How the Summer Heat Can Impact Your Roof
Weather patterns, changes in temperature, and other factors all present unique challenges for your roof this time of year. It’s important to be aware of how these things can affect your roof’s overall lifecycle so you’re prepared to protect and maintain your roof through the season.
Redefining Our Core Values
Recently, over the course of several months, we spent countless hours evaluating, confirming, and sharpening what we hold dear: Mid-South’s core values.
Case Study: A Commercial Roofing Relationship
In Bartow County, Georgia sits a tire-manufacturing facility owned and operated by one of Japan’s biggest tire manufacturers: Toyo Tire U.S.A. When extensive roof leaks appeared at this state-of-the-art facility with various roofs totaling 413,397 square feet, Toyo Tire couldn’t assign just any commercial roofing company to reroof the facility. This roof not only protected…
How to Prepare Your Roof for the Spring
With a new season comes a shift in weather patterns. This change can have a significant impact on your roof. Temperature changes put stress and strain on the seams of your roof membrane. During the spring and fall temperature cycles, expansion and contraction flex the membrane and sealants of your roof. As a result, these…
Precautions Your Commercial Roofing Team Should Be Taking
Selecting a commercial roofing company can be a challenge. With the Internet at your fingertips, it only takes a quick search to find a seemingly endless list of potential options to tackle your roof repair, maintenance, or installation. Not only are you choosing a company to contribute to the long-term integrity of your building, but you’re also trying to balance factors like budget and project timeline in the process. However, the most critical factor to analyze should be the safety standards of the commercial roofing company you’re considering.
Choosing To Re-Roof or Repair: 2 Case Studies Illustrate the Decision-Making Process
When a building owner discovers problems with a roof, it may not be immediately clear if the problem will require minimal repair work or a full-scale replacement. So how to differentiate between the two? Repairs often entail a smaller up-front expenditure, but, depending on the owner’s goals for the building, a full re-roof may provide…
Pitch Pans: Critical Maintenance Elements to Protect Your Portfolio
One of the simplest ways building owners can protect the integrity of their roof is to schedule maintenance on pitch pans. Pitch pans, which are found on many older style roofs, cover and protect irregular roof penetrations that are difficult to flash and seal. Though these are simple roofing elements, they play an important role…
A Better Capital Budget: 3 Ways Roof Maintenance Makes Budgeting
Regular roof maintenance makes capital budgeting easier and more predictable. When building owners and facilities managers maintain their roofs, they simplify their capital budgeting process in three ways – and prolong the life of one of their most valuable assets. 1. Extend the Life of the Roof Regular, basic maintenance will always be the best…
Ponding Water on a Roof: When Can it Damage Your Investment and How to Resolve Common Causes
Ponding water is one of the most common issues affecting commercial roofs—and a leading contributor to long-term damage and cost. Left untreated, it can accelerate roof aging, lead to expensive repairs, and reduce the overall value of your property. Knowing when ponding becomes a problem—and how to address it—is key to protecting your investment. Ponding…