As a commercial building owner or manager, it’s part of your job to keep your operation’s costs to a minimum. Here are some ways a new PVC roofing system can help lower life-cycle costs: Lower initial installation cost. PVC roofing systems are lightweight and can often be installed over the… Read More »Reduce Your Roof’s Life Cycle Costs with a Single-Ply PVC System
Every season presents its own challenges for your commercial roofing system. It needs to handle intense summertime heat, spring storms, and falling autumn leaves that can clog drainage systems. Now that winter is upon us, here are a few important wintertime “dos and don’ts” to keep in mind: Don’t go… Read More »Wintertime Do’s and Dont’s for Your Commercial Roof
It’s generally the case that “custom made” provides a better fit than “off the rack.” True for clothing – and also for roofing systems. Why buy a generic roof when you can get one that’s manufactured to your building’s dimensions? That’s the advantage of Duro-Last – All Weather Systems, Inc.… Read More »Roof Prefabrication: Better Long-Term Watertight Protection
Because of thermal expansion and contraction and other factors, structural standing seam metal roofs are susceptible to seam and fastener problems, cracks and leaks around penetrations, and rust and corrosion. If you have a metal roof on your facility, that means your building’s watertight integrity is compromised. Some solutions include:… Read More »Single-Ply Membrane: Perfect for Metal Roof Retrofits
For a Successful Commercial Roof Installation, Choose the Right Contractor The type of roofing system you choose for your facility is important, but the long-term success of any installation ultimately falls on the installing roofing contractor and their application quality. The roofer you choose should have a solid reputation and… Read More »Take Great Care in Your Choice
A Great Choice for Commercial Buildings In recent years, single-ply systems have become the standard for commercial roof installations. And among single-ply options, roofing materials made from PVC are a great choice. PVC (polyvinyl chloride) roofing has a long track record; it’s been around since the mid-1960s. It provides superior… Read More »Single-Ply PVC Roofing
Custom Fabrication: It’s Why We Install Duro-Last® All Weather Systems, Inc. is proud to install roofing systems manufactured by Duro-Last Roofing, Inc. Duro-Last is the industry leader in manufacturing custom-fabricated single-ply roofing systems. This means that each commercial roof they make is designed to fit your building specifications exactly. Duro-Last’s… Read More »Custom Fabrication: It’s Why We Install Duro-Last®
You may have seen from our previous posts on social media that we are now installers of metal roofing systems. As a building owner, you can expect the same high level of customer service and workmanship that we have provided for the past 35+ years. Metal roofs have begun to… Read More »Metal Roofing
Expansion & Contraction From the past 3 decades of roofing, along with our good ole science lesson from high school we know that expansion and contraction can occur within certain materials due to changes in temperature. On numerous occasions, we have witness roof membranes ballooning or trampolining as a result.… Read More »Up & Over
By definition, NSF/ANSI 347, is an assessment to determine the Sustainability for Single Ply Roofing Membranes. It is the first standard for evaluating and certifying sustainable attributes of single-ply roofing membranes over their entire life cycle. Several factors are taken into consideration such as product design, manufacturing, membrane durability, corporate governance, and overall innovation.… Read More »What is NSF/ANSI?