Church For All Nations Increases Wind Resistance of its Metal Roof

Church For All Nations is a dynamic, growing, multi-cultural body of non-denominational Christian believers, with two campuses in Colorado Springs and mission outreach throughout the world.

The Northeast campus features a 49,000-square-foot engineered Varco Pruden metal-clad building with a Varco Pruden SSR metal roof. When a severe windstorm with 90 mph gusts swept through the area, it resulted in partial roof damage. The wind lifted up the front edge of the roof, peeling back the roof on its gable ends.

With ever-increasing frequency and magnitude of wind events throughout the country, an existing roof is more likely to experience localized or total failure as wind forces try to tear the roof from its mountings. Church For All Nations needed a long-term solution to protect and preserve its roof.

The S-5! team recommended the WindClamp 2X — S-5!’s trademark brand of external seam clamp — to protect and preserve the roof against the area’s strong winds.

Placed over the seam at designated intervals, WindClamps are specifically designed to prevent multiple modes of failure on standing seam and other concealed-fastened metal roofs, including male-to-female seam separation and/or total separation from its mounting clip.

WindClamps have proven to dramatically increase — and often double — the wind resistance capacity of the panel system and can easily be added to a metal roof specification.

Long-Term Outlook

The WindClamp 2X was easily retrofitted to the existing roof, bringing it into code compliance without costly structural changes, and the roof is ready to withstand the next extreme wind event. The church can rest assured the WindClamp will continue to protect and ensure the service life of the roof for years to come.

“The WindClamp was a much needed product after our roof sustained damages from a windstorm with 90 mph winds,” says David Cowart, operations manager for Church For All Nations. “I was amazed that such a small clamp would strengthen our roof against future windstorms. It was strong and incredibly easy to install. S-5! has given us the peace of mind that our roof installation will serve our church for many years to come.”

“We’ve appreciated the partnership that we’ve had with the folks at S-5! over the past 20-plus years,” Cowart concludes. “You not only get a quality product that stands the test of time, but you benefit from a relationship with a family and a team that stands behind their products.”

TEAM

General Contractor: Church For All Nations, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Construction Consultant: Rob Haddock, CEO and Founder, S-5!

MATERIALS

Metal Roof Attachments: S-5! WindClamp 2X, S-5!, s-5.com