construction tackles many DaVinci roofing projects each year. On an average, they’ve been known to knock out 20 or more commercial and residential composite roofs each year. And, while each project is special, nothing compares to their 2018 mega-project: the re-roofing of South Lake Village Shopping Center in Reston, VA.
With almost two dozen retailers and businesses, the shopping center has 109,527 square feet of space. And every building in the connected community center had a failing cedar roof.
Synthetic Shake Takeover
Built in 1984, South Lake Village had a natural cedar roof. Fast forward to 2018. Functionally, the roof was failing badly. Stores complained of water leaks. Shingles were cracked and had moss growth. And, it looked so bad that it degraded the appearance of the entire shopping center.
That’s when the management company decided to invest in a new DaVinci Shake roof.
“We knew this project was a winner the moment we started the installation,” says Scott Kim, vice president at LK Construction in Annandale, VA. “Both store residents and shoppers were astonished by the transformation. Everyone expressed their excitement at the look of the new synthetic shakes.
“We immediately got calls from people wanting the DaVinci Shake on their homes. Within several months, 10 houses in the area had composite shake roofing. And now there are many other homeowners inquiring about the DaVinci product on a regular basis.”
Safety First
The process of re-roofing South Lake Village came with a unique set of challenges for the team at LK Construction. While shoppers were going in and out of Safeway, Starbucks, CVS Pharmacy and other stores, the team had to take great care.
“This is the largest DaVinci project we’ve ever done,” says Kim. “There were a lot of moving pieces. From ordering, receiving and storing the composite shakes to staging onsite. In addition, when it came to assuring pedestrian safety during the roofing process, the challenges were enormous. We focused a great deal on safety measures throughout the entire two-week project.”
LK Construction brought in traffic controllers and road guards to help control the active environment.
“Our goal was to safely install the composite roofing without disturbing the businesses,” says Kim. “Safety was our top priority. And, we were able to achieve that goal.”
Mimicking Real Cedar
As shoppers moved smoothly in and out of stores, the LK Construction team replaced the flat roofing with a new thermoplastic membrane. Then they installed the DaVinci Shake tiles. Made to withstand fire, impact and severe weather, the synthetic shakes are ideal for the shopping center location.
“There’s no other synthetic product in the market that can mimic natural hand-split cedar as perfectly as DaVinci Shake,” says Kim. “These tiles are designed to simulate a multi-width look. They’re extremely realistic and cost-effective.”
Mission Accomplished
With their beautiful new roofs overhead, the shops at South Lake Village now stand out again as a showplace in the Reston community. From banks to restaurants to retailers, each structure can count on their DaVinci roofs to provide long-term beauty and durability.
“The high visibility of this project opened the door for us even more in this marketplace,” says Kim. “We’re now busy replacing old cedar roofs throughout the area with synthetic shake.
“People are embracing the look of composite roofing. They love the many advantages of the product. At this point, we’re forecasting a great number of homeowners throughout Reston will switch to DaVinci products in the near future.”