We Know Port Authorities
At McElroy Metal, we realize Port Authorities have unique needs from other landlocked facilities so we pride ourselves in offering solutions for building or updating your shipping and transportation infrastructure.
McElroy Metal understands that port authority projects face numerous challenges. In addition to keeping what often feels like a thousand balls in the air, you're likely dealing with time and budget constraints.
And if all of that isn't challenging enough, storms in coastal areas continue to increase in strength and frequency, making the roofing systems on your structures even more important.
Whether you’ve been affected by a storm or just want to renovate a warehouse, expand your offices, or build a new facility, McElroy Metal is here to help!
Check out our videos and case studies to learn what we can do for you!
Questions? You can also contact our Recover Manager, Charlie Smith.
Recover Experience
Life Expectancy
Minimal Maintenance
High Wind Resistance
Energy Efficiency
Weather the Storm with our Trap-Tee Panel!
Our new Trap-Tee product is quickly becoming a favorite, with facility managers, consultants, and architects focusing on port authority work.
Trap-Tee Advantages Include:
- Ease of installation
- Individual panel replaceability
- Watertight seam design
- Outstanding wind uplift without continuous clips
- 1/4:12 minimum roof slope
- Single-piece panels up to 250' long
- No lap conditions = improved
weathertightness - Bi-directional seamer
- Ideal for: new construction; remove and replace; and recover for open frame buildings
With a life expectancy approaching 60 years, the ability to add curbs and vents, replace single panels, and easily complete building modifications becomes critical. Trap-Tee delivers all of that and more!
Coastalume
COASTALUME™ is North America’s first Galvalume® solution engineered and warrantied for coastal environments which makes it a perfect fit for your next port authority project!
The new COASTALUME™ product combines U. S. Steel’s Galvalume® solution with DuPont™ Tedlar® PVF film to create a revolutionary, maintenance-free, and highly sustainable roofing and siding solution that offers a level of durability needed for construction products in coastal applications.
• 25-year steel substrate warranty
• Up to 50-year finish warranty (freshwater rinse not required)
• Covers roofing and siding products installed up to 300 feet from breaking surf, large bays, marshes, and other coastlines
View our
Roof Recover Infographic
Video Resources for Port Authorities
To help you pick the right metal products for your port district, we’ve put together some videos that will help you pick the right solution for your next construction project!
Metal-over-Metal Recover Panel Selection
R-Panel Recover using Hat Channel over Zee Clip
R-Panel Recover using Hat & Scat
Tall Clip over R-Panel Recover
R-Panel Recover using ISO infill with Bearing Plate and Long Fastener
Want to Discuss Your Port Authority Project?
Charlie Smith, McElroy Metal’s Recover Manager, understands the ins-and-outs of even the most complex projects. You can reach him at 832.368.6290 or just complete the form and he'll get back to you shortly.
About Charlie Smith
Charlie Smith is one of the industry’s foremost authorities on metal roofing recover systems. He holds several patents in the recover field including both metal-over-metal and metal-over-shingle solutions, and recently co-wrote the new RCI Metal Roofing course. At McElroy Metal, Charlie focuses on educational and product development efforts to help the roofing industry push the envelope in developing creative solutions with metal.