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Pros and Cons of Asphalt Shingles

Everyone can recognize an asphalt shingle roof — this roofing system has been popular for more than 100 years. Used on steep-slope roofs, asphalt shingle roofs dominate the residential market, including townhome and condo complexes. While asphalt shingles have always

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How Long Does A Roof Last

How Long Does Your Type of Commercial Building Roof Typically Last?

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Your commercial roofing system represents a significant investment and is a business asset — but, like everything else, it won’t last forever. Do you know how long your type of commercial roof was designed to last? How long a

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Guide to Commercial Roofing Systems: Pros and Cons

Guide To Commercial Roofing Systems: Pros and ConsWhat type of commercial roofing system should you install on your property when it’s time to re-roof? 

Start by knowing the pros and cons of today’s most popular options. This guide gives you an overview of eight different systems:

TPO, 

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What Are the Pros and Cons of a Vegetative Commercial Roof?

Guide Roofing Systems insetAs you’re cranking up the heat in the winter or AC in the summer, you might be interested in how having a “lawn” on your roof can help with energy efficiency. 

This post is part of our series about the

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Commercial Roofing Safety Equipment: From Basic Protection to the Latest OSHA Requirements

Did you know that in 2016 the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) statistics documented an average of 12 fatal injuries each day on the job in the U.S. — a total of 4,685 deaths? Of these, 937 fatalities were

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Slate & Tile Pros and Cons

What Are the Pros and Cons of Slate and Tile Commercial Roofs?

Guide Roofing Systems insetIf your building has a slate or tile roof you can expect it to last up to 100 years or more — how’s that for longevity? The reason these roofs have been so popular for centuries (millennia, actually) is that

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Commercial Roof Insulation: The Good, the Bad and the (Mildly) Ugly

The type of insulation a commercial roof system contains is an essential part of the system’s performance. Because roof coverings can become quite hot in summer and cold in winter, insulation is needed to help a building’s climate control system …

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What Are the Pros and Cons of an Asphalt Commercial Roof?

Guide Roofing Systems insetThis post is part of our series of blog posts about the pros and cons of the most popular types of commercial roofs: TPO, EPDM , metal, slate and tile, vegetative, and, this month, asphalt. As a …

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What Are the Pros and Cons of a Metal Commercial Roof?

Guide Roofing Systems insetThis series of blog posts on commercial roofing system pros and cons review the most popular types of roofs for commercial buildings — TPO, EPDMasphalt, slate and tile, vegetative, and, this month, metal commercial …

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What are the Pros and Cons of an EPDM Commercial Roof?

Guide Roofing Systems insetAs a property owner or property manager, you need to understand the kind of roofing system that’s on your building so you can manage it properly and make an informed decision when it’s time to re-roof.

This series of blog …

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