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Repair your commercial roof damage in Idaho, or replace the entire roof for additional tax benefits.
Let's say you need a repair on your commercial roof. That repair could be a deduction on your expenses. But, if you consider to replace the entire rood with a new commercial roof, that replacement is an improvement as part of building restoration. You may be able to depreciate the cost of that commercial roof replacement.
Jesse Swain isn’t afraid of heights, but he admits the roof of St. Francis de Sales Cathedral gives him pause.
“The pitch you can deal with. The height makes it scary,” he said. “I’m not afraid of heights, but this one is a little intimidating.”
The Baker City church’s twin steeples top out at 113 feet off the ground, and this week Swain and his crew from Upson Company in Caldwell, Idaho, prepped the steep roof for new shingles.
They’ve been working on the roof for about a month, and expect the job to take at least another four weeks.
Upson Company is a locally owned and operated commercial roofing contractor that has been in business for over 40 years. Over the years we have built an impressive portfolio displaying our expertise with medical facilities; educational facilities, industrial, commercial, retail, government buildings, special event centers, historical buildings and many more throughout Idaho, eastern Oregon and eastern Washington. Here at Upson Company we take pride in ensuring our customers have the best product possible. Not only do we hire the most experienced craftsmen to apply a full range of roofing systems for any of your needs, but our sheet metal shop is equipped to handle anything for you, from standard
As the last of the cold winter is blown out and warmer air is brought in we get a glimpse of what we’ve missed during winter. As annoying as the wind is, it signals seasonal changes. Warmer temperatures are a refreshing change from the coldness we experienced for the last six months. But what does windy weather mean to your roofs?
With constant sunshine and sweltering heat occupying more than half the day your cost to keep your buildings cool can be expensive, not to mention a heavy strain on energy stores. Your roof exposed to solar rays is a huge surface area of sun soaking and heat trapping material, unless you have a “cool” roof. A “cool” roof has the ability to reflect solar rays (solar reflectance) and radiate absorbed heat (thermal emittance). “Cool” roofs don’t only depend on roofing products. The type and amount of insulation and the building envelope efficiency also play a role in reducing roof and building temperature; thus reducing energy costs.
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