If you are the owner of a manufacturing business or other industrial company, you understand the value of your equipment and inventory, and know how much damage to any of your resources can harm your bottom line. However, although business owners frequently place importance on key things such as employee training, insurance, and facility security, the integrity of their facility’s industrial roofing structures is seldom thought about.
Your building’s industrial roofing structure is the first line of defense for your business: it helps to protect your company, products, and equipment from the elements and from outsiders. Failure of your roofing system during a major thunderstorm or snowstorm could lead to hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage and repair costs. So, the next time you think about investing in your company’s future, be sure to place close attention to your industrial roofing system.
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If you are like most Americans and you live in a suburban or rural environment, the most common type of roof that you have encountered has likely been the deep-slope roof. This roof typically looks like a triangle from a distance and has a slope of more than 18 degrees, that is the slope rises three inches for every twelve inches in horizontal movement. However, most industrial roofing is actually a flat roof. A flat roof does not have the same aesthetic impact as a deep-slope roof, nor does it provide the same drainage protection against water and snow; however, a flat-slope roof makes installing fixtures such as exhaust systems, air conditioning, and other major pieces of equipment much easier, providing you with more flexibility throughout the life you your