Imagine you’re a building owner and you have a roof leak. You research all the commercial roofing systems, the pros and cons of each, pricing, etc. You know what you want…a spray foam roof. You get a few quotes and choose the cheapest contractor. Spray foam installation is spray foam installation…right? Year 3, your spray foam roof looks like a …
You may be wondering, spray foam roofs get spray applied, meaning they can be a ½ inch, 2 inches, or 10 inches, or really any thickness a spray foam applicator feels like doing. But what thickness is most beneficial to my roof? I don’t want the costs of applying additional foam to outweigh the benefits it will provide. This is …
You may wonder if there’s a certain R-value you need to hit to comply with building codes. The short answer is, if you need to remove your roofing system all the way down to the deck, then yes, you need to comply with the latest minimal R-value requirements. If you can re-roof over your existing roof, then you don’t. To …
So, you’re the owner of an apartment complex and you’re having some roofing problems. Renters in building 2 say there are brown spots forming on the ceiling. Renters in building 7 say parts of the roof have been blown off and are lying in the front yard. You’ve got some roofing issues and you need them solved. Should you go …
Summary: Minimizes tear-off, grants a new 10-20 year warranty, reduces roof temp which saves on energy bills and HVAC usage, and minimizes business interruption. Maybe you manufacture boxes…or perhaps you make fishing rods and reels. Whatever you “make,” you must ensure your commercial roof works as well as possible. If you have any of these issues: A “cool roof” might …
You may have heard from a friend, an article, or a colleague that you should look into a spray polyurethane foam roof. You may have heard that it’s seamless, has great R-value, and in most cases, it won’t require complete removal of the current roof, which is great for landfills and the environment. But, you might be thinking, “Can spray …
So, your commercial roof has some leaks. You research repair vs restoration vs complete tear-off, and you realize there are many advantages of installing a spray polyurethane foam roof. The advantages that stick out most are: You chose your roofing contractor and got the work done. Three months in, you’re looking at the latest electric bill to see how much …
Let’s say you need some work done…say you need your car painted. You see if any of your friends can do it…nope. You see if anyone in your family knows a car painter…nope. You contemplate watching 5 hours of YouTube videos, hanging up a tarp in your garage and spending money on likely one-time-use supplies…huge nope! Your only option is …
So, you’re doing casual research on spray foam roofing and you hear that you must replace the saturated areas of your current roof. You think, how can a roofing contractor see what’s under the top layer of my roofing system? Do they have some sort of magical power? Secret weapon? Do they totally guess? Enter an infrared camera. Or for …
Imagine you’re the maintenance manager of a school system. You’re in charge of the 10 roofs installed on each school throughout the city. On your way to work you get a call from the Principal from one of the schools, “A quarter of our roof is blown off and the remains are all over the parking lot.” You have 500 …