ASTM Testing on Auxiliary Sloping Materials: The Tests Involved and Why They’re Needed Creating proper slope on your roof is absolutely essential to prevent standing water issues. Your drainage system perhaps isn’t working...
Read more
Estimating Material Needed to Level Low Spots: From Depth to Coverage Rate After enjoying a flat roof on your business for years, you’re probably noticing a big problem: Low spots. If you’re new to this problem, it means your roof no...
Read more
Why Did My Flat Roof Develop Low Spots? A flat roof is a roof that is nearly level; it will have a very slight angle to it to allow water to run off. They tend to be the most cost efficient roof shape and are more readily accessible for...
Read moreThe Importance of Slope On Flat Commercial Roofs If you’re one of many who thought that a flat roof was, well … flat, you can be forgiven for not knowing that no roof is actually perfectly flat. A slope, however slight, is essential...
Read more
Long-Term Effects of Ponding Water on a Flat Roof If your commercial building has a flat roof, sometimes there is a problem with ponding water. This is because the flat roof can hinder drainage from rainwater, which results in standing water on...
Read more
Basic Tools Used by a Commercial Roofing Contractor Do you have a flat commercial roof that needs work? Repairing or replacing a flat commercial roof is a job that needs to be handled only by a professional roofer as these tasks require specific...
Read more
Structural Failure Due to Long-Term Effects of Ponding Water A flat roof for commercial businesses make a lot of sense for a host of reasons; the level roof surface is utilized for air handling units, gas vents, skylights, and other mechanical...
Read more
A Few Safety Tips to Keep in Mind When on a Flat Roof You may think that working on a flat roof is safer than working on a sloped one — after all, gravity is working against you on a sloped surface! Not so fast. Tradespeople tasked with...
Read more
5 Most Common Flat Commercial Roof Issues Fixed by Professionals From time to time, an operation may experience a problem with their flat commercial roof. It’s important to know when it’s time to call out a professional roofing...
Read more
The Importance of Gutter Maintenance for Flat Roofs Flat roofs create unique challenges. Pooling, also known as ponding water is a common problem due to lack of drainage, blocked drains, or insufficient sloping. Ultimately, it can deteriorate a...
Read more
Basic Characteristics of Single Ply Adhesives & Asphalt Emulsion Products Since single ply roofing membranes first appeared in the roofing industry, almost 40 years ago, several types of installation techniques have been used, such as...
Read more
The Many Performance Requirements for Roof Leveling Compounds It’s important to focus on correcting a roof when it is prone to poor drainage. A way to fill low spots and achieve positive slope by by applying roof leveling compounds. You...
Read more
RoofSlope® © 2019 All Rights Reserved. Website Design by: The Creative Bar