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.
This has been one of the snowiest winters in recent memory. The sheer volume of snow is causing schools, businesses, and government offices to close. Massive snowfall events that New Englanders are experiencing, place an immense amount of stress on rooftops, and the fear of roof collapse is warranted.
With a slope or flat roof, one of the things that must be kept in mind is the threat of moisture condensation during the late fall, winter, and early spring. Several factors combine to create this problem, which can rot timbers, cause mold growth, aggravate allergies, and more. However, one of the most obvious and disturbing things that can be caused by condensation is the appearance of roof leaks.
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.
When it comes to roofing problems, valleys are some of the most troublesome areas. When you think about the large volume of rain and snow that is channeled through roofing valleys, it’s easy to see how all that wear and tear can lead to leaks. Here are some of the most common problems with roof valleys along with solutions to help you fix leaks or stop them before they start.
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.
You will have to explore all options and choose the best preforming and most cost effective solution based on your specific flat roofing situation.
