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Save March Madness for basketball

Basketball is all about stats – whether it’s points, rebounds, fouls or assists. Commercial roofing isn’t much different, especially when it comes to roof repairs and service. For repairs made within our specifications, we offer a 2-year warranty on both labor and materials – that’s double the duration of many other repair warranties. Plus, our warranty covers the repair made on top of the roof AND ensures you won’t see the leak in the same location within the building.

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Saturated vs. Laminated Roofing Membranes – Which is Better?

Question: Describe the difference between saturation and lamination and why is it important? Answer: Saturation vs lamination creates a very different acting sheet, especially when you’re looking at single-ply systems. With lamination, there are different layers of the roof membrane – polymer, scrim and then the polymer from the bottom to top. Lamination is just [...]

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What Elongation and Tensile Strength Says About your Commercial Roof

Question: What is elongation? What is tensile strength? Why are they important? Answer: Elongation and tensile strength are important factors for the roof. Elongation is essentially how far, in a percentage, at which a roof membrane will go from its initial state to its final state when pulling it. The best comparison is a rubber […]

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Technology’s Impact on the Commercial Roofing Industry

Question: How has technology impacted the commercial roofing industry? Answer: Technology has really impacted the roofing industry today especially at Simon Roofing. We have introduced a lot of science into how our roof performs and how to increase that performance. We have looked at things such as tensile strength, elongation and weathering and how our […]

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Weather’s Impact on a Commercial Roof

Question: How does the weather impact my roof? Answer: Environmental issues impacting the roof can be classified in three areas: weathering, ultraviolet (UV) rays, and heat. Those three work together to degrade the roof.  Heat and UV causes oxidation in the roof membrane which causes the roof to lose its strength and longevity. In addition, […]

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White Roof vs. Dark Roof

Question: What is the benefit of a white roof vs. a dark roof? Answer: In the southern states a white roof is generally better and, in the north, gray or darker roofs are generally better. White roofs provide very high reflectivity, which results in energy saving because you do not have heat escaping into the […]