Standard roof renovations for commercial buildings can be a major inconvenience. Construction crews may be present for weeks, and just the added cost of needing to haul away the old roofing can be a major expense on its own. Some old flat roof surfaces can contain tons of gravel and thousands of square feet of heavy rubber membrane that will need to be removed and hauled to a recycling facility. The work is labor intensive, greatly adding to roof renovation costs. However, there is a faster way to getting a watertight, insulating and long-lasting roof by using polyurethane spray foam roofing.
No Need to Disturb AC Units, Pipes or Vents
Your flat commercial roof likely has many AC units along with several protruding pipes, vents, skylights or other obstacles that need dealt with during roof renovations. Replacing a traditional rubber membrane roof with a similar material requires much in the way of extra labor to get it under AC units and sealed around roof protrusions. Polyurethane spray foam roofing only requires damaged or blistered areas to be repaired first. The foam will seal cracks, seal around protrusions, and can be sprayed under or even over other objects on the roof’s surface.
Instant Flashing
The edges of your roof may have a border made of concrete block or other material where the rubber membrane goes up and over in the same fashion that a swimming pool liner works. It acts as a flashing to prevent leaks at the edges of the roof, but it is also very vulnerable. Polyurethane spray foam roofing can be directly applied to these areas, sealing imperfections, cracks and small holes instantly without the need for any labor-intensive roof membrane work at the edges of your roof. If you have rubber roofing that is held in place by cap blocks, how many hours labor do you estimate would be involved in removing the caps, cutting the new membrane to fit, and reinstalling the caps? Spray foam roofing just sprays right over the existing roof.
Instant Insulation
Unlike traditional commercial roofing surfaces, polyurethane spray roofing for commercial roofs adds a thick layer of insulation that helps protect the interior of your building from the brutal Arizona summertime sun. This can lower your energy costs for cooling the interior. Instead of replacing the roof and then adding insulation, the roofing material itself is the insulation as well as being the weather seal.
If you would like to know all the benefits a polyurethane foam roof can provide for your commercial or industrial building, then please contact Foam Roofing Experts Incorporated in Tucson, Arizona. We have even designed our own polyurethane spray foam gun to give you the best spray foam roof you can get.
