A Landmark Roof for the Maryland Heights Community Center

A highly visible civic building needed a roof that made a statement and delivered long-term performance.

Drive along Highway 270 and it’s hard to miss the Maryland Heights Community Center. Positioned near Lambert International Airport and one of the region’s busiest corridors, the building was designed to be seen. For city leaders, that visibility came with responsibility.

The roof needed to do more than keep the building dry. It had to contribute to the building’s identity, support sustainability goals, and stand up to Missouri’s unpredictable climate, all while staying within budget for a public project.

Working alongside K & S Associates and Cannon Design, Bade Roofing evaluated the project’s needs and recommended an innovative solution. The Versico VersiWeld® TPO rib profile system was selected to simulate the clean, linear look of a standing-seam metal roof, while delivering the proven performance, energy efficiency, and durability of a TPO single-ply membrane.

At the time, this approach made the Maryland Heights Community Center the largest Versico rib contour project completed to date.

The challenge was execution. The roof design called for more than 27,000 linear feet of ribs, each spaced precisely two feet on center and running dead straight across the roof. The system had to provide reliable weather protection, high solar reflectivity for energy savings, and be completed on a tight schedule, all while working around St. Louis weather that rarely cooperates.

Bade Roofing began work in late November 2015. Careful planning and coordination allowed the roofing work to stay ahead of interior construction, even through winter conditions. The roof assembly was built in layers for performance and longevity: insulation, cover boards, and a thick, fleece-back white TPO membrane installed to Versico’s exact specifications.

The final phase was the most visually defining. Using specialized equipment developed by Versico, Bade crews welded both sides of each rib directly to the roof surface, creating the contour rib profile that gives the building its distinctive, metal-roof appearance. Beyond aesthetics, the ribs also help channel rainwater efficiently toward roof drains.

The project was completed on schedule and within budget, delivering a roof that performs as well as it looks. The finished system earned a 20-year total systems warranty, along with a 90-mph wind warranty, giving the City of Maryland Heights confidence that their new community center is protected for decades to come.

Experienced with high-visibility civic and institutional roofing across St. Louis for over 70 years.

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Bade Roofing began work on the project in late November 2015 and despite the unpredictable St. Louis weather, was able to stay ahead of interior work. Working in collaboration with K & S Associates and Cannon Design of St. Louis, and Versico, the correct equipment and technique was achieved.

The roof installation consisted of the following: one layer of 5/8” USG Securock®; 2” ISO insulation, which was mechanically fastened, then set in low-rise Foam-fast 100 adhesive; one layer 1.5” ISO insulation; a 5/8” Securock cover board; and a 135-mil fleece-back, white TPO roof system set in low-rise foam adhesive, including all flashing per Versico’s written specifications. In the final phase of the roof installation, Bade crews installed 27,000 linear feet of ribs that were spaced two feet apart on center and ran in straight lines along the length of the roof. An important element of the roof's design, the ribs give the roof the appearance of a metal roof and also aid in channeling rainwater to the drains. Bade crews used a special piece of equipment designed by Versico to weld both sides of the ribs to the roof's surface to create the contour rib profile. This work was done within budget and on schedule, resulting in a Versico 20-year total systems warranty with a 90 mph wind warranty.

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