Maintenance is key for a leak-free roof. Too many facility managers/ property managers fall to the old adage: “out of sight, out of mind” or “don’t fix it unless it’s broke” especially when it comes to roofs. But those who don’t succumb to this line of thinking typically have leak-free roofs and consequently keep what’s below the roof protected. If you are one of those who are consistently using emergency funds for commercial roof repairs, it’s time to break that habit this year.

Here’s why roof maintenance matters: it saves you time, saves you money, and keeps headaches and stress from wreaking havoc on you. It benefits the roof and you by:

• Increasing time span between replacements – Routine roof maintenance extends the lifetime of roofs. Without routine maintenance a life expectancy of a 20 year roof is reduced to 10-15 years – that’s wasted money.
• Avoiding structural damage – interior moisture from roof leaks cause steel to rust and wood to rot. Roof maintenance is cheaper than correcting structural issues and easier to budget it for.
• Preserving building interiors – a roof is designed to protect what’s inside. As the inside contents are worth more than the cost of the roof, roof maintenance is more cost effective than replacing interior property. Damage can also occur to intangible items as well, such as data when a roof leak finds its way to your computer hard drive or server room.
• Reducing liability and hassle – If there is a roof leak, typically containers are set out to catch water. In retail this poses obstacles, trip and slip hazards by drips gone astray or overflowing containers. Personal injuries to customers or workers create financial costs that could have been avoided if roof maintenance had been performed.

Roof Top Maintenance by Upson Company is currently underway for Spring. If you’d like to save time and money get scheduled today.