| Inland products solve KCI Compressor's 20 year roof problem
Project: KCI Compressor, Tulsa, Oklahoma
KCI compressor of Tulsa, a division of Universal Compression is a large fabricator of oilfield equipment, primarily gas compression systems. The Tulsa facility services locations throughout Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana and the related off-shore operations. The parent company has seven operations in the U.S. plus more in Canada, Latin America and the Asian Pacific.
The Tulsa facility is a thirty foot
eave, 100,000 square foot steel building of relatively low slope with
292 fiber glass sky lights. Attached is an additional 15,000 square
foot office area of conventional construction with a BUR gravel
ballasted roof.
 Laster-Castor Corporation of Tulsa supplies KCI with a number of
products used in their equipment manufacturing, industrial
paints,powder coatings, blasting mediums etc.
John Suskey, sales manager for Laster Castor, noticed the floor
was frequently puddled with water. John asked about this and was
told, "Roof leaks. No one can fix it. Been that way for twenty years."
John suggested they have David Kummers of Industrial Rubber Roof
Coatings do a roof survey and offer a solution. David is well
experienced in this type of problem and was confident of his ability
to solve the problem.
David enlisted the aid of Alan Lewis of Lewis Roofing to joint
venture the project.
All metal surfaces and sky lights were thoroughly power washed
and mechanically cleaned as necessary. All seams, fasteners,
penetrations and sky light terminations were addressed with Inland's
RC2200 and Inland's RPM mesh as needed. At this point the integrity of
the roof was secure.
An area where the roof joined a vertical surface was a source of
unending problems. An internal gutter and drain system was inadequate
to evacuate the accumulated water frequently encountered by the
torrential rains of Oklahoma. A huge cricket the entire length of the
building was fabricated and encased in polyurethane foam.
The flat BUR over the office was addressed next. All mechanicals
were raised four inches on plywood pads and the entire roof area
covered with polyurethane foam.
 All skylights were coated with two coats of Inland's CR2100 sky
light coating.
All detail work completed, the entire project was then coated
with two coats of Inland RC2000 White.
An area where the office joined the steel building housing the
plant had suffered some age and weather related deterioration of the
painted surface. As a test and sales tool, David coated the wall
surface up four feet from the roof surface. David anticipates
additional work as a result of the success of this project.
The success of any job is reflected in the satisfaction of the
end user. Several factors were immediately noticed. No leaks. The
skylights were once again bright, and the interior gutter system was
fully functional. Additionally, the white RC-2000 greatly reduced the
building temperature making working conditions much more pleasant.
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