Common Commercial Roofing Mistakes to Avoid

The first mistake to avoid when it comes to commercial roofing is not hiring a professional with the right training and experience. Even a licensed roofing contractor may lack the knowledge and expertise to work specifically on commercial roofing.

Before you hire any roofing company to work on your roof, make it clear that the job entails commercial service. The codes, guidelines, and details can differ significantly from residential roofing, right down to the material that's being worked on.

If you partner with a roofer who lacks the expertise necessary for commercial facility rooftops, you're likely to run into errors. Learn from other property owners' mistakes so that you don't end up making the same ones.

Don't Let Your Roofer Make These Blunders

A reputable, experienced, and licensed contractor will expertly execute the work that you need to be done, as long as they know what they're doing. If you hire a residential contractor to work on commercial roofing or a questionable roofer in the first place, you could get stuck dealing with more roofing repairs to be corrected.

Some mistakes to avoid include:

• Improper Installation

Not all roofing types are created the same, and one surefire way to realize that is by trying to install it. Some common commercial roof types are PVC, TPO, metal, and flat roofing. A roofer may be masterful at installing asphalt shingles but know nothing about TPO - and there's no room for guesswork. If not correctly installed, your roof never has a fighting chance of working properly.

• Shoddy Repair Work

When screening prospects to take care of your commercial roofing repairs, make sure they're licensed and experienced for commercial work. Otherwise, they could be guessing their way through the process, and that's as unforgivable as cutting corners. While you may get a temporary fix out of the deal, you're getting short-changed when it comes to a long-term solution.

• Neglect/Lack of Maintenance

This one is on the property owner, as well as the professional who should be helping you schedule your inspections and maintenance. Failure to stay current with service for your roof doesn't mean your roof is in okay condition - it means you're clueless about that condition. You'll find out the hard way that you've had lingering problems, and by now, they could mean replacement is the only option.

Call in the experts you know you can trust at Ace Roofing, Inc.. We believe in going above and beyond what our customers expect.

Give us a call today and know that you're getting superior commercial work from a reliable Lafayette roofing contractor.