Once you’ve decided a coating for your roof is the best solution, your next step is to decide on which coating is best and most applicable to your specific roofing conditions. With today’s technology, roof coatings have evolved and are more reliable and last longer, are easier to apply (making them cost effective for labor), less disruptive to building occupants than other roofing solutions, and environmentally friendly.
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With all the commercial space we have here in Boise, Idaho, it’s no surprise our commercial roofing experts at Upson Company are always booked out months in advanced for repair work to the flat and low slope roofs of our area. Many roofing issues, however, such as leaks, seam or protective material splitting, sags that cause pooling water (causing further sagging), and blistering can be prevented by basic maintenance measures.
You decided it was the best solution to get your roof coated to prolong the life expectancy of the roof. And you’ve also decided which coating is the right solution for your specific roofing needs. While a coating will extend a roof’s life expectancy there are steps that need to be taken post-coating application to ensure the prolonged life expectancy will be as long as it possibly can.
It is a challenge to balance efficient production and safety in laboring jobs. Being safe takes time and that can impede production time. Oftentimes it seems like it would be easier and quicker to eliminate safety procedures. But Upson Company knows that cutting corners and letting safety processes slide is what causes injuries. And though safety does take time, especially for commercial roofing – tying off, setting up cones and roping off fall hazards, discussing safety plans before work begins, and contributes to time spent not working it is a key component to each and every job at Upson Company.
Are you ready for National Roofing Week? What’s that? You’ve never heard of it, you say? Well, let’s just take a few minutes to talk about why this week is so important to all the homes, businesses, and commercial entities here in Boise, Idaho.
Wet insulation can pose many problems to a building and roofing system, not to mention that it negates the job insulation is intended to perform – insulate the building: keeping cool and warm air inside given the season and hot and cold air from outside out. Wet insulation conducts energy instead of repelling it, causing heating or cooling costs to increase, thus decreasing a buildings energy efficiency rating.
Each year, commercial roofing systems across Boise, Idaho are exposed to weather extremes of one type or another. Because the roofs of most business establishments are either flat or low slope, they must endure much more of what Mother Nature throws at them than their residential equivalents. And if it’s not the thousands of extra pounds of weight from snow in the winter, it’s the blistering heat of summer.
Speaking of blistering, if you are a business owner that has been up to your roof lately, you might’ve noticed what looks like actual blisters in your roofing system’s paint or top layer of protective coating. Now that the temperatures are rising, your roof’s temperature on a hot, sunny day can reach excessive temperatures depending on the color and material is it surfaced with. For example, a black roof can reach 190˚ F, a white roof will most likely reach at least 120˚ F, and a gravel-topped roof might top out at somewhere in the middle at 145˚ F.
Insulation is an important feature for any building structure as it keeps buildings from losing heat in winter months and from letting heat in during summer months. As with any building component, insulation has minimum requirements determined by the building codes for specific areas in Idaho and set by the government. Local jurisdictions can adopt more efficient energy codes if they choose to do so. Codes are viewed every three years in Idaho.
Summer is the time to get those commercial roof repairs completed or get your re-roof project underway. Without the constant threat of rain, crews can work relatively uninhibited throughout the summer months, completing projects quickly and efficiently. Plus, with more daylight crews can start earlier and work later to complete projects.
This past winter there were multiple roof collapses throughout the Treasure Valley. Crews were busy at work addressing structural concerns and finding solutions to overloaded roofing systems. A roof collapse just doesn’t happen to older buildings with older design engineering. Roof collapses can happen to any roof at any time if proper due diligence isn’t taken into consideration when making changes to your roof or in managing roof maintenance.
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