Recently, I wrote a blog post about whether modified bitumen (mod-bit) was a good roofing system and how most problems occur because of poor installation. As a result, some may wonder whether our company installs those systems.

The answer is “no”, we do not install modified-bitumen flat roofing systems. But the reason isn’t because we think it’s a bad roofing system. It’s because the demand and cost equations don’t work in this geography. I’ll explain more below.

Lack of Demand

Our customers are not requesting mod-bit roofing.

Asphaltic roof systems make up less than 30% of sales in the US and Canada. This jives with everything we have experienced here at Flat Roof Solutions and in the northeastern region of the US. Customers are requesting single-ply membranes (like TPO, EPDM, or PVC) for their roofs, not mod-bit. We therefore don’t have a reason to train up a crew to install or support a system that has no demand from our customer base.

Increased Cost

Since we have experienced no demand for these systems, there’s no reason for us to get this additional insurance or to recommend a product that is losing market share in our area.

Conclusion