JEFFREY J. WATOREK
LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS


Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby makes,
constitutes and appoints each of Michael E. Storck,
Paul J. Schulz, Elise M. DeRose and Sean P. Balkin, each acting
individually, as the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority as hereinafter
described on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the
undersigned to:

      (1)  prepare, execute, acknowledge, deliver and file
	   Forms 3, 4, and 5 (including any amendments thereto)
	   with respect to the securities of Gibraltar
           Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
           with the United States Securities and Exchange
           Commission, any national securities exchanges and
           the Company, as considered necessary or advisable under
           Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
           and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder,
           as amended from time to time (the "Exchange Act");

      (2)  seek or obtain, as the undersigned's representative
           and on the undersigned's behalf, information on
           transactions in the Company's securities from any
           third party, including brokers, employee benefit plan
           administrators and trustees, and the undersigned hereby
           authorizes any such person to release any such
           information to each of the undersigned's
           attorneys-in-fact appointed by this Power of Attorney
           and approves and ratifies any such release of
           information; and

      (3)  perform any and all other acts which in the discretion
           of such attorney-in-fact are necessary or desirable for
           and on behalf of the undersigned in connection with
           the foregoing.

The undersigned acknowledges that:

      (1)  this Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require,
           each such attorney-in-fact to act in their discretion
           on information provided to such attorney-in-fact without
           independent verification of such information;

      (2)  any documents prepared and/or executed by either such
           attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant
           to this Power of Attorney will be in such form and
           will contain such information and disclosure as such
           attorney-in-fact, in his or her discretion, deems
           necessary or desirable;

      (3)  neither the Company nor either of such attorneys-in-fact
           assumes (i) any liability for the undersigned's
           responsibility to comply with the requirement of the
           Exchange Act, (ii) any liability of the undersigned for
           any failure to comply with such requirements, or (iii)
           any obligation or liability of the undersigned for
           profit disgorgement under Section 16(b) of the
           Exchange Act; and

      (4)  this Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned
           from responsibility for compliance with the
           undersigned's obligations under the Exchange Act,
           including without limitation the reporting requirements
           under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

	The undersigned hereby gives and grants each of the
        foregoing attorneys-in-fact full power and authority
        to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever
        requisite, necessary or appropriate to be done in and
        about the foregoing matters as fully to all intents
        and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if
        present, hereby ratifying all that each such
        attorney-in-fact of, for and on behalf of the
        undersigned, shall lawfully do or cause to be done
        by virtue of this Limited Power of Attorney.

      This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and
      effect until revoked by the undersigned in a signed
      writing delivered to each such attorney-in-fact.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused
      this Power of Attorney to be executed as of
      this 28th day of March, 2017.


___________________________________
Jeffrey J. Watorek


STATE OF NEW YORK
				SS:
COUNTY OF ERIE

	On the 28th day of March in the year 2017,
        before me, the undersigned, a notary public
        in and for said state, personally appeared
        Jeffrey J. Watorek, an individual(s) whose name(s)
        is (are) subscribed to the within instrument and
        acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the
        same in his/her/their capacity(ies), and that by
        his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument, the
        individual(s) or the person upon behalf of which
        the individual(s) acted, executed the instrument.


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		Notary Public