Commercial Roofing Services

Recording the Roof Before Choosing the Work

A hands-on commercial roof inspection produces photographs of every seam, flashing and drain, plus a written list of findings with locations. Where the surface hides the answer, a moisture survey with core cuts shows which insulation is wet and which is dry, and a drone flight covers the large, flat field of a warehouse or a hospital wing without foot traffic on a tired membrane.

Matching Repair, Recover and Replacement to the Findings

The readings point to a size of job. A lifted seam or a cracked boot calls for targeted repair, and a stain that wanders across ceiling tiles calls for leak tracing that follows the water uphill. A roof with dry insulation and a worn surface may take a recover. Wet insulation under a failing membrane means replacement, and the core samples show it before the first fastener comes out. Ramsey County roofs are designed for 50 psf of ground snow under state rules, and that is a ground snow design input, distinct from roof loads or reserve capacity; the designer reviews added dead load against the actual structure.

Responding When Weather Does the Damage

Storms arrive on no schedule, and our emergency crews answer day and night through the holidays. On July 28, 2025 regional reports described golf-ball-size hail and winds near 70 mph, with warnings covering St. Paul, Woodbury and Maplewood, and a roof hit like that needs photographs before the first tarp goes down. We prepare storm damage repairs with a dated record of the impacts, and we assemble the claim file an adjuster can follow line by line.

Maintaining Roofs Through Each Freeze and Thaw

A maintenance program returns to the same roof every season: clearing drains before the first freeze, checking edges after the thaw, logging ice at the eaves. Buildings in the Energy Park business center and across the Midway get the same visit schedule as an office building downtown, because the record only helps when each visit can be compared with the last.

Commercial Roofing Questions

What does St. Paul want on a flat-roof re-roof permit application?

Applicants state the membrane type, the total area and the drain dimensions, and the file goes to plan review instead of an online express queue. We take area and drain measurements during the inspection, so the submittal matches the building as it stands.

Which service fits a roof that only leaks during spring melt?

Start with leak investigation that records thaw timing, drainage, ice locations and interior symptoms. Melt-related leaks can have several causes; they do not by themselves prove that insulation stayed wet throughout winter. Readings and core cuts show where the water sits, and the repair can then target that area instead of the nearest stain.

Does a small repair still need to go in the roof file?

Yes. Keep dated photos, the repair location and materials used; the next inspection can then tell whether the patch held or changed.

What happens if the inspection finds no leak source?

Record the tested areas, moisture readings and limits of the inspection. A second visit after thaw or rain can capture what a dry-day check could not.