Value Engineering — Optimizing Performance or Reducing Costs? Value engineering. We’re familiar with the term, and many of our roof designs have been ‘value engineered’ during our careers.... Building Science 5 Dec 0 0
Low-Slope Roofing Mistake No. 10: Missing Base Attachments Base attachments — the plates and fasteners that secure the membrane around roof penetrations — are required for both mechanically... CARE Training 17 Oct 0 0
Low-Slope Roofing Mistake No. 9: Short Flashings The industry standard specification for flashing height is 8 inches. It’s an important safeguard against water backing up on the... CARE Training 17 Oct 0 0
Low-Slope Roofing Mistake No. 8: Missing Cut Edge Sealant Cutting the edges of a reinforced membrane, whether on the roof or in the factory, exposes the reinforcement scrim to... CARE Training 17 Oct 0 0
Low-Slope Roofing Mistake No. 7: Missing T-Joint Patches One of the most notorious leak points on a roof is at the T-joint, where multiple layers of membrane come... CARE Training 17 Oct 1 0
Low-Slope Roofing Mistake No. 6: Not Meeting Minimum Weld Width Is there anything more frustrating than being called back to a completed job because an inspector has found welds that... CARE Training 17 Oct 0 0
Low-Slope Roofing Mistake No. 5: Angle-Change Voids Experienced thermoplastic membrane welders know how important it is to get angle changes right. If the flashing isn’t tight at... CARE Training 17 Oct 0 0
Low-Slope Roofing Mistake No. 4: Inadequate half-sheet fastening When installing TPO or PVC, the corners and perimeters of a building require more fasteners than the field due to... CARE Training 17 Oct 0 0
Low-Slope Roofing Mistake No. 3: Welding start-and-stop voids Robotic welders are a terrific way to ensure consistent, durable welds. But they do leave occasional unwelded voids where the... CARE Training 17 Oct 0 0
Low-Slope Roofing Mistake No. 2: Not cleaning the membrane When patching a single-ply membrane, whether it’s to reinforce or repair, step one should always be cleaning the surface. Patches... CARE Training 17 Oct 0 0
Jeff Avitabile on 05 Dec Trends in Roofing Underlayment Hi John Thank you for dropping by the blog. Please give our technical team a call at 1-800-Roof-411. They will be happy to try
John on 05 Dec Trends in Roofing Underlayment I’m in the middle of having my new GAF HDZ roof installed. I wish they would have covered stuff in the attic before demolition of […]
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Hi John Thank you for dropping by the blog. Please give our technical team a call at 1-800-Roof-411. They will be happy to try
I’m in the middle of having my new GAF HDZ roof installed. I wish they would have covered stuff in the attic before demolition of […]