Flat roofs aren’t actually flat, they are carefully designed to have the minimum amount of slope and a drainage system to allow water to evacuate. If there is no slope on your roof, it is “dead flat” the roof will experience chronic ponding (standing) water. Areas...
Many building owners ask, “Why do they even make a flat roof?” From their perspective, if the roof on their house is sloped, why does their warehouse or office need a flat roof? Commercial flat roof building owners who have had chronic problems with their roofs...
Is a commercial flat roof tax deductible? The short answer is yes, up to $1 million. Learn more below. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) in 2017 and made many changes to the tax code. One such change was the ability for property...
There is an adage in the roofing business that says if you fix someone’s leak, they will not want to buy a new roof from you. Many roofers subscribe to this belief and will almost always recommend you replace rather than repair a leaky flat roof. But is that really...
Commercial flat roofs, and flat roofs in general, have an undeserved bad reputation. There is a popular belief that they leak all the time. Coincident with that, they are generally thought to be one of the most expensive types of roof. That’s just not true. Flat...
How does one get the best price for the lowest cost of ownership of flat roofing materials? The answer isn’t obvious. I’ll explain beginning with a non-roofing example and then moving on to a real-life example using flat roofing materials. Non-Roofing...
Why should anyone care if a commercial roof lasts 100 years? Based on average life expectancy, chances are pretty good that you won’t be around to see that roof reach its centennial birthday. But what if there was a program that not only guaranteed that your roof...
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