As a Lakeside Park commercial roofing contractor, we put new EPDM and TPO roofs on low-slope church and office additions and seal them to the pitched building beside them.
Many churches and small offices in Lakeside Park have a fellowship hall, classroom wing, or office behind an older pitched building. For a Lakeside Park commercial roofing contractor, most of the work on these sites centers on the joint where the low roof meets the taller wall.
Downspouts and valleys from the main roof often empty onto the addition, so the flat section takes far more water than its own size suggests.
Low additions leak where two roofs meet and where the bigger roof sends its water.
Where the flat addition meets the pitched building, old base flashing shrinks and pulls back from the wall. Water running down the siding or brick gets behind it, and the leak shows inside the hall along that wall, usually after wind-driven rain.
Usually Means: New base flashing and counterflashing tied into the wall during reroofing.
Concentrated runoff from the main roof wears the sheet under each downspout outlet.
A valley ending over the flat roof floods one corner after heavy rain.
Scuppers sized for the addition alone back up when the main roof drains too.
Older EPDM pulls tight at inside corners and lifts the flashing.
A new roof on the addition fixes the wall joint and the drainage in one job.
Shrunken flashing at the main wall lets siding runoff slip behind it.
Base flashing runs up the wall, with counterflashing tucked under the siding or set into the masonry.
Valley runoff from the pitched roof lands in one spot and stays there.
A cricket turns that water toward a drain, and tapered boards keep the flat field moving.
Each downspout outlet scours the membrane right where it empties.
Splash pads go under every outlet, or downspouts are piped to the gutter line.
Openings sized for a small roof overflow when they carry the main roof's water too.
Scuppers or gutters are resized for the total runoff reaching the addition.
Membranes and repairs that fit additions joined to older buildings.
Rubber stays flexible through freeze and thaw and flashes well up a brick or sided wall on simple rectangular additions.
EPDM roofing
White heat-welded sheets fit additions with a few rooftop units or where a cooler surface helps a busy hall in summer.
TPO roofingWhen the field is dry, rebuilding the wall joint, the cricket, and the scuppers alone can stop the leaks for now.
Commercial roof repairThat pattern usually points at the joint between the addition and the main building. Call and tell us which wall it shows on.
Work is planned around services, classes, and office hours in the rooms below.
We check the wall joint, the valleys and downspouts above, the scuppers, and the membrane, with core cuts to test the insulation.
Main roof valleys and downspouts are traced so the cricket, scuppers, and gutters are sized for all the water.
Tear-off over halls and classrooms is scheduled away from services, events, and busy office days.
Tapered insulation and a cricket go down, then EPDM or TPO is installed and run up the wall.
Counterflashing goes under the siding or into the masonry, and splash pads land under every downspout.
Lakeside Park sits inside our Kenton County coverage with Erlanger and five more towns; PDS issues the roof permits across all of them.
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Yes. These additions can take a new EPDM or TPO roof tied into the pitched main building with careful flashing at the joint. Base flashing runs up the wall, counterflashing goes under the siding or into the masonry, and a cricket handles the valley water. Scuppers or gutters are sized for the extra runoff.
Either fits most additions. EPDM bends rather than cracks in hard freezes and patches easily later, while TPO's white surface runs cooler over a hall used heavily in summer. The number of rooftop units and how the heating and cooling bills look often settle the choice.
Wind pushes water sideways against the main building wall, and that water finds any gap behind shrunken base flashing. Calm rain runs down the siding and over the flashing without getting in, which is why the leak comes and goes with the weather.
They get splash pads under each outlet, or they are extended and piped to the addition's gutter line. Concentrated runoff from a pitched roof scours the membrane where it lands, and a pad or extension spreads that water out so the sheet below it lasts as long as the rest of the field.
Only where it meets the addition. Counterflashing and the bottom of the valley get attention, and downspouts that empty onto the flat roof are redirected or given splash pads. Shingles or panels elsewhere on the main roof stay as they are unless the inspection finds a problem.
Tear-off over the hall or classrooms is scheduled on days the rooms are empty, and each section is closed before evening. Committees give us the calendar early, and loud work moves around weddings, funerals, and weekly services.
Planning and Development Services of Kenton County issues building permits for Lakeside Park. Ask PDS which HVAC inspector covers the city if a rooftop unit on the addition has to come off its curb during the work.
Get a free estimate for a new membrane on your addition and a rebuilt joint at the main wall.
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