How Snow and Ice Affect Your Roof
Winter comes quickly in Michigan. For those of us who are familiar, this means roads covered in ice, slushy snow days, and long dark winter nights. From shoveling snow day after day to driving on icy roads, snow can put a lot of stress on homeowners. But it can also put a lot of stress […]
How to Safely Remove Snow From Your Flat Roof
Despite how whimsical and magical snowfall can be on a cold winter morning, it can spell trouble for your commercial flat roof. During the winter months, it’s important for business owners to safely remove excess snow accumulation to prevent further damage or destruction of their flat roof. Why Is Regular Snow Removal Important? While it’s […]
Roofing Material Comparisons
Besides major remodeling projects such as kitchen or bathroom renovation, new roofing is one of the most expensive home improvement “repairs” that a homeowner ever faces. As with most home improvement choices, homeowners have to choose between quality and expense. With roofing, material quality is usually directly related to how long you can expect your […]
How Snow and Ice Impact Your Roof
It is no mystery that certain weather conditions can destroy your roof, and snow and ice are no exception. When you have a standard dark-colored, mechanically fastened roof with board insulation, warmed air from the inside of your building leaves through its cracks, holes, and seams. When snow melts around those areas, here come the […]
A Guide to Spray Foam & Foamed-in-Place Insulation Types
What is spray foam insulation? Spray foam insulation comes in many types. There is cementitious, a magnesium oxide cement-based foamed-in-place insulation material like shaving cream.Spray polyurethane foam (SPF Insulation), which is our (Energy Shield’s) expertise for more than 40 years. And there’s tripolymer, a water-soluble foam that is injected into cavities. What spray foam insulation […]
Roofing Types – Understanding Your Roof
Roofing Types – Understanding Your Roof Your roof protects you, so you should protect it. Prevent the issues that can cost thousands of dollars, intolerable working conditions, and an uncomfortable building. Industrial flat roofing systems such as built-up roofing, elastomeric, metal roofs, weathered single-ply membranes, and mineral cap sheets, have many problems. From chalking, cracking, […]
Metal Roofing 101
Benefits of a Metal Roof Commercial metal roofing is becoming increasingly popular in building improvement. More than doubling its market share over the past decade. Some of these benefits allow business owners to upgrade the roof of their building with a product of seemingly lasting value. They have a proven performance of around 50 years […]
Commercial Roofing Detroit – 3 Reasons you need spray foam
You’re sitting at your desk, life is great. Something drops right into your hot mug of coffee. The ceiling tiles fall onto your desk and behind you. Your commercial roof protects your building and the interior from the exterior elements and weather conditions. It’s one of the most critical parts of your building – keep […]
