Other than adding a finished look to your flat roof, flashing serves a critical role in keeping your roof watertight. Flashing also prevents wind and insect damage. Unfortunately, flashing is one of the most commonly ignored roofing components. Here is everything you need to know about flat roof flashing to help you appreciate its importance [...]
You know attic ventilation is installed in homes with sloped roofs, but what about your flat roof? From TPO to EPDM, flat roofs also need to be properly ventilated to allow for air circulation and prevent some problems which might develop otherwise. […]
Flat roofs are extremely popular in commercial and industrial applications, but they’re increasingly gaining traction in high-end residential buildings as well. A well-installed flat roof can give your home solid protection for upwards of 25 years depending on the specific material used. Knowing more about flat roofing can help you to make decisions about your [...]
The decision tree for a commercial building manager facing roof issues need not be complicated. Your first move, of course, is to contact your local commercial roofer. When you have an ongoing, trusting relationship with a reliable roofer, much of the decision-making burden shifts to that partner. What does your roofer do to determine, for [...]
Commercial properties usually have flat roofs. Flat roofs offer terrific business opportunities; diners love a rooftop restaurant and then there’s Mardi Gras. As a building owner or manager of a Florida commercial property, you take the bad with the good. Flat roofs have problems greater-sloped roofs don’t. […]
A quality flat roof installed and maintained by experienced, knowledgable professionals should last your Tampa-area home for many years. But like any roofing, it’s susceptible to specific issues – such as ponding – because of storms and heavy rain. In turn, ponding can damage and shorten the lifespan of the roof. […]
A flat roof is an invitation to the powers of nature. It signals your willingness to subject the roof to rain, wind, harsh sunlight, and the damaging effects of hurricanes. Low-slope (flat) roofs do not shed water well unless they are maintained or restored well. Flat roof restoration is an economical answer to whole roof [...]
Restoring a low-slope (flat) roof to superb condition offers many benefits, especially to business owners whose buildings bake in the Florida sun. With a high-quality flat roof restoration, nearly every building manager sees savings in energy consumption, a more comfortable work environment inside, and a longer-lasting roof. […]
Your commercial roof is too valuable an asset to risk. Avoid these three mistakes in low-slope (flat) roof restoration to preserve your roof, safeguard your capital, and keep your business thriving. […]
Flat roof (low-slope roof) restoration is not identical to maintenance. To maintain a flat roof, you enlist your trusted, local roofer for annual inspection and spot repair. To restore a flat roof, you revitalize it, you scrupulously examine it, you strategize a program to bring back years of useful life. […]
