Category: Commercial Roofing
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What is an Ice Dam
An ice dam on a roof can potentially cause a lot of damage, and cost you a lot of money. Falling ice can cause injury to someone below. A falling gutter from excessive ice can cause serious injury or property damage. They can also cause damage to the roof. What’s more, melting water held back…
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What is the Best Commercial Roofing System
When people talk about commercial roofing systems, they often mean single-ply roofing membranes. These are TPO, PVC, and EPDM. The best commercial roofing system depends upon your needs. What’s best for a department store, won’t be best for a restaurant. What’s best for a restaurant, might be excessive for a garage. The Best Commercial Roofing…
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The Best Fire Resistant Roof for Your Home
Quick Answer: Slate tiles are the best fire-resistant roof for your home, followed by clay and concrete tiles, then metal. Most residential roofs aren’t equipped to support the heavy weight of slate or concrete tiles. Metal, on the other hand, is light-weight. What Does ‘Fire-Resistant’ Mean? Before we discuss the best fire-resistant roof for your…
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Stone-Coated Metal Shingles vs Asphalt Shingles
You need a new roof and you’re considering the longer-lasting, more durable stone-coated metal shingles over traditional asphalt shingles. Smart move. There are many advantages to asphalt shingles, cost and availability being two of them. However, there are a few advantages to stone-coated metal shingles you should seriously consider. When it comes to stone-coated metal…
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Commercial Roofing Shingles
If you have a commercial building that has a sloped roof (non-flat), or you’re having a commercial building built that will have a sloped roof, you might be considering commercial roofing shingles. But, what are they? Are commercial roofing shingles different from residential roofing shingles? We hear some talk in the community about ‘commercial roofing…
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Commercial vs Residential Roofing Shingles
Sometimes we get asked about ‘commercial vs residential roofing shingles.’ The terms ‘commercial grade’ and ‘heavy duty’ comes-up frequently in the construction business, including roofing. Sometimes folks ask us for ‘commercial’ roofing shingles. They’re under the impression the shingles they see on commercial buildings, such as their dentist’s office, is stronger or ‘commercial grade’. This…
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Flat Roof Advantages and Disadvantages
Flat roofs aren’t just for commercial buildings. We’ve also installed lots of flat roof systems onto residential structures, such as home additions and detached garages. If you’re in the unique position of choosing a roof design, than you’re probably wondering what the advantages and disadvantages are of a flat roof. Depending upon your requirements, desires…
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Which Flat Roof System is Best?
Let’s cut right to the chase. “Which flat roof system is best?” really isn’t the right question. Instead, you should ask “which flat roof system is appropriate for your situation?” You see, the ‘best‘ flat roofing system for Joe’s Computers might not be appropriate for Diane’s Day Diner if she’s looking for the ‘best flat roof…
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How to Choose the Right Roof
Do you know the right roof covering starts with the pitch, or angle, of the roof? There are other considerations, as well, such as if it’s a commercial building and you’re doing a lot of cooking in it. The below chart and step-by-step infographic walks you through the basic process of determining which is the…