Chicago Cubs News: Wrigley Field is getting a new roof this offseason

This offseason will bring yet another round of improvements to The Friendly Confines, as it has been reported that the grandstand roofing will be remodeled, per ESPN's Jesse Rogers. This will be a four-month project starting next week and will be ready by the 2024 home opener.

The current roof will see the old wooden slats and beams removed in favor of steel, along with a new membrane covering the top. One might also remember back in the summer of 2004 when the mesh netting was installed under the roof structure after chunks of concrete fell. It feels safe to say those will no longer be necessary in the upper deck where they remained until now.

The Cubs previously replaced the lower roof in 2019 as part of the 1060 Project - and the work we'll see this offseason will mirror that on the upper level. The lower level and roof were first constructed in 1914, and have since been renovated numerous times. The upper deck was added to Wrigley Field in stages, with the left field side built in 1927 and the right field side in 1928, so that roof was first installed 95-96 years ago.

Obviously, this won't change any sort of experience for fans, really - at least not in comparison to the countless other renovations and updates the ballpark has seen over the last decade or so. That's not to say there is much nostalgia about an old wooden roof but it's worth noting from a historical perspective.

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