"Quick Tips" for Multifamily Property Owners

[Jorge Abreu]

If you’re a #Multifamily property owner, you may reach a point where you’ll have to weigh your roof repair and replacement options. While repair may seem like the budget-friendly choice, it’s not always the most cost-effective one.

Make sure you hire a team of professionals who have the expertise and professionalism to handle your projects.🙌

👉Take a look at these tips and let me know your thoughts, this is mainly for sloped roofs.

With a roof that’s fairly new (less than ten years old) without a history of repair issues, it usually makes sense to go with repairs. An exception would be extensive storm damage that goes beyond the surface and affects multiple areas.

The most common repairs performed on roofs include:

1. 90-95 percent occur around flashing
2. Blown- Off or loose shingles
3. Ponding water due to insufficient protective measures
4. Punctures or penetrations relegated to a single area

Shingles that are curling upwards may mean there are leaks underneath the surface or that water is getting into parts of a roof where it shouldn’t be going. roofs with curled shingles often need to be replaced within 1-5 years.

Complete replacement is typically recommended when:

1. Damage extends below a roof’s surface layer
2. Repairs are becoming increasingly frequent
3. Bald spots are showing up where granules( materials that provide added protection to a roof) are missing
4. A roof is more than 20- 25 years old or has undergone too many re-roofs to make re-roofing a safe option again
5. An existing roof was poorly installed or not installed according to code

Roof replacement doesn’t necessarily mean completely tearing off an existing roof and starting over from scratch. If there are no problems with your roof deck and no signs of other issues with your roof’s structure other than worn or damaged roofing materials, a roof restoration or overlay may be recommended. This is where you would install the new roofing over the existing. However, you want a professional to inspect the roof and determine that its a good fit for this.