Simon Roofing in the News
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Roofs may seem like an afterthought (every building has one, right?), but roof maintenance is critical to protecting not just customers and employees but also merchandise and other contents inside your facility. Roofs also maintain facility integrity, which is why investments in new roofs and roof maintenance are a major factor in all FM budgets.
There are essentially two ways water leaves a roof: positive drainage or evaporation. When neither can occur quickly enough, the result is ponding water. Ponding water is defined as any water remaining on a roof 48 hours after a rain. Most commonly occurring on low-slope commercial roofs, ponding water can result from poor building/roof design, […]
Breaking down the do’s and don’ts of commercial roofing warranties Building owners and facility managers often think of long-term warranty on a commercial roof as a means of buying peace of mind, but they’re often so riddled with exclusions that they cannot be relied upon for much more than a hedge against catastrophic failure. […]
Let’s talk about why you still have damaged concrete on your property. (1) It’s too expensive to tear out and re-pour concrete. (2) You can’t afford the loss of revenue resulting from downtime needed to replace concrete. (3) What difference is it really going to make? Is a cosmetic fix worth the trouble? Do any of these reasons sound familiar?
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (Dec. 18, 2017) – Simon Roofing, a national commercial roofing manufacturer and installer, recently hired Kathleen Terlecky as senior roof designer, and Anthony Diana as sales manager. Both positions are based at Simon Roofing’s Boardman headquarters. Terlecky will work with the sales team on commercial roof designing and estimating for restorations and replacements, […]
Could it be that the Pareto principle applies to commercial roofing? It’s not uncommon to find that approximately 20% of the roof — meaning the penetrations — can cause roughly 80% of the problematic issues. Penetrations are among many potential failure points in a roof system. It is prudent to be particularly aware of potential […]
Alex Simon came to Youngstown from Lebanon and started Simon Roofing in the 1900s as a way to provide for his family. Alex’s successors, his grandsons, say he would be amazed at the state of the company today. No longer is the focus on residential roofing, but on commercial and manufacturing the products for repair […]