As an Erlanger commercial roofing contractor, we repair, replace, and install TPO, EPDM, flat, industrial, and metal roofs across Kenton County.
Core cuts before any plan
Full roof assembly, deck up
Sections closed each evening
Tested edge metal and coping
Your Erlanger commercial roofing contractor starts where the water starts: wet boards, open laps, and tired flashing at curbs, drains, and edges.
Soft or spongy spots underfoot usually mean polyiso boards that have soaked up water through a seam or a curb. Wet boards lose their insulating value and can rust a steel deck or rot a wood one, so a new membrane laid over them fails early.
Usually Means: A core cut or infrared scan before any recover or tear-off decision.
Laps lifting in many places, not one corner, point to a membrane at the end of its run.
Base flashing pulls away from HVAC curbs and walls, which is where most low-slope leaks begin.
Water standing long after rain means slope, drains, or crickets need rebuilding with the new roof.
Worn washers and loose screws on R-panel let water run along the purlins into the building.
Each step is done on the roof you actually have, in the order the building can live with.
We walk the membrane or panels, every curb, drain, scupper, and edge, and look at the deck from inside. Core cuts count the existing layers and show whether the insulation is dry.
Findings decide the path. Isolated failures at seams or curbs get repaired; one dry roof over a solid deck can take a recover; wet insulation or two existing roofs call for tear-off.
TPO, EPDM, or metal is matched to slope, exposure, and rooftop equipment. Tapered insulation, crickets, curb heights, drains, and edge metal are measured before anything is ordered.
Daily sections are sized to what the crew can close by evening, with night tie-ins, interior protection over inventory, and dumpsters kept clear of entrances and dock doors.
Seams are probed, flashing and edge metal are checked, and drains are cleared. You get photos of the finished details and a plain list of what was installed where.
Six kinds of roof work, each matched to slope, building use, and what sits on the roof. Season notes come from adhesive, primer, and welder temperature limits.
Targeted fixes at seams, curbs, drains, and edge metal when the leak stays in a few spots and the insulation around it is still dry.
Seam patches and flashing fixes go in on milder midday hours.
Larger flashing rebuilds and drain work move faster on warm decks.
Heat-welded white membrane for low-slope warehouses, offices, and retail centers, often mechanically attached over steel decks near the airport.
Mechanically attached TPO goes down with test welds rechecked often.
Fully adhered sheets and big open fields move quickest on warm days.
Rubber membrane for schools, churches, offices, and medical buildings, with taped seams and good flexibility through hard freezes.
Primer and adhesive are kept warm; seams are closed before dusk.
Adhered rubber and white-on-black sheets bond fastest in warm weather.
Low-slope roofs rebuilt around drainage: tapered insulation, crickets, new drain rings, scuppers, and overflow paths so water leaves the deck.
Drain and scupper prep and edge metal work continue between storms.
Tear-off and tapered insulation runs are scheduled in drier stretches.
Plant and processing roofs with heavy units, stacks, piping, and grease or chemical exhaust, replaced in sections while the floor keeps running.
Shutdown work over sensitive rooms often lines up with holiday breaks.
Crane lifts and long sections fit longer days and drier decks.
Standing seam and R-panel installs, retrofit framing over flat roofs, and repairs to screws, laps, panels, and trim on existing metal.
Panels and fasteners install in cold weather more easily than glued systems.
Retrofit framing and long panel runs go up in steady dry weather.
Call and tell us where the stain is and what sits on the roof above it, such as a unit, a drain, or a wall. That points the first visit at the right curb or seam.
Which option fits depends on how much of the roof is wet or failing, and the core cuts answer that.
| Option | Up-Front Cost | Fits When | What Happens to the Old Roof |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repair | Lowest | Leaks stay at a few seams, curbs, or drains and the boards around them are dry | Stays in place; failed details are cut out and rebuilt |
| Recover | Moderate | One dry existing roof sits on a solid deck | Stays as a layer under new cover board and membrane |
| Replace | Highest | Insulation is wet, two roofs are already on, or the deck is damaged | Removed to the deck, which is repaired where soft or rusted |
| Metal retrofit | Varies with framing | A flat roof ponds year after year and the structure can take framing | Stays dry under new framing and sloped panels |
The 2018 Kentucky Building Code bars a recover over a water-soaked roof or over a roof that already has two or more applications.
