Keeping your commercial property’s roofing system well-maintained helps extend its lifespan, improves its performance and allows you to get the most out of your investment. To achieve this, you need to steer clear of these maintenance mistakes:
1. Ignoring Insulation
Insulation is vital not only to your roof’s performance, but also to your property’s energy efficiency. Having it checked by a local roofing contractor specializing in commercial roofing is imperative so it remains in good condition year-round. Disregarding insulation during routine inspections may lead to the accumulation of excessive heat, shortening your roof’s lifespan.
2. Delaying Leak Repair
A responsible commercial property owner is one who has a maintenance plan in place to ensure the roofing system’s health and performance. Part of it is staying on top of problems that could potentially lead to leaks, which only occur when roof issues remain unaddressed for a long time. Taking on a proactive approach to maintenance involves scheduling inspections and investing in roof repair services before issues turn into untimely and costly repairs.
3. Fixing the Problem Yourself
Performing a DIY fix is one of the worst things you can do for your commercial roof. You may think you are saving on labor costs, but repairing a certain problem on your own may lead to the roof’s premature failure and subsequent replacement several years too early.
4. Not Having a Maintainable Roof
A commercial roof should be maintainable so the roofing pros can effectively inspect and repair it during routine maintenance calls. It should have proper drainage, safe but limited access, enough equipment clearance and adequate space around penetrations.
Goodrich Roofing has many decades of experience maintaining, repairing and replacing a full range of commercial roofing applications. We work with the only three Haag-Certified Roof Inspectors of commercial roofing in the state. This certification acknowledges that our inspectors have completed in-depth training in commercial inspection from Haag Engineering.
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