Covington Flat Roofing Contractor

Two things decide it: how many roofs are already on the building and how wet the insulation is. A single dry roof can be recovered with a cover board and new membrane. Two existing coverings, or water-soaked insulation over large areas, mean a tear-off to the deck.

Yes. Tapered foam board laid in a pattern with crickets behind curbs, saddles between drains, and sumps around each bowl moves water off a nearly flat deck. It goes in during a recover or replacement, since the membrane has to come up to place it.

An infrared scan on a clear evening shows wet areas holding heat longer than dry ones, and core cuts confirm what the scan suggests. Each cut is patched before the crew moves on, and the wet areas go onto a roof plan you keep.

They get reset. New insulation raises the roof surface, so drain bodies, scupper boxes, and edge metal move up with it. Cracked or rusted drains get replaced or fitted with retrofit inserts, and overflow scuppers get checked so a clogged drain has somewhere else to send water.

Crews open only what they can close by evening, so duration follows roof area, weather, and how many curbs and drains need hand flashing. A walk-through gives you the number of sections the roof splits into, which is the honest way to plan it.

Replacement work in Covington starts with a city zoning permit and then a building permit from Planning and Development Services of Kenton County. Retrofit framing and new curbs are other scopes likely to need one, while small repairs usually do not.

Clogged strainers, drains set above the surrounding roof, and a deck that has sagged between joists all hold water longer. Each wet cycle adds weight that deepens the sag, which is why ponding on old roofs tends to spread year over year.