A full roof is designed as a stack, deck to edge metal, so each weak point gets its own fix.
Wet polyiso loses its insulating value and keeps feeding moisture to the deck after the leak is patched.
Wet boards come out, dry polyiso and a cover board go in, and the deck gets checked while it is open.
Reused drain rings and rusted scupper liners carry the old roof's weak points into the new one.
Drain bodies get new clamping rings and strainers, and scuppers are re-lined and flashed to the new sheet.
A level deck holds water at the bowl and behind curbs, and the membrane ages fastest there.
Tapered boards and crickets pitch water toward drains so it leaves after a rain.
Wind starts peeling a membrane at the roof edge, where gravel stops and coping have worked loose.
New fascia and coping go on with cleats from a tested ANSI/SPRI ES-1 edge design.
New insulation raises the roof surface and leaves too little curb height for proper base flashing.
Curbs are raised while units are lifted, so flashing has room to run up and get counterflashed.
We take commercial roof repair and replacement work in Erlanger and the six towns below, with building permits for each handled through Planning and Development Services of Kenton County.
Building outside these towns? Call us or send us a message.
Commercial roofing for warehouses near CVG means long runs to the drains and wide fields of mechanically attached TPO on distribution buildings. Erlanger lists its own HVAC inspector for rooftop unit work.
All commercial roofing servicesOlder Dixie Highway buildings often carry two or more roof layers, which rules out another recover. Tear-off resets the deck, the parapets, and the rear scuppers.
Commercial roofing in ElsmereClinics and medical offices sit under many rooftop units and over occupied rooms. Low-odor adhesives and air intake shutdowns shape how a membrane goes on.
Commercial roofing in EdgewoodRetail and office buildings show their parapet coping and fascia to the parking lot. New edge metal is color-matched to signage and storefront trim.
Commercial roofing in Crestview HillsChurches and small offices often have a low-slope addition behind a pitched main roof. The joint between them takes base flashing, counterflashing, and a cricket.
Commercial roofing in Lakeside ParkFlex and light-industrial buildings by the interstate can trade a ponding flat roof for retrofit framing and sloped metal panels over the old membrane.
Commercial roofing in Crescent SpringsRooftop unit work during a replacement goes to the state HVAC inspector here, while PDS issues the roof permit itself.
Commercial roofing in Fort MitchellShort answers to what building owners ask first. The full FAQ covers codes, systems, and each town.
Any roof over a building used for business, industry, storage, or farming. Around Erlanger that means warehouses, office parks, retail strips, clinics, churches, schools, and shops. Most are low-slope roofs built in layers: deck, insulation, cover board, and a TPO or EPDM membrane. Sloped shops and canopies tend to carry standing seam or R-panel metal.
Most new roofs here are TPO, EPDM, or metal. Low-slope warehouses and offices lean toward single-ply membranes, and pitched shops, barns, and canopies lean toward metal panels. Slope at the drains, grease or exhaust landing on the roof, the number of curbs and pipes, and the condition of the old roof narrow the choice.
Service life depends on the system, the membrane thickness or metal gauge, how dry the insulation stays, and how often curbs, drains, and seams get looked after. Foot traffic around rooftop units, grease from exhaust fans, and clogged drains shorten it. Checking the roof after hail or high wind keeps small openings from soaking the boards underneath.
Repair costs least up front, a recover sits in the middle, and replacement costs most but resets the whole assembly. Repeated repairs on a worn roof add up fast for an owner holding the building for years. Core cuts and a moisture survey show which option the roof actually needs.
Erlanger sends building and zoning permit questions to Planning and Development Services of Kenton County, and its business guide asks for a zoning permit when a building's exterior changes. A switch from gravel built-up roofing to white TPO, or new visible metal, is worth raising with PDS. Rooftop unit work also involves the city's HVAC inspector.
Roof age and type if known, interior photos of leaks with their locations, past repair records, and any earlier recovers help most. Building drawings that show the deck type, a list of rooftop units with service contacts, and tenant contacts for work-day notices round it out, along with where the hatch or ladder is.
Get a free estimate for repair, recover, or replacement, based on what the core cuts and the roof walk show.
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