If Your Roof
Has Wet Insulation Under the Membrane
We will not lay a recover over soaked boards, because trapped water keeps rusting the deck.
Start WithTear-Off of the Wet Areas
WorkCommercial Only
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Commercial Roofing Company in Paducah
Inspection-Led Roof Work for Commercial, Industrial and Farm Buildings
As a commercial roofing company in Paducah, we install, replace and repair roofs on commercial, industrial and agricultural buildings, starting every job on the roof itself.
Starts WithA Roof Walk
How Our Commercial Roofing Company in Paducah Approaches a Roof
Our commercial roofing company in Paducah works on one kind of property: commercial, industrial and agricultural buildings. Warehouses, plants, retail centers, offices, churches, schools, barns and equipment sheds carry roof details a house never has, from large rooftop units to long parapet walls.
Every job begins on the roof, with core cuts and moisture readings, before any system is chosen. That order keeps the call between repair, recover and replacement tied to what sits under the membrane.
- Inspection and photos before any recommendation
- TPO, EPDM, flat, industrial and metal roof systems
- Permits through the city or county building office
Not Sure What Is Under Your Roof?
Call us to set up a roof walk with core cuts. You will see what each layer looks like before any system gets chosen.
What a Paducah Commercial Roofing Inspection Covers
Every roof walk records the same items, so the estimate rests on what the roof shows.
- Core cuts that show each layer from deck to membrane
- Moisture readings that mark wet insulation
- Deck rust or sag checked from inside the building
- Welded and taped seams probed along their edges
- Curb, pipe boot and drain flashing heights
- Edge metal, coping caps and parapet counterflashing
- Measurements of edges, drains, curbs and skylights
- Photos of every finding for your records
Roof Requests We Turn Away and What We Do Instead
A few requests come up that would leave a roof worse off. Here is what we do instead.
If Your Roof
Sits on a House or Apartment Building
Residential roofs fall outside our commercial work.
Start WithA Residential Roofer
If Your Roof
Has Worn Edge Metal and Coping
Reusing old perimeter metal would tie a new roof to loose, rusted details.
Start WithNew Edge Metal and Coping
If Your Roof
Already Carries Two Roof Layers
The model code behind the Kentucky Building Code limits recovering over two existing layers.
Start WithTear-Off Down to the Deck
Working Around an Occupied Building
Most buildings stay open while the roof is replaced. These details keep them running during the work.
Crane and Lift Placement
Lift spots and material staging go away from entrances and loading docks, and the roof gets loaded in the order sections will be built.
Covered Walkways at Doors
Doors under an active roof edge get covered walkways, so staff and customers pass under protection while tear-off runs overhead.
Rooftop Unit Shutdowns
HVAC units are disconnected and reset on a schedule set with building staff, one section of roof at a time.
Odor Control at Air Intakes
Intakes near adhesive work get covered, and fully adhered sections are scheduled for times when those units can stay off.
Debris Through Deck Flutes
On steel decks, tear-off debris can drop through the flutes, so stock and equipment below each work area get covered first.
Dried In Every Evening
Only the area that can be closed watertight by evening gets opened, and a temporary tie-off protects the edge of new work.
Commercial Roofing Questions We Answer for Paducah Owners
Questions about the buildings we roof, the code that applies, energy use and riverfront roofs.
Which buildings does Paducah Commercial Roofing work on?
Commercial and farm
Commercial, industrial and agricultural buildings: warehouses, plants, retail centers, offices, churches, schools, barns and equipment sheds. Houses and apartment roofs fall outside the work. Office and retail buildings tend toward TPO or EPDM behind a parapet, while farm buildings usually carry exposed-fastener metal panels with open eaves.
Which building code applies to a new commercial roof in Kentucky?
2018 Kentucky Building Code
Kentucky's 2018 Building Code governs commercial roofs. The state's Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction describes it as the 2015 International Building Code with Kentucky amendments, and it applies to plans submitted on or after August 1, 2019. For roof insulation, the state's enforced code list names the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code.
Does a reflective roof or extra insulation cut energy use near Paducah?
In conditioned buildings
It can in a heated or cooled building. A white TPO sheet or reflective metal finish absorbs less summer heat, and thicker insulation slows heat flow both ways; unheated warehouses see less difference. Ask the electric provider on your bill about commercial programs, since Jackson Purchase Energy, Kenergy and West Kentucky RECC each serve parts of the area.
What should Paducah building owners near the Ohio River plan for in a new roof?
Drainage and parapets
Drainage sized for heavy runoff comes first, because the floodwall holds back the river while the roof depends on its own drains, scuppers and gutters. Older masonry buildings near the riverfront usually carry parapets, so a replacement adds new coping caps, counterflashing cut into the brick and through-wall scuppers. Damp mornings push adhesive work to drier afternoons.
Talk With a Commercial Roofing Company in Paducah
Tell us about the building and the roof. We will set up a roof walk and a free estimate for the work it needs.