Retrofit vs. Replacement: What’s the Best Option for Your Commercial Metal Roof?

by Rhoden Roofing | May 20, 2025 | Blog, Commercial roofing, Commercial Roofing Company, Flat Roofing, Metal Roof Installation, Metal Roofing

Are you a commercial business owner or manager with an aging metal roof? Perhaps the metal has started to corrode in places, the screws and fasteners have started to loosen, or maybe water has started to make its way into your building. This leaves you contending with...

Layover vs Remove-and-Replace On a Membrane Roof: When Does it Make Sense?

by Rhoden Roofing | May 13, 2025 | Blog, Commercial roofing, Flat Roofing, Roof Replacement

When does replacing a low slope roofing membrane, instead of just covering it up, make the most sense? Sometimes a flat roof (aka, low-slope roof) membrane can be covered with another layer when the original layer begins to fail, a process known as a layover. Other...

What Is Cover Board and When Does it Make Sense to Include in a Low-Slope Roofing System?

by Rhoden Roofing | May 13, 2025 | Blog, Commercial roofing, Flat Roofing

Introduction Cover board is an optional layer in low-slope membrane roofing systems that sits on top of insulation to provide a more rigid substrate before the top membrane layer. In general, we typically recommend cover board where possible. However, it is not always...

Fleeceback vs. Standard Membranes for Low-Slope Roofs

by Rhoden Roofing | May 12, 2025 | Blog, Commercial roofing, Flat Roofing

Do you have an aging flat or low slope commercial roof? Maybe your modified bitumen roof looks more like an alligator’s back than you would like — cracking, blistering, peeling, and pulling away. Or maybe you own and manage an older building that has been...

What Is a Flute-fill Retrofit on a Commercial Metal Roof and When Does It Make Sense?

by Rhoden Roofing | Apr 29, 2025 | Blog, Commercial Roof Maintenance, Commercial roofing, Commercial Roofing Company, Flat Roofing, Metal Roofing, Roof Replacement

What Is a Flute-fill Retrofit? A flute fill retrofit is a roofing system designed to cover an existing metal roof that is approaching the end of its life or is having problems. For a building owner or property manager of a low-slope commercial metal roof who has...

What Are Pitch Pockets in Commercial Roofing?

by Rhoden Roofing | Apr 25, 2025 | Blog, Commercial roofing, Flat Roofing, Roof Problems

What Is a Pitch Pocket on a Commercial Roof? Pitch pockets are waterproof flashings for irregular penetrations on flat or low slope commercial roofs. They’re often used to waterproof pipes, supports, and structural attachments. For example, let’s say your...