Utah Commercial Building Infrared Roof Inspections Provide Enormous Benefits
Just a few advantages of Commercial Infrared Roof Scans are:
- Damaged areas can be pinpointed and repaired before system failure occurs.
- Damage to structural roof components can be prevented.
- The efficiency of roof maintenance is increased and roof repair costs are decreased.
- Unscheduled down time, equipment damage, and product losses can be avoided.
- Energy Savings can be achieved by finding damaged insulation and air leaks.
- Insurance Premium savings may be available.
- Roof areas needing design improvements can be addressed.
- Destructive testing only occurs in areas identified during a thermal inspection.
- Safety is increased by reducing the chance of a catastrophic roof failure.
- Roof life can be extended by as much as 100%.
Infrared imaging stands above all other methods in prolonging the life of a commercial roof system. Infrared roof inspections are a non-contact and non-destructive testing method to determine active roof leaks. The infrared camera allows us to scan large areas of the roof from a distance. 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 inspection method is definitely not recommended!
It is estimated that over 30% percent of all commercial roofs will develop leaks within the first year of service. The average life span of a commercial flat roofs is seven to ten years, but this just shouldn't be the case. Commercial flat roofs can last as long as twenty years if they are correctly installed and property maintained. Commercial roof maintenance is an essential part of keeping your property investment performing at it's best while also saving a bundle of money.
Far too often, the cause of a roof failure is the absence of proper maintenance and inspection. Periodic Infrared roof inspections are the #1 tool used to increase the long term service life of any roof system. Power Checks bi-yearly scheduled Infrared Inspection program has proven to avoid many expensive emergency costs that seem to plague large commercial roofs.
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