GAF | EverGuard® TPO Results Why Did We Do This? The increasing popularity of TPO roofing systems has led to much confusion, exaggerated claims, and misinformationabout TPO as a product class (and about which TPO brand performs the best). GAF engaged Structural Research Inc. (SRI), awell-known and highly respected laboratory that has done testing with… Continue reading Due Diligence Part 3 – TPO Study Results – Is it for your Project?
Dezigns Construction, Inc., of Williamstown, New Jersey, has received GAF’s most prestigious contractor award: The GAF President’s Club Award. This highly coveted award recognizes Dezigns Construction as one of the “elite of the elite” among commercial roofing contractors in the United States. GAF is North America’s largest roofing manufacturer, and only GAF Master Select(TM) contractors can… Continue reading Dezigns Construction Receives GAF’s Prestigious President’s Club Award
“How cool is your roof? If you live in the California cities of Bakersfield, Long Beach, Los Angeles, San Francisco, or San Jose, you may be able to find out. Scientists from the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have created an interactive map that displays the solar reflectance (also known… Continue reading Interactive Map Reveals Rooftop Reflectance for Five California Cities
Replace that Roof? – Strategies for Small Business Roofing issues can be a real nightmare. Even if you’ve got a relatively new roof on your property, a bad storm can wreak havoc and create issues like standing water, leaks, poor runoff, shingle damage, clogged drainage, among others. The problem is that for small business owners,… Continue reading Replace that Roof? – Strategies for Small Business
The Importance of Regular Roof Maintenance A roof is the most important piece of armor on a building. It’s the first and last line of defense against the brutal assault of nature’s elements. It protects you from rain, from wind, from snow and ice, from hail and sleet. It’s not enough to have a new roof… Continue reading The Importance of Regular Roof Maintenance
What is thermal shock? How does it affect a roof? Thermal shock is one of the leading causes of premature roof failure, according to the roofing experts and manufacturers. Thermal shock occurs when a thermal gradient causes different parts of an object to expand by varying amounts. This differential expansion can be understood in terms… Continue reading Freeze/Thaw Cycle – How It Affects Every Commercial Roof
After reading our post How to Select Your Next Commercial Roofer you should have an intimate picture of a given contractor. This can help effectively rule-out those roofing firms that are unable to document the standards that ensure a quality job will be completed on your building and minimize risk and unforeseen expense (aka “Change Order hell”). As a… Continue reading Due Diligence Series Part 2: Signs Your Contractor is Qualified
Winterize Your Roof Mild winters have come and gone and are no longer the norm… are your facilities ready? No… well below are just some of the things you should be doing as part of a good preventative maintenance program for your low-slope roof. When it comes to commercial roofing repairs due to… Continue reading 3 Steps to Winterize your Roof
In our current fragile economy, best value is not always defined by price alone. In harder times, smaller companies with little to no experience installing commercial roof systems commonly attempt to take on commercial roofing projects without the proper experience, manpower, equipment and insurance. Most often this results in devastating consequences for the building owner.… Continue reading Due Diligence Series Part 1: How to Select Your Next Commercial Roofer
