Helping Business Owners With Their Eastern Shore Commercial Roofing Needs!
Commercial roofs play a significant role in protecting a building’s interior from adverse weather conditions by maintaining watertight integrity that keeps your contents damage-free.
A commercial roofer may be needed to help you with the construction of a new building for your business, for a repair, or a complete replacement of your current Easton MD Commercial Roof.
As expert roofers in Easton, we have repaired and installed numerous commercial roofs on buildings throughout Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
And we employ only experienced personnel equipped with the latest tools and equipment to provide our customers, you the business owner, with quality workmanship.
We have a highly skilled team of commercial roofers who will provide reliable workmanship along with meticulous attention to detail, regardless of the task at hand.
We set the bar high in quality, affordability, and overall service.
Let our Easton Roofers provide you with an affordable and honest, cost-effective solution to your Maryland commercial roofing need or project.
And it all starts with an inspection!
Different Types of Commercial Roofs
We like to talk roofs, and commercial roofing on buildings generally feature flat roofs (nothing new), made with proven materials from over the years, and which are both efficient and economical.
Think big and small box stores, factories, apartment buildings, schools, etc…
Keeping the nature of the business in mind, commercial buildings are designed in a way that is appropriate and functional for their use. In commercial roofing systems on the Eastern Shore, the most common types of roofing materials commonly employed are:
- Metal
- EPDM (aka rubber roof)
- PVC (polyvinyl chloride)
- TPO (thermoplastic polyolefin)
- Built Up Roofing (BUR) (bitumen)
- Built-Up Roofing (BUR) Membrane
So whether you need an entirely new commercial roof installed or you require a completely new cost-effective roof replacement for your business, we’ll go over your options, discuss the pros and cons of each material and work to ensure:
- You keep your doors open
- We’ll minimize distractions (sight & sound)
- We’ll Complete the job as efficiently as possible
- We’ll relieve you of the roofing headache
Common Commercial Roofing Issues
Here are a few of the most common commercial roofing issues that we see throughout the Eastern Shore in Talbot County.
Lack of Maintenance
Commercial roofs that lack maintenance are the most common problem we encounter. Check your roof regularly, even if nothing major happens, such as a tree branch falling onto the roof and puncturing it. You should repair problems immediately if they are discovered.
Standing Water
A common problem with flat commercial roofs is standing water. This could be a result of an incorrect installation, past neglect, or a combination of both.
In our experience, clogged drains can easily be caused by leaves blowing onto your commercial roof, and nests being built by birds which also have a tendency to block drains.
When a roof is pitched or angled hard, it can prevent water from flowing away from drains, as can rain or condensation from air conditioners. Consequently, standing water can cause the roof to deteriorate and leak.
Inappropriate Roofing Materials
It’s also possible to cause problems by using the wrong roofing materials. It is recommended that restaurants use PVC roofs since they are resistant to grease and animal fat.
In the case of an EPDM membrane, it would begin to break down immediately after being contacted by grease. We can help guide you to the right solution.
Roofing Blow-offs
We have repaired multiple Easters Shore commercial roofs that have been damaged or blown off by wind uplift. When your building’s side is hit by the wind, it continues up to the top, causing this damage. Suction is created by the space created between the roof and the moving wind.
Roof materials that are weak are pulled away by this suction. So it’s important for roofing materials to be applied correctly and have the chance to cure completely.
Unfortunately, a common occurrence around Easton and in the larger Talbot County service area!
Pitch Pans (Pitch Pockets) and Flashing are Damaged
Pitch pans are notorious as a source of leaks and are frequently used. Roof penetrations are flashed with pitch pans
Typical examples of these are installed around gas lines, HVAC lines, and around wall edges, curbs, and anything that may be vertically protruding from the roof. Most of the time, they are constructed by using a metal box with a rubber insert.
In most cases, roof leaks are caused by improperly installed flashing.
In addition to expansion and contraction, metal flashings can be damaged by temperature changes. When metal expands and contracts, it can be a significant amount.
As a result, a hole can form at the seam of the metal or the material itself can tear, causing a water leak.
And lastly, water can also enter under your roof due to improperly terminated flashing.
Note: Pourable sealants are necessary for the pitch pan on single-ply roof systems such as EPDM, PVC, or TPO, and pitch pans on asphalt roofs typically use asphalt cutback mastic (roofing cement).
Commercial Roofing Inspection
Regularly inspect the roof of your commercial property. We recommend a minimum of once per year, for example.
Remove the guesswork, and start with a commercial inspection for your Eastern Shore business.
If there are no problems, we’ll let you know. Similarly, if we find problems, we’ll let you know and give you a FREE estimate.
We don’t like costly surprises, and you probably don’t either!
Getting your roof fixed early is the most important thing you can do if an issue arises. If you address your commercial roofing problems when they are discovered, you are minimizing costly repairs down the road.
Simple advice but you would be surprised at how many known issues with roofs are not addressed immediately in hopes that if ignored it will be self-correcting.
Let us give you peace of mind!
Give us a CALL today:
410-505-7300
“We start with an inspection”