As a business owner, you know that commercial roofing helps guarantee your building’s structural integrity and improves its energy efficiency. In addition, your commercial roof offers vital protection for everyone inside your building, despite the sun, wind, and rain.
In this article, we’ll examine how commercial roofing shields businesses from each of these natural threats.
- Protection from the Sun: Due to their continuous exposure to the sun’s strong ultraviolet (UV) radiation, commercial roofs are susceptible to degradation and early aging. However, strong commercial roofing materials often have UV-resistant pigments or coatings that reflect sunlight, decreasing heat absorption. This can also prevent your roof from expanding and contracting as much due to temperature fluctuations.
- Wind Resistance: Our area has its fair share of strong winds. Thankfully, durable commercial roofing materials stand up strong winds with ease thanks to their weight and interlocking structure. Additionally, using the right fasteners and sealants during installation increases the roof’s resistance to wind and prevents wind-driven rain from penetrating the building envelope.
- Rain Protection: To avoid water infiltration and moisture damage to the interior of the building, commercial roofing must have effective waterproofing. Long-lasting roofing materials, like those you can find from our team, provide better waterproofing and are resistant to ponding water, a common problem on flat or low-slope roofs.
As you can see, in addition to offering structural integrity and durability, commercial roofing is essential for shielding buildings from expensive damage and interruptions by offering strong protection against the sun, wind, and rain.