‘What they’re doing is quite awesome’: Veteran’s home gets new roof – The Winchester Star

CROSS JUNCTION Veteran Gabriel Sheridans Frederick County home got a new roof on Friday from roofing contractor Modern Renovations as part of the Owens Corning Roof Deployment Project.

Through a partnership with Blue Ridge Habitat for Humanity Inc., Sheridan, 35, was selected to receive the roof replacement at no cost.

Sheridan, who served in the Marines and is a 100% disabled veteran, said it felt amazing to have a new roof on his house.

I was super surprised and incredibly thrilled to be selected and be eligible for this, he said. It was a massive, massive help.

Modern Renovations owner Larry Demarco said his Martinsburg, W.a.-based company was contacted by Habitat officials about helping with the project.

Owens Corning a roofing materials manufacturer donated the materials needed for the new roof while Modern Renovations donated the labor. The new roof is made of asphalt shingles.

DeMarco said Sheridans roof was in bad shape.

It was leaking. It was failing, he said. It was just compromised and it wasnt holding up.

Demarco sees the project as paying back Sheridan for his service to the country.

Its kind of a small gesture in the grand scheme of things, Demarco said. Its one roof but to him, its a lifetime of peace of mind.

Demarco estimates about $10,000 in labor and materials were donated for the project. He called Owens Corning the cream of the crop when it comes to roofing materials and said the roof should last for 50 years.

So its not like hes getting subpar material because were doing him a favor, Demarco said. Hes quite literally getting the best material on the market with the strongest warranty on the market.

The Owens Corning Roof Deployment Project is a nationwide effort to show gratitude to veterans and the families who support them. Since the programs inception in 2016, more than 325 military members have received new roofs.

What theyre doing is quite awesome, Sheridan said.

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