THE 5-STEP PROCESS
STEP 1
Solidifying the Base Sheet
Building code stipulates that flat roofs have a base sheet to separate roofing materials from the underlying plywood. This way, if the building is subjected to outside forces such as heavy winds and earthquakes and the plywood moves, there's a good chance only the base sheet will be torn, not the roofing materials. Unfortunately, over time there is enough movement caused by outside forces to create cracks, tears, and buckling in the roofing materials themselves.
In reconditioning, we repair the roofing materials and use them as our base sheet. This has advantages over tearing the roof off and installing a new base sheet. For starters, the roof has been contoured into the shape of the underlying structure and is less prone to developing new failures. In addition, because we completely repair the roof and make it stronger we end up with a solid, substantive base sheet for our reconditioning materials.
STEP 2
Reinforcing Weak Areas
Building code stipulates that flat roofs have a base sheet to separate roofing materials from the underlying plywood. This way, if the building is subjected to outside forces such as heavy winds and earthquakes and the plywood moves, there's a good chance only the base sheet will be torn, not the roofing materials. Unfortunately, over time there is enough movement caused by outside forces to create cracks, tears, and buckling in the roofing materials themselves.
In reconditioning, we repair the roofing materials and use them as our base sheet. This has advantages over tearing the roof off and installing a new base sheet. For starters, the roof has been contoured into the shape of the underlying structure and is less prone to developing new failures. In addition, because we completely repair the roof and make it stronger we end up with a solid, substantive base sheet for our reconditioning materials.
Additionally, we use our own proprietary lightweight filler in areas that pond 1" of water or more. This lessens the weight load, and prevents future damage to, the underlying beams and rafters.
Most importantly, we bond all reinforcement materials to the adjoining building surfaces with super strong, super adhesive, super flexible flashing materials.
STEP 3
First Layer of Waterproofing Materials
A waterproofing layer of Rubberized Colloidal Bitumen is then sprayed directly on top of the solidified roof. Our proprietary Restructuring Membrane is imbedded by hand into the Rubberized Colloidal Bitumen. The end result is an excellent waterproofing barrier as colloidal bitumen is the only roofing material in the industry that's impervious to standing water. See the 'Additional Information' section for details regarding this outstanding waterproofing material.
STEP 4
Second Layer of Water Proofing Materials
A monolithic layer of Rubberized Colloidal Bitumen is then sprayed directly over the Restructuring Membrane. To prevent alligatoring of this heavy concentration of Rubberized Colloidal Bitumen chopped fiberglass is incorporated into it. The fiberglass not only prevents the Rubberized Colloidal Bitumen from alligatoring, its tensile strength also improves the durability and sturdiness of the membrane making it 100% impermeable.
STEP 5
Protecting the Colloidal Bitumen with a Silver-White or Kool-White topcoat
The Rubberized Colloidal Bitumen is protected from UV radiation by the application of a Silver-White or Kool-White topcoat. Silver-White is a state-of-the-art mixture of pure aluminum and colloidal bitumen, where the aluminum coalesces to the top forming a protective shield of pure aluminum. Both the Silver-White and Energy Star Kool-White topcoats keep the facility cooler during hot summer days.