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Repair your commercial roof damage in Idaho, or replace the entire roof for additional tax benefits.
Let's say you need a repair on your commercial roof. That repair could be a deduction on your expenses. But, if you consider to replace the entire rood with a new commercial roof, that replacement is an improvement as part of building restoration. You may be able to depreciate the cost of that commercial roof replacement.
Jesse Swain isn’t afraid of heights, but he admits the roof of St. Francis de Sales Cathedral gives him pause.
“The pitch you can deal with. The height makes it scary,” he said. “I’m not afraid of heights, but this one is a little intimidating.”
The Baker City church’s twin steeples top out at 113 feet off the ground, and this week Swain and his crew from Upson Company in Caldwell, Idaho, prepped the steep roof for new shingles.
They’ve been working on the roof for about a month, and expect the job to take at least another four weeks.
Upson Company is a locally owned and operated commercial roofing contractor that has been in business for over 40 years. Over the years we have built an impressive portfolio displaying our expertise with medical facilities; educational facilities, industrial, commercial, retail, government buildings, special event centers, historical buildings and many more throughout Idaho, eastern Oregon and eastern Washington. Here at Upson Company we take pride in ensuring our customers have the best product possible. Not only do we hire the most experienced craftsmen to apply a full range of roofing systems for any of your needs, but our sheet metal shop is equipped to handle anything for you, from standard
As the last of the cold winter is blown out and warmer air is brought in we get a glimpse of what we’ve missed during winter. As annoying as the wind is, it signals seasonal changes. Warmer temperatures are a refreshing change from the coldness we experienced for the last six months. But what does windy weather mean to your roofs?
With constant sunshine and sweltering heat occupying more than half the day your cost to keep your buildings cool can be expensive, not to mention a heavy strain on energy stores. Your roof exposed to solar rays is a huge surface area of sun soaking and heat trapping material, unless you have a “cool” roof. A “cool” roof has the ability to reflect solar rays (solar reflectance) and radiate absorbed heat (thermal emittance). “Cool” roofs don’t only depend on roofing products. The type and amount of insulation and the building envelope efficiency also play a role in reducing roof and building temperature; thus reducing energy costs.
Did you know Upson Company has a metal brake in-house at the warehouse in Caldwell? Upson Company can
custom bend any metal for any project: be it flat sheets, roofing panels, gutter down spouts, coping cap, flashings or
drip metals. Commercial projects keep us the busiest, but we are no stranger to residential endeavors or others
specials projects. Purchased in 1997, our metal break has been pumping out custom metal jobs at a consistent rate at
times business was so good it created such a back log that jobs had to be turned away.
Have you noticed those brisk mornings we’ve been having lately? Sure the heat of the day is still lingering, but those chilly mornings are our first hint that summer is leaving us and the colder, wetter months are almost upon us.
November is usually the time of year when production begins to taper off as projects are wrapped up and there are fewer ones to start as the weather grows increasingly uncooperative. In a time when those hard decisions about manpower and the lack of work are being discussed and the ultimate question of “how can we keep our employees working” is laid on the table it is quite remarkable to be in a completely different situation from the normal winter-time construction scenario. For Upson Company’s scenario this year, despite winter looming just around the corner is that work keeps flowing.
It is the holiday season and what better way to start off the Christmas month than with a company Christmas Party for your employees. On December first, Upson Company started off the season of giving by celebrating with their employees and families the Christmas season with a party to show just how much they appreciate their employees. Much is demanded of Upson Company’s employees throughout the year as they work hard finding solutions for customers, constructing new roofs, fixing leaks and repairing existing roofs. As the premier commercial roof repair company in Boise and the surrounding valley, Upson Company has no choice but to demand a lot from their employees.
Business Hours
Monday: 7AM–4:30PM
Tuesday: 7AM–4:30PM
Wednesday: 7AM–4:30PM
Thursday: 7AM–4:30PM
Friday: 7AM–4:00PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Tuesday: 7AM–4:30PM
Wednesday: 7AM–4:30PM
Thursday: 7AM–4:30PM
Friday: 7AM–4:00PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed