Services
Flat Rubber Roofing (Installation and Repair)
GenFlex Roofing Systems features three single-ply EPDM membranes: GenFlex EPDM
(Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer) - an elastomeric membrane GenFlex AFR – an
EPDM membrane that is fire retardant, and GenFlex FRM - an EPDM membrane
reinforced with tough polyester fabric. Both are designed for ultra high
performance. GenFlex EPDM systems have a performance history of over 20
years and can be warranted for up to 20 years depending on the system design.
This is a high-performance membrane, resistant to tears, impacts, punctures and
normal roof traffic. Normal structural movement has limited effect on its
integrity. This membrane provides excellent resistance to ozone and ultraviolet
light exposure.
Slate Roofing (Installation and Repair)
A slate roof is the best chance you have for getting a leak-free roof. Most
leaks in roofs occur in flat areas and areas with protrusions. Since slate roofs
are installed by craftsmen who are thinking in service life of decades or even
centuries, these details are usually installed with great care. As a result, the
quality of leak protection is much higher. Thus slate roofs leak much less often
than other kinds of roofing -- especially on houses with complicated roof lines.
Slate roofs are one of the most fireproof roofs.
Slate roofs are much more wind resistant than asphalt roofs. Slate roofs also do
not rely on the underlying roofing felt to remain leak proof the way many clay
and concrete tile roofs do.
Slate has been the material of choice for a large percentage of the most
important buildings built in the last five centuries. The method of installation
has changed little over five centuries. New roofing products, such as many of
the simulated slates, have come and gone in less time than asphalt roofs last.
Some of these products have been sold with 50-year warranties, which became
worthless when the businesses went under.
Shingle Roofing (Installation and Repair)
Roof shingles are a roof covering consisting of individual overlapping elements.
These elements are normally flat rectangular shapes that are laid in rows
without the side edges overlapping, a single layer is used to ensure a
water-resistant result. Shingles are laid from the bottom edge of the roof up,
with the bottom edge of each row overlapping the previous row by about one third
its length. Historically, at the roof ridge there was a cap consisting of copper
or lead sheeting which in modern times has been substituted by shingles with a
plastic underlay.
Shingles have been made of various materials such as wood, slate,
asbestos-cement, bitumen-soaked paper covered with aggregate (asphalt shingle)
or ceramic. Due to increased fire hazard, wood shingles and paper-based asphalt
shingles have become less common than fiberglass-based asphalt shingles. In the
United States, fiberglass-based asphalt shingles are by far the most common
roofing material used for residential roofing applications.
Chimney Repair (Grinding and Repointing)
Avoid extensive, costly damage to a masonry chimney. Maintain the mortar joints
by tuck-pointing (re-pointing) them. This involves grinding out the old mortar
with a diamond grinder and installing new mortar in the joints. and make sure
the chimney crown remains sealed against water.
Some signs that you may need to
tuck-point your brick chimney include:
- Loose bricks
- Loss of most of the mortar
- Large pieces of loose mortar
- Split bricks
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