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ROOFING 101 - MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS

Roof Maintenance vs. Roof Replacement

The most commonly asked question relative to an aged, deteriorated, or leaking roof is, "Should I patch up or replace my roof?"

Unfortunately, a common mistake often made by building owners is to act on a crisis without requesting a roofing analysis. This approach is one of the major causes of poor performing, high cost roofing and more money spent on new roofing without discovering the underlying failure of the prior roofing system. Fixing problems that cause roof leaks is not a preventive roof maintenance program, it is a crisis management approach.

To perform preventative or remedial maintenance, an existing roof must be capable of withstanding the traffic it will undergo during repairs. If repairs are limited in scope and the roof is capable of receiving treatment, repairs may be cost-effectively performed. Our professional repair technicians are trained in repair methods for commercial, industrial and residential buildings.

However, if there is extensive damage and repair work to perform, it is wise to examine both the cost and effectiveness of repairs versus reroofing approaches. Recognizing WHEN TO MAINTAIN and WHEN TO REPLACE a roofing system is critical.

The Value of Evaluation Maintenance

Normally representing the largest exterior surface area of a building, a roof is exposed to the harshest elements of nature. Signs of aging, deterioration, and problem areas in roofing components are visible to trained professionals long before weaknesses develop into major interior leaks.

Because all roofing components have a limited service life, they consistently perform better with periodic preventive and remedial maintenance.

When thorough roof inspections are performed annually or semi-annually by roofing professionals, priorities can be established, budgets can be forecasted accurately and the following problems can be solved:

• Maintainable roofs can avoid being replaced with new roofing systems unnecessarily
• Money can be saved by replacing, rather than constantly repairing a roofing system that has outlived its useful service life
• Expensive emergency leak repairs can be avoided
• Information management systems can be used in record keeping

Roof Management Programs

As a full service-roofing contractor, Statesville Roofing Company offers state-of-the-art roof maintenance programs for our clients. Our programs include both preventive and remedial roof maintenance services as well as disaster response programs.

Our roofing management programs:

• Track condition assessments, prioritizing, budgeting, and reporting of roof related concerns
• Partner with building owners or property managers who do not have a consistent protocol for analyzing and solving their roofing needs
• Assist clients in locating professional partners to help with items such as structural surveys, physical materials testing, drainage, plumbing, HVAC, FM compliance, and other issues that may need to be addressed as a part of a roofing problem

Call us TODAY to learn how we can help you monitor and maintain a successful roofing system!