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For commercial building owners and facility managers, fall is more than a change in season. It is a deadline. The weeks between summer and winter provide one of your best opportunities to inspect, repair and prepare your commercial roof before freezing temperatures...

When a commercial roof starts showing its age, building owners often assume they have two choices: Repair it again or replace it completely. But there can be another option. Liquid-applied roofing can restore and protect certain existing commercial roofs without...

When a commercial roof develops a leak, most people look for the obvious signs first. A ceiling stain. Standing water. An open seam. Damaged flashing. But sometimes the bigger problem is something you cannot see from the surface. Moisture can become trapped inside a...

A commercial roof can look perfectly fine on a calm September afternoon and still be developing problems that may show up later in the year. One reason is simple: your roof is constantly moving. Roofing materials heat up during the day, cool down at night and...

When a commercial roof starts leaking, people naturally blame the weather. Heavy rain. High winds. Hail. Age. But there is another source of commercial roof damage that doesn't get nearly as much attention: People. More specifically, the people who need access to your...

When businesses compare commercial roofing proposals, the conversation often revolves around the obvious items: What roofing membrane will be installed? How much insulation is included? How long is the warranty? How much will the project cost? How quickly can the work...

Strong winds can take a serious toll on a commercial roofing system, even when the damage is not immediately visible from the ground. For commercial property owners and facility managers, wind damage is especially important to understand because a roof does not have...

Commercial roofing requires more than technical knowledge of membranes, insulation, coatings and drainage systems. It also requires a detailed understanding of job-site safety. Commercial roofs may contain skylights, roof openings, unprotected edges, electrical...

When a commercial building’s summer energy bills increase, the roof is rarely the first place people look. Facility managers may blame aging HVAC equipment, rising utility rates, inefficient lighting or employees adjusting thermostats. Those factors can certainly...

Commercial roof coatings are often presented as a newer alternative to roof replacement, but the basic idea has existed for generations. For decades, roofing contractors have applied liquid materials to commercial roofs to protect them from sunlight, water and normal...