Most business owners know the difference between a clearance sale and going out of business. No company plans to be in business only three to five years. Yet without careful planning and upkeep, the commercial roofing —single-ply, built-up or modified bitumen—that protects your business may need replacing that quickly. The costs to replace a low-slope or flat roof could eat up a line of credit or even shutter your doors. Consider the costs of extending your flat roof’s lifespan, and then compare them to the costs to you, your reputation and your employees from going out of business.
Typical Lifespans
At BELDON® Roofing Company we concentrate on several reliable flat roofing materials:
- Single-ply—PVC, with a lifespan of some 25 years under warranty; EPDM, lasting 10 to 15 years under warranty; TPO, with warranties ranging from seven to 20 years
- BUR—Built-up roofing integrates rolls with coatings on-site to provide flat roofing life of 15 to 25 years
- Modified Bitumen—Styrene Butadiene Styrene (SBS) or Atactic Polypropylene (APP) rolled roofing lasts between 10 and 20 years
Extending Lifespans
BELDON® Roofing Company installs and maintains commercial flat roofs all over the United States. Our roofs are subjected to penetrating cold, heaping snow and heavy ice. Our roofs withstand brutal heat and intense ultraviolet light from sunshine. Extending the lifespan of your commercial flat roofing comes down to three things:
- Proper Installation
- Proper Inspection
- Proper maintenance
When BELDON® installs your business’s roof, we know how we completed installation, so we can safely predict areas that will show age or wear sooner than other spots. When we help extend a roof’s lifespan we did not install, we have to walk every inch, examining seams, mechanical joints, drainage and granule wear. We provide you a complete report detailing our findings, and recommending repairs aimed not at replacing your flat roofing, but adding years of useful life to it.
In Your Pocket
Semi-annual inspections and small repair work may not be able to double the lifespan of your property’s flat roofing, but every year of useful life BELDON® can add is money in your pocket. Save for eventual replacement, by all means, but think of how better you can reinvest profits for your business, knowing BELDON® saved you another year of protection from your building’s roof.
Choose BELDON® For Your Home’s Needs!
Have some questions or need some roofing advice? Need to schedule a service? Give our team at BELDON Roofing Company a call today!
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