WEST PALM BEACH Fla. Sergeant Sam Horowitz did two tours overseas one in Iraq the other in Afghanistan. Now local businesses are saying thank you by putting a new roof on his home. Its a new nationwide project called Roof Deployment started by roofing and insulation company Owens Corning. Sergeant Horowitzs roof is the first to be done in Palm Beach County and one of the first in Florida. When Horowitz returned from Afghanistan he came home to a leaking roof that couldnt withstand high winds. You come back and you have the stresses of repairs on a house and just discomforts and youre worried about your home when youre away with hurricanes and things like that Horrowitz said. He was looking at more than $10000 in repairs and his home insurance rates skyrocketed. It literally doubled the mortgage payment he said. The National Guard helped set Horowitz up with the Roof Deployment Project. He wont have to pay anything at all. Owens Corning teams up with construction workers all across the country to provide supplies and labor for free for veterans with similar roof issues. In South Florida Owens Corning provides the roofing supplies and Venture Construction Company of Florida provides the labor. Theyve given to us so we want to do our part to help others deserving veterans in the community said Ed Palko regional sales manager for Owens Corning in South Florida. Crews started work on Horowitzs roof early Thursday morning and expect to finish by Friday. Its going to be really nice to go back inside and know that the roofs solid or if I go to work I know that my house would be fine through a hurricane or anything along those lines Horowitz said. Read more:http://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/west-palm-beach/local-businesses-help-veterans-with-roofing-issues Find our roofer profile here The post Local businesses help veterans with roofing issues appeared first on http://limerick.elevateroofing.ie/ via Elevate Roofing Website Feeds http://limerick.elevateroofing.ie/local-businesses-help-veterans-roofing-issues/