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The main purpose of the of this article is to 1) show you the pros and cons of a TPO roofing system and 2) prevent you from making costly mistakes by giving you the bigger picture. With that said, this short article clearly cannot answer every question you might have, but it certainly can get you...

A spray applied roofing system is a great option to restore an existing flat roof system. With that said, not all existing roofs are candidates for an SPF roof restoration. In order to install a high performance sprayed-in-place system that is adhered to the substrate, seamless, lightweight, and...

Single Ply roofing systems are popular flat-roof and low-slop roofs on commercial buildings here in Colorado because the options, styles, and technologies have gradually improved in recent history. Compared to traditional multi-layered flat roofing systems, such as Asphalt Roofs (BUR), Styrene...

When a leak presents itself inside your commercial facility, its perfectly normal to automatically assume your roof is leaking. Nonetheless, even when water is coming from the top part of your building it's not always a roof leak. In order to properly identify a commercial roof leak, it is...

So, what is a fair price for an SPF roof system? Well, we still haven't encountered a client who wants to pay us for more than what we're asking. Everyone wants a good deal. But, as Ben Franklin wisely put it: "The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price...

Not only do spray foam roofing systems reduce your energy costs, require little to no tear off of existing commercial roof systems, and is the lowest lifetime cost of any roofing system, it will not leak as a direct result of mechanical damage. 

Projecting a commercial roof's service life, future maintenance and repair costs, and costs resulting from leak damage, downtime, and lost business requires an educated guess, at best. But in the words of Big Tom Callahan: "You can get a good look at a T-Bone steak by sticking your head up a...

Tests have proven that damage caused by hail or birds does not directly cause spray foam roofs to leak and can typically be repaired economically and before the roof begins to leak. So, what causes a spray foam roof to leak, anyway? Here are the top 5 reasons your spray foam roof is leaking:

Mother Nature may travel but there’s no doubt she’s a Colorado native. As a result, our commercial roofs have it hard. A typical flat roof can experience temperature differences of 100° in the same day. This constant temperature fluctuation and UV exposure alone create tremendous strain to your...

True to its name, spray foam is spray-applied and leaves commercial roofs with a fully seamless and monolithic membrane, leaving no joints to leak at all. 

Most general contractors seem to think firestopping can be done by the MEP trades. We say they are separate disciplines. There is no better way to decrease production or slow down a construction schedule than through delegating firestop responsibilities to the mechanical, electric and plumbing...

The most common misconception when addressing fire rated penetrations is to "just use red caulk." Many times contractors think they are doing the right thing but just don't know any better. But when it comes to firestopping, it's always about the tested system because we need to know that it works.

When a concrete coating fails, it doesn't one day decide to give up. It's just the day on which Its final attachment has finally broken down. That's when you, the floor owner, notices it because it starts to peel from the floor. If your garage floor coating is failing, the culprit is either bad...

How much does insulation cost? (Without taking into consideration any of the aforementioned variables.) Open-cell spray foam: $0.25 to $0.50 per *board foot Closed-cell spray foam: $0.90 to $1.50 per *board foot

The answer is, absolutely and unequivocally, yes. Spray polyurethane foam (SPF) insulation is an excellent way to not only insulate you metal building but also weatherproof it. Spray foam bonds to the surface of the metal walls and roof deck and conforms to the irregular surface profiles. Plus...

Colorado is one of the sunniest places in America, which means your garage door will be open more days out of the year than not. What is the first thing your neighbors see when they look inside? - Hint: it's not the Hooters calendar your wife won't let you hang up inside the house. - It's your...