Commercial roof restoration and life-extension repairs
Commercial roof replacement costs have risen sharply, so making a sound roof last longer is often the better financial decision. ARMS restoration work targets the sections and details that are failing, so you aren't paying to replace the parts of the roof that still work.
What's included
- Targeted section repairs
- Flashing rebuilds
- Coatings over sound substrates
- Drainage corrections
- Moisture diagnostics to confirm the substrate is sound before coating
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How it works
Diagnose first
Coatings only belong over sound substrates. We confirm conditions, using IR or EFVM where needed, before recommending restoration.
Compare the options
We lay out the repair or restoration scope against the cost of doing nothing and the cost of replacement.
You approve the scope
Repairs over a set dollar threshold need your written approval before we proceed, so the scope is agreed before work starts.
Do the work
Crews perform the targeted repairs, flashing rebuilds, coatings or drainage corrections in the approved scope, under our written safety program.
Close it out
Each repair gets a self-check and photo closeout, and the work is documented in a standard ARMS report.
Maintain it
A maintenance program keeps the restored roof documented and on schedule afterward.
Step by step: How an IR or EFVM moisture survey works. The survey is the deciding step before any restoration: here's how it runs.
Restore or replace? How we decide
Restoration makes sense only when the roof can support it. Before recommending any life-extension work, we answer these questions with evidence, not a sales pitch:
- Is the substrate sound? An infrared or EFVM moisture survey shows whether insulation under the membrane is wet. Coatings and life-extension work belong only over dry, sound substrates.
- Are the problems limited? When failures are concentrated in specific sections, flashings, details or drainage, targeted work can fix them without touching the rest of the roof.
- Is it a maintenance issue or a failing system? Leak records logged by roof section help tell the two apart.
- Does it cost less? We compare the restoration scope with the cost of doing nothing and the cost of replacement.
If the answer is replacement, we say so plainly and refer you to a replacement contractor. ARMS doesn't sell replacements, so we have no reason to push one either way.
Restoration by roof system
- Built-up (BUR): repairs, flashing rebuilds and restoration of older built-up roofs that still have a sound substrate.
- Modified bitumen: section repairs, flashing rebuilds and life-extension work. Torch-applied repairs are done under a hot work permit, as our written safety program requires.
- Metal: fastener, seam, panel, flashing and gutter repairs on metal roofs and canopies.
- Single-ply (TPO, PVC, EPDM): seam, membrane, flashing and penetration repairs.
- Steep slope and shingles: flashing, valley, penetration and edge repairs on commercial and institutional steep-slope roofs.
On every system, coatings are considered only over a sound substrate. See all the roof systems we repair, service and maintain.
Drainage corrections
Water that doesn't drain stays on a low-slope roof and works on its seams and flashings. Drainage corrections deal with the conditions that keep water on the roof, and the drain and gutter clearing in an ARMS maintenance program keeps it moving afterward.
Quality control on restoration work
Every repair gets a lead technician self-check and a photo closeout. Supervisors audit completed work at random, and callbacks are tracked with a root-cause review. The work is documented in the same ARMS report format as every other visit, so the restored roof starts its next chapter with a clear record. What's in an ARMS report.
Frequently asked questions
When is restoration a better choice than replacement?
When the substrate is sound and the problems are limited to specific sections, flashings, coatings or drainage, targeted restoration usually costs less than tearing off and replacing the roof.
Do you do full roof replacements?
Not at this time. ARMS focuses on maintenance, repair and diagnostics. If a roof truly needs replacement, we'll tell you and refer you to a replacement contractor.
Can you coat any roof?
No. Coatings belong only over sound substrates. Wet insulation or a failed membrane has to be dealt with first, which is why we diagnose before recommending a coating.
Why start with a moisture survey?
Because the restore-or-replace decision depends on what's under the membrane. A survey shows how much of the roof is wet, so restoration is recommended only where the substrate can support it.
Where we provide this service
ARMS is based in Martin, Georgia, and serves northeast Georgia, upstate South Carolina and western North Carolina.
Regions
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Let's get a baseline on your roof.
Your baseline inspection and condition report are free with an ARMS maintenance program.