Summary: The ballpark cost to restore a commercial gravel built-up roof is $6.50 – $10 per square foot. Many factors affect cost, such as how much gravel needs removed, how much wet insulation is present, and what warranty length the building owner desires. So, you have a commercial building with a gravel-built-up roof. It’s leaking, super old, or on the …
How to Easily Raise Low Spots on a Commercial Roof?
Installing a spray foam roof is the easiest and most cost-effective way to raise low spots on a commercial roof. There are two reasons why: If you’ve never seen spray foam installed, please watch the video below: Other commercial roofing systems, such as TPO, EPDM, and BUR, are flat. The slope of those systems is created using different heights of …
3 Costly Mistakes Building Owners Make With Their Roof
Summary: The three mistakes building owners make with their roofs are: As a building owner, you certainly have a lot of things to worry about: And probably a hundred other things. One thing you don’t want to do is make a mistake with your roof. In this article, we’ll explain the summary of the three mistakes above in more detail. …
Spray-On Roofing Systems: Costs, Benefits & Installation Guide
Quick Answer: A roof coating system usually costs $3.50 – $7 per square foot. A spray foam roof usually costs $5 – $10 per square foot. The best benefit is that there are no seams or fasteners, which are the most likely causes of leaks. Both systems are fluid-applied, meaning they are installed through a spray gun. You may have …
Which Roofing System Minimizes Business Interruption?
Quick Summary: A spray foam roofing system or a silicone roof coating system minimizes business interruption. The reason is that during the installation, tear-off can be minimized (in most cases) by going over the existing roofing system. Since they are fluid-applied, they reduce project time as they are easy to install around penetrations, such as HVAC units, skylights, and drains. Penetrations …
How to Cost-Effectively Restore a Unique or Unusual Roofing System?
Quick Summary – the answer is a fluid-applied roofing system. Since they are fluid-applied, they can go around, up, or down anything on a roof without interruption. Penetrations interrupt a traditional roofing system’s installation, causing more labor hours to install. Depending on your experience, one might think a roof is unique, and another might think it’s just… another roof. What …
11 Common Roofing Issues Solved Easier with Spray Foam
Commercial roofs have issues just like your car does. Think of the possible issues your car can have: There are so many issues with your car that the list can go on forever. It’s the same thing with commercial roofing. But what most people don’t know is that there’s a solution called spray polyurethane foam roofing. If you’re unfamiliar with …
Spray Foam Roofing: UV Protection, Thickness, Colors, Slipping
Someone visited our site and downloaded “The Essential Guide to Spray Foam Roofing.” This eBook answers basic questions about spray foam roofing, such as: Etc. But I guess the guide wasn’t detailed enough. They reached out and had this comment: “What about UV protection? How many mils thick is the final product? What colors can it come in? And what …
Spray Foam vs TPO Roofing: Cost, Warranty & Performance Compared
You know you need a new roof; it’s just a matter of which roofing system to choose. In this article, we’ll compare spray foam roofing and TPO. Here’s what we’ll discuss: And so you’re aware, this article has been read, edited, and approved for publishing by a commercial roofing expert with more than 30 years of commercial roofing experience. How …
What Are the Capabilities of Spray Foam Roofing?
Quick summary: Spray foam can be installed over any existing roofing system. It can also go over flat, sloped, and irregular-shaped roofs. Since spray foam is fluid-applied, it can be installed around any pipe, skylight, or drain quickly. It can go up, over, and down any vertical wall in one continuous application. A spray foam roof can be renewed over and …









