Every year in the United States commercial buildings are extensively damaged or destroyed by the affects of rooftop ponding water. While this is an issue commercial buildings need to watch out for, home owners with flat roofs also need to be aware of the possible affects of ponding water.

Roofing professionals always encourage business owners to inspect their flat roofs following rain to see if they might be at risk of a roof collapse because of poor drainage issues.

Ponding water is defined as the water which remains on a roof 48 hours or more. Ponding water weighs approximately 5 lbs. per inch, per each square foot of roof surface. A ponding area 20′x20′ at 1″ deep would equal 400 total square feet at 5 lbs per foot or a roof live weight of 2,000 pounds! That can be an additional one ton of live roof load of stress on your building’s roof!

In order to avoid ponding water, the flat roof would need to have some sort of pitch, slope or roof drains. Ponding water seriously increases the load on the roof assembly, and as water accumulates, deck deflections (sags) can increase, resulting in more ponding water. When this happens, the structural integrity of the decking can be compromised.

Most roof warranties are voided in areas that pond water for more than 48 hours. Additionally, ponding areas rot roofing membranes, attract dirt and algae, and quickly destroy reflective coatings.

By far the biggest risk associated with ponding water is weight, and the potential for damage to the roof deck or collapse of the decking system. Commercial buildings with massive square footage are at increased risk.

Have your roof inspected frequently, especially after a good rain to avoid future problems or at worst premature roof replacement.

Let a roofing specialist from Pyramid Roofing evaluate your roof.

A Happy Birthday to Chris Hanchey!

Chris has helped clients with some very large roofing projects but Chris’ biggest sale however, was only a minor roof repair.  How is that you say?  You are gonna love this story!

Williamsburg native Christie Lynn Hodge had a small Read the rest of this entry »

Our latest edition of the Roof Report debuts a new program, which we are offering to clients past and present. This new program is our Roof Rewards program. Our rewards program is similar to rewards programs of dozens of other retail shops. The spring edition features Julia the “Culinary Contractor” who prepares the recipe found in the Spring Roof Report. Critics are absolutely raving about the recipe and Julia’s ability to engage and entertain viewers:

•  “Simply fantastic!  An incredible recipe served with such style!”
•  “This will motivate people to cook again!”
•  “The food, the show, Julia – it was all magical!”
•  “Two thumbs waaaay up!”

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The Winner will be selected on April 29th and notified by phone and via Facebook on the Grove Christian Outreach Page.

At 5:00pm on April 30th the Scooter will be awarded to Read the rest of this entry »

Justin was born in PA and grew up in a military family. He lived mostly on the east coast and ended up inVirginia Beach where he lives today. Justin started his roofing career early and has been in Read the rest of this entry »

Jeff was born and raised in Chesapeake,VA.  Jeff  began his career in roofing over 16 years ago when he started working on a crew with his father-in-law, David Lassiter.

Jeff came to Pyramid Roofing as a repair technician almost 2 yrs ago and shortly after that he brought his Read the rest of this entry »

Out of State Contractors, Storm Chasers, are contractors that travel from storm to storm. They care very little about quality, they just want to get the job done and move on. If you have a problem with their work you most likely won’t find them to make repairs or warranty their work. Here are three things that you, the buyer, should know:

1. STORM CHASERS HAVE NO ACCOUNTABILITY…if a local contractor does a roof, he is not able to hide from bad workmanship. Storm Chaser companies have no accountability and know it is hard to Read the rest of this entry »

You can probably guess by looking at his smiling face that James specializes in customer satisfaction!  Our clients rave about James’ pleasant personality and “can do” attitude.  He truly is a shining star on our team of Read the rest of this entry »

We asked our specialist what the most common questions that homeowners had about solar energy systems and this is what we came up with:

5.  Q:   How do modern solar energy systems work?

A: The solar array is made up of panels that collect energy from the sun and Read the rest of this entry »

Ricky began swinging the hammer at the young age of sixteen years old. After seven years of perfecting the trade, Ricky had his sights set on a full time position with Pyramid Roofing. The phone call he had been hoping for  came through ~ In March of 2008 Ricky joined Team Pyramid as a repair technician and field supervisor.  Quick to Read the rest of this entry »