4 Ways to Prevent Your Commercial Roof from Collapsing

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4 Ways to Prevent Your Commercial Roof from
Collapsing
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• Did you know that every single year, as many as
  3,000 commercial roofs collapse in the United
  States? While in some cases, a roof collapsing
  was fortunate enough not to harm anyone, in other
  more tragic instances, people lost their lives.
• To make sure youre never one of the 3,000 annual
  victims of a commercial roof collapse, here are 4
  ways to care for your roof

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• 1. Schedule regular inspections and maintenance
• While a roof is generally in a poor condition
  before it collapses, that condition isnt always
  detected in time, especially in the absence of
  annual inspections and regular maintenance and
  repairs. If you spot any obvious signs of
  disrepair on your roof, such as pooling water,
  leaks or cracks in the exterior wall, be sure to
  have the roof professionally assessed and
  repaired as soon as possible.

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• Even if you dont see any visible problems with
  your commercial roof, an inspection will give you
  the peace of mind that your roof is stable and
  performing as it should. Using all the latest
  equipment and technologies such as drones and
  thermal imaging, even big commercial roofs can
  easily be checked for damage, and the right
  roofing inspection team will be able to give you
  a detailed roof assessment that leaves nothing to
  chance.
• 2. Dont overload it
• In some cases, business owners may have added a
  piece of equipment to the roof that exceeds the
  buildings load, and while this wont instantly
  cause the roof to collapse, over a period of
  time, the heavy equipment could weaken the
  structural elements to the point where it
  collapses and sometimes without warning.

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• Always know the structural requirements of your
  roof and understand whether adding equipment to
  it, will require reinforcement. You can use
  platforms and supports to help distribute the
  weight of the equipment, and make it easier to
  inspect, too.
• 3. Be mindful of extreme weather conditions
• In recent years, global weather has become more
  and more extreme, and with an increase in events
  such as typhoons and hurricanes, theres a strong
  possibility that your roof will experience a
  weather event it wasnt designed to withstand. To
  prevent against roof damage, or collapse,
  understand the weather patterns in your region
  and reinforce your roof accordingly.

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• 4. Remember the age of your roof
• All roofs, commercial or otherwise, will
  eventually reach the end of their lifespan and be
  too far gone for repairs and patch-up jobs. If
  youve had your roof for many years, its
  important to keep a close eye on it, and better
  yet, to schedule more regular inspections so that
  you can determine whether it needs to be
  replaced, before it runs the risk of collapsing.
• There are several ways to increase the longevity
  of your commercial roof, but they almost always
  involve help from a professional roofing
  contractor. Fortunately, there are plenty of
  reputable roofers around who can help you
  preserve your roof, or replace it for you when
  the time is right.

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