The metal roofing market is larger than ever and the popularity of metal roofs continue to grow with both homeowners and building owners. But with so many different types, styles and profiles of metal roofing available today, it can be tough to figure out which metal roof is right for your next project. To get all the great benefits metal roofing has to offer, you need to 1) have the right type of metal roofing system, 2) use it in the right roofing application, and 3) it has to be installed correctly.
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Screw down metal works great in agricultural settings, on pole barns, warehouse roofs, and light commercial roofing applications with simple roofs designs. Here are the 8 best reasons we could think of as to why we don't recommend you have pole barn metal roofing installed on your home.
There are many PVC flat roofing membranes in the market today that last just as long, that are just as puncture resistant and are as heat reflective as Duro-Last. Yet, the Duro Last commercial roofing system remains the best value in its class, why? What makes Duro Last so special?
Rubber roofing membrane has been commonly used on historical homes and buildings in attempts to water proof leaking box gutters. Some years ago this may have been the best box gutter repair option available. However new developments in the roofing industry have lead to better way to seam membranes, better flashing accessories, and easy to install metal trims that not only protect the decorative cornice work but accent and enhance the look.
Indiana is home to some great commercial roofing companies. Hoosiers are smart, hardworking, and definitely not afraid to get their hands dirty, all required traits to being a top notch roofing contractor.
Here is the best of the best, a list of the Top 3 commercial roofing contractors in Indiana in 2014. And the winners are …. Drum roll Please!
Roofing Insulation is a very important part of the overall function of a flat roof system and is one of the 4 major cost of a flat roofing project.
Here is price guide for multiple thickness of Polyiso roof insulation in 2015.
The flat roofing crew at Exterior Pro Inc from Madison Indiana recently attended a 3 day training course from Johns Manville. The hands on course taught TPO and PVC roofing specs, guidelines, and best practices. Johns Manville is a manufacturer of roofing membranes and insulation and offers training for its network of certified installers. TPO and PVC membranes are used in flat roofing applications.
Duro-Last roofing is sold and installed by a certified network of Commercial Roofing Companies across the United States. Duro-Last roofing is installed on new construction projects but has become know as predominately a re-roofing product because of it’s ability to be installed overtop of other types of flat roofing systems. Roofing contractors can glue down (fully adhered) the Duro-Last membrane or screw it down (mechanically attached) with screws and plates. But is most often installed mechanically attached.
Ponding water on a flat roof can not only cause damaging leaks, it can drastically reduce the performance and life of the flat roofing membrane. For this reason most flat roofing material manufacture’s warranties are void in the presence of or exclude ponding water. Ponding water is defined by the roofing industry as water that remains on the roof for longer the 48 hours after rain.
Understanding why your flat roof is holding water is the first step to finding a solution.
sing Tapered roof insulation is an efficient way to eliminate ponding water on a flat roof. It can be cut, fit, and installed in a way the moves ponding water towards existing drains, scuppers, or gutters. But for all the great things tapered roof insulation is, cheap is not one of them. Adding a tapered insulation package will substantially increase the price of a flat roofing project.
