Assumption Catholic Church
Congregation Sticks With Met-Tile On Growing Church's Most Recent Expansion
At the Assumption Catholic Church in Jacksonville, FL the use of tile facsimile metal roofing from Met-Tile Inc. has allowed the church to remain faithful to its Mission style architecture while offering the benefits of light weight, low maintenance and superior wind resistance.
Church officials first used Met-Tile in 2006, when the decades-old tile roof over the main church began to leak. They had seen a Met-Tile tile panel roof on a nearby building and believed that it would make a good substitute for conventional tile because of its tile-like appearance and its performance benefits, including a 230+ mph wind rating.
For the first phase of the project, the church replaced the tile roof over the church and the rectory with a Met-Tile system. The building team also eliminated a small flat-roof section by erecting low-slope framing above the flat roof and topping it with Met-Tile panels. About two years later, the church constructed a new classroom building which was also covered with Met-Tile.
In 2009, the church undertook the third and most recent phase of construction: the addition of accessible restrooms and an arcade of canopied walkways attached to the main church structure. According to the architect, Akel, Logan, Shafer,