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Commercial Roofing

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Commercial
Flat Roofing

 

 

Commercial
Flat Roofing

 

Business owners have many options available to them
when making the decision about 
which roofing product is best suited for their
building. There is the traditional Built-up roofs, made up of layers of hot asphalt
and ply sheets and often times covered with 
rock. A more recent form of asphalt low slope
roofing is Torchdown, a factory 
formed product 
of modified asphalt and ply that are rolled out on the roof and applied
using a gas torch. Then comes the newest roof covering innovations of PVC, TPO,
or EPDM. Each of t
hese products has their own unique formula, ranging from
similarities to a swimming pool liner to products resembling the rubber used
for tires. These new single ply roofing systems have really taken over the
roofing market due to their ease of installation and longevity.

 

When choosing a commercial roofing system your research
regarding types of materials is crucial, but you must consider the roofing
contractor for the job as an even more important factor for roof success. Not
all commercial roofing companies have experience in all commercial roofing
products, therefore, choosing a company that is qualified to install the
roofing material you select is vital. Generally speaking, the commercial
contractor should be an authorized factory installer for the product and
manufacture you select. This will assure you that they have experience with the
product and it generally means they have the option of a offering factory
backed warranty.


Many warranties offered today are not worth the
paper they’re written on, however, labor and material warranties issued by
established roofing manufactures are quite often worth every cent they cost –
and it can be quite a few cents. But when the roofing installation is
completed, they send out their very own factory inspectors to review the roof
and make sure that their strict roof installation guidelines were followed.

 

Buying a commercial roof is not much different than
any important purchase. Choose an installer that is established and has a
verifiable reputation. Make sure the installer is certified by the manufacture
to install the products your interested in. And make sure that a labor and
material warranty is available from the manufacture and that they will 
Inspect the roof upon completion.