When your commercial roof suffers damage, you rely on your insurance company to foot the repair bill. But sadly, many building owners find they have to fight their insurance companies to get them to approve a claim. Insurance companies can be selective when honoring a roof claim, and it can often feel like they use loopholes to deny claims whenever possible.
The term “VIP” took off in World War II when it was stuck to just about everybody with stripes on their shoulder boards. VIP treatment nowadays sometimes involves fuzzy velvet ropes in nightclubs, but for real VIP treatment, you need to be more than a flash in the pan. You need to be a dedicated property manager or commercial building owner. (more…)
Any Fort Lauderdale-area business which survives a Florida hurricane knows why maintenance is essential. Proper, conscientious maintenance of your entire infrastructure — foundations, interiors, and especially your commercial roof — can be the competitive difference between surviving a hurricane and having to close your doors forever. Five reasons to consider commercial roof maintenance range all relate back to big bucks. (more…)
Work-life balance matters to us all, but your building is a priority when you are at work, right? Managing your company’s physical plant is one of the main reasons you clock in every day and often stay far into the evening. (more…)
A roof inspection may not look like much at first. A representative from your local, reliable commercial roofer walks around your roof, takes pictures, measures things, and occasionally bends down to test a seam or some flashing. But when your dependable roofer delivers the inspection report, you see its value immediately. The inspection can uncover potentially expensive problems you knew nothing about. Consider these three reasons to have your commercial roof inspected soon, before hurricane season. (more…)
Every additional year of useful life you can eke out of your commercial roof is money in your company’s pocket. Consider these useful tips for boosting your commercial roof’s life expectancy. (more…)
No commercial property owner or manager has ever asked for more work to do. You have so much on your plate. How do you make sure you are not overlooking something? Do consider your commercial roof a priority, though, since it protects the rest of your business. What can you do to ensure your roof receives the attention it deserves? Consider a commercial roof maintenance checklist. (more…)
Commercial roofs leak. They wear out. They show signs of neglect, and they often beg in silence for TLC. How can you justify the cost of a roof maintenance program? If you know nothing else about maintaining and preserving your commercial property’s roof, know these 10 tips.
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You have your own facilities crew well trained to prevent damage to your low-slope roof. They stay on the walkways, tread carefully, and log their work in a rooftop access record book. But what about third parties? What about preventing damage to your roof from heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) service workers?
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The near-perfect remedy for roof leaks is a schedule of roof inspections and maintenance visits twice a year. Commercial roofs take tremendous beatings from Mother Nature, especially in Florida’s changeable, severe weather cycles.
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