Silicone Roof Coatings: All Questions Answered
When it comes to commercial roofs, there’s no magic bullet to protect them. But if there was, silicone roof coatings would probably come close. These coatings are tough, flexible, and…
The Essential Role of Flat Roofs in Efficient Rainwater Management
The Essential Role of Flat Roofs in Efficient Rainwater Management
The Popularity of Flat Roofs in Commercial Real Estate Commercial real estate owners often favor flat roofs for their properties, and there are myriad reasons for this popular choice. The…
4 Benefits of Installing a Silicone Roof Coating on Your Flat Roof
4 Benefits of Installing a Silicone Roof Coating on Your Flat Roof
Are you looking for a reliable and cost-effective solution to preserve your flat roof? Look no further than Energy Shield's silicone roof coatings – the most advanced and durable form…
Quick Fixes for Spray Foam Roof Systems
Quick Fixes for Spray Foam Roof Systems
Quick Fixes for Spray Foam Roof Systems Maintaining a roof system is one of the most important ways to extend the lifespan of your property and keep it safe from…
The Importance of Commercial Roof Maintenance
The Importance of Commercial Roof Maintenance
Proactive Maintenance of Your Commercial Roof Matters. Here’s Why and How Your roof is one of your most important assets. It protects your people, your property, your profits —…
Commercial Roof Leaks & Causes
Commercial Roof Leaks & Causes
Your Commercial Roof Is Leaking. Now What? Drip, drip, drip. As a building owner or property manager, that is not a sound you ever want to hear. But when drip,…
Pros and Cons of Commercial Roofing Systems
Pros and Cons of Commercial Roofing Systems
A Comparison of Commercial Roofing Systems—Process, Longevity, Pros and Cons Lots of options. Lots of variables to sort through. Lots of advantages and disadvantages. Lots of decisions are to…
Spray Foam Cost vs. Benefit
Spray Foam Cost vs. Benefit
ROI for SPF Is Impressive, Especially Long-Term As in 30 years—even indefinitely according to some commercial roofing experts. Although attaining such over-the-decades longevity does require care upfront at installation and…
Extending the Life of a Spray Foam Roof
Extending the Life of a Spray Foam Roof
Spray Foam Roofing is Infinitely Renewable—Think 50 Years! Here’s How When it comes to extending the life of your spray foam roofing, one word says it all—maintenance. Spray foam roofing…
Spray Foam Roofing Basics
Spray Foam Roofing Basics
What To Consider When Using a Spray Foam Roof As one of the most versatile plastic materials, polyurethanes are everywhere. Polyurethanes can solve all sorts of challenges. Like how to…
Types of Commercial Roofing
Types of Commercial Roofing
Commercial Low-Slope Roofing Basics – What You Need to Know Commercial roofs are complicated. That’s because every instillation is essentially a custom application designed for a specific situation. Each solution…
What to Do with Commercial Roof Leaks
What to Do with Commercial Roof Leaks
Three Steps Summarize What to Do When Your Commercial Roof Is Leaking Often It starts small, with a drip in a doorway, a wet streak down a wall, a…
How To Get Maximum Lifespan from Your Commercial Roof
How To Get Maximum Lifespan from Your Commercial Roof
Commercial Roof Lifespan Let’s say your spiffy new commercial roof comes with a 25-year warranty. That means you can step back and forget about the surface topping your building, trusting…
How Do You Know When to Patch, Repair, or Replace Your Commercial Roof?
How Do You Know When to Patch, Repair, or Replace Your Commercial Roof?
Commercial Roof Repair & Replacement The simple answer is – when it leaks. Leaks indicate a compromised roof. That somewhere overhead there’s damage – a tear, a hole, a weakness,…
How Snow & Ice Impact Your Roof
How Snow & Ice Impact Your Roof
How Snow & Ice Impact Your Commercial Roof It is no mystery that certain weather conditions can destroy your commercial roof, and snow and ice are no exception. When you…
Environmentally Friendly Roofing Options
Environmentally Friendly Roofing Options
Environmentally Friendly Roofing Your commercial roof is exposed to harsh conditions like excess sunlight, heat, cold, rain, wind, and sometimes snow, sleet, and hail. If you’re lucky, your conventional roof…
What Makes a Good Roofer?
