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When commercial roofing decisions are facing you, call a professional to help you make the right choice. You have more important issues to handle – running your business. A good roofing contractor can make it easy by providing expert advice and performing the work efficiently and cost effectively.

Author: Leonard Simmons
Date: Jan 3, 2012 - 10:19:45 AM

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When commercial roofing decisions are facing you, call a professional to help you make the right choice. You have more important issues to handle – running your business. A good roofing contractor can make it easy by providing expert advice and performing the work efficiently and cost effectively.

A roofing contractor with the expertise acquired over time can take all the guess work out of any situation that may arise. If your building is already experiencing leaks or you are interested in protecting your business by installing a new system, a professional can give you advice that can save you a great deal of money in many areas. The decisions that you may have to make can be crucial.

• Repair or replace the roofing system? Most commercial building leaks can be repaired; replacement of the entire system is not required. Is this always the best choice because it is the path of least expense? Not always. A proper inspection can determine if there are potential areas of future problems like weak spots and standing water. Your roof may be subject to heating of the entire building causing you unnecessarily high cooling bills. Your contractor can be of great benefit in helping you make the proper determination.

• What is the best material to use for a replacement? Most think of a commercial replacement that is smelled before it is seen. The aroma of hot tar is in the air and you look up and see them spreading it out with brooms. On a hot day, especially here in the Midwest, you wonder how they can stand it up there. That black tar is the reason your cooling bills are so high. Today, there are easily applied, spray-on “cool roofing” systems that can have low heat transfer properties. Your contractor should be factory trained and certified in cool product technology and highly qualified to explain the inherent insulating values of all available products.

• How long will the product last, and how much energy will I save? A qualified commercial contractor can provide this information accurately and freely so you can compare material cost and installation to the life expectancy and energy efficiency of the material. A contractor should also be familiar with any rebates or tax incentives connected to the installation of a cool product. A local professional is also familiar with the potential for large damaging hail and extremely high cyclonic winds and can advise address the resistance of each system.

• Do they provide maintenance? After storms rip through certain areas of the country, especially the Midwest, out of state contractors arrive in droves and sell replacements for hail and wind damaged systems. These folks will not be back to inspect and maintain their work. A good local contractor will periodically maintain the surface and correct any issues that could arise like areas of standing water that can potentially compromise structural integrity.

When selecting a commercial roofing contractor, be sure to choose among those that are locally based with a verifiable history of performing quality work. They will be familiar with the local weather conditions, the latest incentive programs and the quality of existing installations. They will also be able to work with your insurance company directly if your roof experiences storm related damage.

When seeking a home roofing contractor, there is no substitute for a locally established team of technicians.

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