Single-ply Roofing
Single-ply roofing: What attachment options work best and why
By Andrea Wagner Watts, GAF. Understand the pros, cons and performance factors that guide attachment choices for single-ply roofing for your next project. For commercial roofs, it’s not just the membrane that keeps a low-slope roof in place, it’s how you fasten it that determines how well it stands up ...
Certified sustainable
By Emma Peterson. Inside the certification and engineering that guides Duro-Last's path towards sustainability. Over the last decade, Duro-Last has helped divert over 100 million pounds of PVC from landfills by creating more sustainable roofing systems. In this episode of Roofing Road Trips®, Megan Ellsworth sat down with Tess ...
NRCA encourages roofing professionals to complete latest Quarterly Market Index Survey for Reroofing
The survey is an industry-wide effort to collect information about the reroofing market spearheaded by a coalition of trade associations. The National Roofing Contractors Association encourages roofing professionals to join industry trade associations representing contractors, consultants and manufacturers in the U.S. and Canada in taking part in the latest Quarterly Market ...
Eric Fiest - Creating Opportunity with StrongHold™ Single-Ply
In this episode of Roofing Road Trips®, Heidi J. Ellsworth meets with Eric Fiest, Eastern US manager for BITEC about their StrongHold™single ply product line—an innovative solution for restoring and reinforcing aging commercial roofs. You'll hear about how StrongHold’s PVC and KEE single-ply membranes, along with a complete system of ...
EPDM basics
By Emma Peterson. Dive into the world of EPDM roofing with Kevin Roepe! Kevin Roepe is the EPDM (ethylene propylene diene monomer) manager at Johns Manville. For this Lunch and Learn, he stopped by The Coffee Shops™ to chat with Karen Edwards about what EPDM is, how it’s evolved over ...
Set the stage for single-ply success
By Dani Sheehan. With smart preparation practices and proven products, you can get repairs right the first time. Maintenance is critical for everything in our lives – and roofing is no exception. As single-ply systems age from decades of exposure, many still have life left in them with the right ...
3 types of single-ply
Learn about the pros and cons of these commonly found single-ply systems. Single-ply roofing has been around for a few decades, first becoming more popular in the 1990s. During that time, there were three types of single-ply that were popular, EPDM, PVC and Hypalon. As time went on, TPO emerged ...
BITEC introduces Imperflex SA2 Base Sheet
BITEC® Imperflex SA2 Base Sheet is a smooth surfaced rubberized asphalt base sheet. It acts as an interply, intended specifically for use in Imperflex roof systems. This versatile product can withstand high temperatures (250°F / 121.1°C) and can also be used as an underlayment under asphalt shingles, metal or tile ...
Understanding adhesive options for TPO roofing
By GAF. TPO roofing systems rely on strong adhesive options to ensure a lasting installation. Single-ply adhesives are a popular attachment option when installing commercial roofing systems, offering strong, reliable bonds without the need for fasteners. The right adhesive can make a big difference in the performance and longevity of a TPO ...
SPRI announces plans to revise design standard for edge systems
SPRI ED-1 “Design Standard for Edge Systems Used with Low-Slope Roofing Systems” is being revised and will be re-canvassed for approval as an American National Standard. SPRI, the association representing sheet membrane and component suppliers to the commercial roofing industry, announced that SPRI ED-1 “Design Standard for Edge Systems Used with ...