What Makes a Good Roofer?
How to Choose the Right Roofing Contractor Replacing your roof is a big decision––and one that you should not take lightly! After all, your roof is one of the most…
How Storms & Bad Weather Impact Your Roof
How Storms & Bad Weather Impact Your Roof
How Storms & Bad Weather Damage Your Roof Inclement weather can cause serious damage to your roof. Even if your home structure is built to handle extreme weather conditions, your…
Benefits of Having an Inspection to Assess Storm Damage
Benefits of Having an Inspection to Assess Storm Damage
Roof Damage Inspection Benefits Storm season is upon us in the Midwest, which means storm-damaged roofs. If you’ve lived in Michigan in the summer, then you know what to expect:…
Frequently Asked Questions About a New Roof
Frequently Asked Questions About a New Roof
Roofing Questions & Answers As a homeowner, you probably understand that regular roof maintenance is the best way to maintain your roof’s integrity and lifespan. And while roof replacement is…
Spring Cleaning Your Roof Checklist
Spring Cleaning Your Roof Checklist
Let’s be real, most of us don’t think twice about cleaning or even checking our roofs every season, unless, that is, we notice a leak. As convenient as it seems,…
How Snow and Ice Affect Your Roof
How Snow and Ice Affect Your Roof
Winter comes quickly in Michigan. For those of us who are familiar, this means roads covered in ice, slushy snow days, and long dark winter nights. From shoveling snow day…
How to Safely Remove Snow From Your Flat Roof
How to Safely Remove Snow From Your Flat Roof
Despite how whimsical and magical snowfall can be on a cold winter morning, it can spell trouble for your commercial flat roof. During the winter months, it’s important for business…
Roofing Material Comparisons
Roofing Material Comparisons
Besides major remodeling projects such as kitchen or bathroom renovation, new roofing is one of the most expensive home improvement “repairs” that a homeowner ever faces. As with most home improvement…
How Snow and Ice Impact Your Roof
How Snow and Ice Impact Your Roof
It is no mystery that certain weather conditions can destroy your roof, and snow and ice are no exception. When you have a standard dark-colored, mechanically fastened roof with board…
EPDM Roofing 101
EPDM Roofing 101
EPDM, or ethylene propylene diene terpolymer, is a synthetic rubber roofing overlay material. It is typically used on flat or low-slope commercial roof systems. It is important to note that…
A Guide to Spray Foam & Foamed-in-Place Insulation Types
A Guide to Spray Foam & Foamed-in-Place Insulation Types
What is spray foam insulation? Spray foam insulation comes in many types. There is cementitious, a magnesium oxide cement-based foamed-in-place insulation material like shaving cream.Spray polyurethane foam (SPF Insulation), which…
Roofing Types – Understanding Your Roof
Roofing Types – Understanding Your Roof
Roofing Types - Understanding Your Roof Your roof protects you, so you should protect it. Prevent the issues that can cost thousands of dollars, intolerable working conditions, and an uncomfortable…
Metal Roofing 101
Metal Roofing 101
Benefits of a Metal Roof Commercial metal roofing is becoming increasingly popular in building improvement. More than doubling its market share over the past decade. Some of these benefits allow…
Commercial Roofing Detroit – 3 Reasons you need spray foam
Commercial Roofing Detroit – 3 Reasons you need spray foam
You're sitting at your desk, life is great. Something drops right into your hot mug of coffee. The ceiling tiles fall onto your desk and behind you. Your commercial roof…
Commercial Flat Roofing – 4 Reasons Spray Foam is King
Commercial Flat Roofing – 4 Reasons Spray Foam is King
You're sitting at your desk, life is great. Something drops right into your hot mug of coffee. The ceiling tiles fall onto your desk and behind you. Your roof…