TPO roof replacement, including what is under the membrane
Replacing a flat roof is mostly a decision about what stays and what goes. Cover boards, insulation and the deck itself all matter more than the color of the membrane.
Tear off or recover
If the existing insulation is dry and the deck is sound, code may allow a recover, laying the new system over the old. It saves real money. If there is trapped moisture, a recover seals it in and you have paid to ruin a new roof.
We core the existing roof to find out rather than guessing. A core cut takes minutes and tells you what a whole building’s worth of decision depends on.
Where the money goes
Membrane thickness, insulation R value and how much tapered insulation the drainage needs. A building with genuine ponding needs tapered work, and that is a real line item we will not hide from you.
Thicker membrane, commonly 60 mil or better on a roof that will see traffic, is worth the difference.
Thicker membrane, commonly 60 mil or better on a roof that will see traffic, is worth the difference. Sixty mil resists punctures noticeably better than forty five.
Keeping the business open
Most of these are occupied buildings. We phase the work so sections are dry at the end of each day and we plan around your hours. Restaurants and warehouses have very different windows and we will work to yours. See commercial roofing.
When to replace and when to wait
The signals that genuinely matter are these. Granules collecting heavily in the gutters, which means the shingle surface is wearing through. Shingles that are curling or cupping at the edges. Bald spots where the mat shows. Any daylight visible through the deck from inside the attic. Repeated leaks in more than one location, which usually means the roof has stopped being repairable and started being a replacement.
Age matters as context rather than as a verdict. An architectural roof in North Texas realistically runs fifteen to twenty five years, and hail usually ends it rather than age. If yours is in that range and a storm came through, that is worth an inspection. If it is eight years old and nothing has happened, it very likely does not need attention.
Age matters as context rather than as a verdict.
The honest position is that we would rather look at your roof twice over five years and do the work when it is genuinely time than sell you a roof today that you did not need. That is a slower business and it is the one Seth wanted.
How a job with us actually runs
When the work is scheduled we tarp your landscaping and the walls before a single shingle comes off. Material gets staged where it will not block you in. The tear off happens, we look at the decking with you if we find anything soft, and the new system goes on. At the end we run magnets over the yard and the driveway more than once, because nails in tires is the thing careless roofers are remembered for.
We come out and look first, and that costs nothing. Somebody gets on the roof, not just in the driveway with binoculars. We photograph what we find, including the things you cannot see from the ground, and then we sit down and go through the pictures with you.
We come out and look first, and that costs nothing.
If there is damage worth filing on, we tell you and we explain what the claim process looks like before you call anyone. If there is not, we tell you that too, and you have lost nothing but the time it took us to look.
Warranties, and what they actually cover
Ventilation is a common quiet exclusion. An improperly ventilated attic cooks shingles from below, and manufacturers know it, so inadequate ventilation can limit a claim. That is one reason we look at your ventilation as part of the job rather than treating it as an upsell.
Ask any roofer to put the workmanship warranty in writing with a term on it, and then ask the question that actually matters, which is whether that company will still exist and answer the phone when you need it.
Ask any roofer to put the workmanship warranty in writing with a term on it, and then ask the question that actually matters, which is whether that company will still exist and answer the phone when you need it..
There are two warranties on any roof and people routinely conflate them. The manufacturer warrants the material against defects. The roofer warrants the workmanship. Most leaks are workmanship, not defective shingles, so the second one is the one that matters most in practice.
The work
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Questions about tpo roof replacement
How disruptive is a flat roof replacement?
There is noise and there is equipment. We phase it so no section is left open overnight and we coordinate around your operating hours.
What thickness do you recommend?
Sixty mil for most commercial work in this market, and heavier where there will be regular rooftop traffic. Forty five mil saves money and gives up puncture resistance.
Do I need tapered insulation?
Only if your roof ponds. If water stands more than about two days after rain, tapered insulation is the real fix rather than adding more drains.
Can you work around my HVAC units?
Yes. Curbs and units are standard flat roof work. If a unit has to be lifted we coordinate that with your mechanical contractor.
What warranty comes with it?
Manufacturer system warranties are available on TPO when the full system is installed to spec, often in the fifteen to thirty year range. We will explain what the specific warranty requires of you.
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What people say
From customers
We had a great experience with Seth and his team at Ovation Roofing. They were professional, honest, and very easy to work with throughout the entire process. Communication was clear, the work was done on schedule, and the quality of the roof looks fantastic. It’s refreshing to work with a company that does what they say they’ll do. I would absolutely recommend Ovation Roofing to anyone needing roofing work.
Roof replacement customer
Seth came out and checked on our roof and was super kind, quick and efficient. He was very knowledgeable and thorough with explaining exactly what we needed to do and what the process would look like. I had a lot of questions and he answered all of them and made sure I understood the process. I had another quote from a different company and this was a completely different experience.
Homeowner, DFW
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Get a straight answer on your roof
Call and you get Seth or someone on his crew, not a call center. We will come out, get on the roof, take pictures, and tell you what we actually see across North Texas, including when the honest answer is that your roof’s got years left in it.
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