Commercial Roof Scans
Infrared roof moisture surveys can save you thousands of dollars on roof repair and replacement costs. Slash energy costs and prevent mold risks, roof damage and leaks!
Did you know that regular infrared roof scans can increase the lifespan of your commercial roof by as much as 300%? Here's why:
Waterproofing problems manifest in two ways: leakage and entrained moisture contamination. Visible leaks inside the building rarely directly relate to the exact spot on the roof. Since water flows down the roof slope to a vulnerable spot and into the building it can be hard to identify what part of the roof needs repair.
Most entrained moisture contamination occurs where the waterproofing termination is sealed or where there is a penetration of the roof. Since most types of roofing systems absorb some water, finding the exact spot of water contamination in the insulation can be difficult. Building leaks may not occur until well after the insulation has absorbed all the water it can hold. If the originating problem cannot be found and fixed, many building owners feel they have no choice but to replace the entire roof.
However, a commercial roof scan easily locates the compromised portion or portions of your roof. This allows you to replace just the part of the roof (and insulation) that needs to be replaced. In most cases, this extends the lifetime of your commercial roof! Roof Scans enable you to develop a more sophisticated roof asset management program, make more informed decisions regarding roofing budgets, and to plan effective repairs.
How Roof Scans Pinpoint Areas of Concern
Traditional roof inspection methods require a time-consuming grid type contact search (capacitance testing) that involves drilling holes (core sampling) in the roof membrane. This hit-or-miss way of inspecting your roof is time-consuming and may or may not actually find the problem.
Infrared roof inspections work on the principle that different materials in the roof have different thermal masses. In the daytime, the sun heats the roof structure. After the sun sets, the roof begins to cool. If there is a leak in the roofing membrane, the insulation inside the roof will become wet. The wet insulation has a higher thermal mass than the rest of the dry roof structure. Because of the difference, the “wet” areas maintain heat energy longer than other areas, providing and infrared image of the damaged areas. We clearly mark the areas of concern and provide you with a report that includes thermal and digital images of your roof.
4 Reasons to Schedule an Annual Roof Scan
If you are in the business of commercial building maintenance, an easy way to reduce heating and cooling costs is to schedule annual Energy Surveys (also known as Energy Scans or Energy Audits). Here are four reasons why:
1. Locate heat loss that is invisible to the naked eye, but clearly identifiable to a thermal scan.
2. Pinpoint missing, wet, and damaged insulation.
3. Locate causes of mold, ice dams, and frozen pipes.
4. Find cold air infiltration and moisture buildup.
The cost to find the root causes of energy loss in your building is a fraction of the money saved by improving building envelope efficiency!
Buying a Building?
If you are buying a new commercial building, a visible inspection of the roof might not "see" any issues, resulting in an expensive repair later. The results of an infrared thermographic roof survey can save you thousands of dollars in unexpected roof repairs on a new building purchase or can confirm the integrity of a roof prior to a sale.
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