Single-ply membranes are popular with commercial flat roof building owners because they are suitable for most climates, affordable, and long-lasting. If you’re getting a new roof membrane installed, a warranty is an important consideration. It is a significant...
A commercial flat roof is your shield against the elements. A flat roof that is in constant need of repair can harm your building structure and business assets, create unnecessary hazards, and disrupt operations to the point where it lowers your enterprise’s...
Something building owners might overlook when managing commercial and industrial building expenses is how the volume and placement of roof-mounted equipment can impact overall maintenance costs. The denseness or “busyness” of rooftop components like HVAC units,...
Modified bitumen, mod-bit, or torch-down modified roofing is a flat (low-slope) roofing material that combines asphalt and modifiers such as styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) or atactic polypropylene (APP) to create a durable, long-lasting, single-ply roof membrane....
I have seen a lot of problems with flat roofing systems over the years. For the most part, I chalk them down to applicator error. I consider all of the mainstream, accepted roof systems good, for the most part. In my experience, most problems occur with faulty...
Whether you’re a beginner, need advanced information about flat roofing topics, or a refresher, this is where you can learn everything you need to know about commercial and industrial flat roofing.
