Single-ply Roofing
How to install solar panels and utilities to single-ply membrane roofs
By Ali Turner, S-5! The right mounting approach makes it possible to add solar panels and rooftop equipment while preserving single-ply roof integrity. Attaching solar panels to your roof is a smart choice for both environmental and financial reasons, as rising energy prices and the urgent need for renewable energy drive ...
A simple solution for low slope ventilation
Featuring a durable steel sub-base, wire mesh guard and color-matched hood, FlashCo's X-Top delivers both function and finish. FlashCo’s X-Top Roof Vent is built to make life easier for roofers working on single-ply low slope roofing systems. This prefabricated exhaust vent is designed for non-heated ventilation and ships ready to install ...
Your guide to successful single-ply roof restoration
By Dani Sheehan. With the right surface preparation, primer and coating system, single-ply roofs can be restored into high-performing, monolithic systems that last decades longer. Single-ply roofing systems are among the most common low-slope solutions across the country. Lightweight, waterproof and relatively easy to install, these membranes offer contractors a ...
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 ...
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 ...
