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Proactive Roof Maintenance – Why medium box stores need roof asset management
High & Dry – Keep your roof leak-free on a budget.
When you break down what you really want to get out of your roof, it’s basically as simple as (1) avoiding leaks, and (2) minimizing costs to maintain it. You want predictable performance and budget certainty. You want to prevent surprises, which in “roof language” typically equates to huge capital outlays that you weren’t planning […]
Breaking the Reactive Roof Cycle
Maintaining a roof by merely reacting to problems costs an average of 25 cents per square foot annually; however, those who have a proactive roof program in place only spend an average of 14 cents per square foot annually. Plus, proactively maintained roofs last an average of 21 years compared to an average lifespan of 13 years for those under reactive maintenance.
Five Questions to Ask When Evaluating Roofing Contractors
How’s this for a staggering statistic? A commercial building’s roof represents about 10% of its initial construction cost, yet over the course of the building’s lifetime it can account for upwards of 90% of the building’s repair and maintenance costs. These numbers point to the need to do your homework on who you choose to […]