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Whether you own or manage 1 structure or 1,000, understanding and maintaining your roofing systems are a key part to asset management. Unplanned and unresponsive roofing issues can result in thousands up to millions of dollars in costs (depending on the quantity and severity of the issues). Therefore, proper Roof Asset Management is necessary to help keep those costs down. There are 3 key areas to Roof Asset Management:              

        Roof Inventory

        Record Keeping

        Preventive Maintenance

Whitco Roofing can provide service in all 3 areas. Contact us today to learn how Whitco Roofing’s Roof Asset Management Program can help prolong the life of your roofing systems.

Roof Inventory

Believe it or not, most owners/managers do not know what type of roofing systems they have on their buildings, what type and thickness of insulation they have or even the easiest way to access the roof on a particular building. It is difficult to manage the roofing life cycle if you don’t even know what roofing system you have or what your expectation for that system is. Maintaining an up-to-date inventory of all buildings and their roofing systems is vital in maintaining one’s roofing asset.

Record Keeping

When was your roofing system installed? When was the last time your roof was serviced? When does your roofing warranty expire? If you don’t know the answers to these questions, you are not alone. Likely you have more pressing issues to think about. However, it doesn’t make these questions any less important, especially in times when roofing system issues are occurring. Proper record keeping allows for ease of access to this information in addition to all other information related to the installation and maintenance of your roofing systems.

 Preventive Maintenance

One of the biggest mistakes made by the recipient of a new roofing system is the lack of maintenance performed after the initial installation.  Almost all manufacturers’ warranties call for a regular maintenance plan to keep the warranty effective and up-to-date.  Taking that a step further, a preventive maintenance program not only minimize leaks, it will keep the roofing insulation dry and intact during the life of the roof increasing the odds that the insulation can be “re-used” during the next installation.  This not only reduces the cost of the 2nd installation (almost 30-40%), it also keeps materials out of the landfills resulting in a net positive environmental impact.

 A preventive maintenance program provides a number of measurable benefits. For instance, it can:

  Increase the expected service life of a roof by as much as 50%.

       

  Cut the time and effort required to address emergency repairs.

Whitco Roofing can perform infrared scans. Infrared thermography technology is used to identify and record moisture penetration, heat-loss areas, and related building envelope deficiencies.