As a Bowling Green commercial roofing contractor, we repair, replace, and install TPO, EPDM, and metal roofs, starting every job with a walk of your roof.
Roof trouble shows up in one of three places before anyone calls a Bowling Green commercial roofing contractor. Each sign below points to a part of the roof we check first.
Loose fascia or coping at the roof line gives wind a grip on the membrane edge, where storm damage tends to start.
Water spilling over a gutter or staining the wall under a scupper points to a clog, a sag, or a roof draining to the wrong spot.
Orange runs below screw rows or panel laps show fasteners or end laps holding water against the steel.
Brown rings under a curb, skylight, or drain line often trace back to a flashing leak several feet from the stain.
A damp odor in a warehouse or plant can mean wet insulation under the membrane, which a moisture survey maps out.
Water at a diffuser or unit closet usually starts at the curb flashing or a cracked pitch pan above it.
Ponds that sit near drains or curbs two days after a storm freeze overnight in winter and work at the seams.
Seam edges you can slip a finger under on TPO, EPDM, or a metal end lap are where water gets in first.
A spongy feel in the field points to wet insulation, which moves the talk from repair toward recover or tear-off.
A seam repair and a full tear-off follow the same order, so you know what happens on your roof and when.
We walk the whole roof, check seams, flashing heights, drains, and edge metal, and look at the deck from inside wherever it shows.
Small core cuts count the roof layers and show whether the insulation is dry. Wet areas go onto a roof plan with every curb and drain.
With findings in hand, you choose repair, recover, or tear-off, and the membrane or metal system that fits the deck and the building.
Crews tear off, check the deck, and set insulation and membrane one section at a time, with tie-ins at the end of each day to keep rain out.
Seams get probed, flashing and edge metal get checked against the plan, and every finding is walked through with you on the roof plan.
The inspection decides the job. When the roof matches the building, these are the changes owners see.
Replacing wet insulation stops moisture from sitting against a steel deck, where it rusts, or a wood deck, where it rots.
Rebuilt flashing at curbs, parapets, and drains closes the spots where most interior stains begin.
New edge metal and coping fastened at their listed spacing hold the membrane perimeter, where wind grabs a roof first.
A full replacement brings roof insulation up to Kentucky's 2012 IECC minimums, with curbs and edges raised to match.
You end up with a marked plan of drains, curbs, and roof layers, which makes the next repair or budget easier to plan.
Call us and tell us where the stain is and what sits on the roof above it. That tells us where to start the roof walk.
Six services cover the roofs we work on. Each card notes what fits the cold months and what waits for drier, milder weather.
Leak tracing and repairs on membrane, metal, and built-up roofs at seams, flashing, edge metal, drains, and curbs, with a plain call on when patching stops paying off.
Leak tracing, temporary tie-ins, and flashing and fastener fixes.
Large membrane patches and adhesive work that need dry days.
White heat-welded membrane for warehouses, retail, offices, and light plants, held down by fasteners, adhesive, or ballast to suit the deck and wind exposure.
Mechanically attached sections with seams welded by hot air.
Fully adhered sheets, since bonding adhesive needs dry, mild weather.
Rubber membrane in wide sheets with taped seams for older flat roofs, schools, and offices, including recovers over a dry existing roof.
Sheet layout and repairs, since EPDM stays pliable in cold weather.
Fully adhered field sheets that depend on bonding adhesive.
Tear-off or recover of worn flat roofs, built-up and modified bitumen included, with tapered insulation that moves water to drains and scuppers.
Drain, scupper, and ponding checks after freeze-thaw cycles.
Tear-off runs and insulation set in adhesive on dry stretches.
Plant and distribution roofs with exhaust fans, heavy rooftop units, and daily foot traffic, reroofed in sections that are dried in before crews leave.
Walkway pads, drain inserts, and repairs around exhaust fans.
Larger tear-off sections over production floors.
Standing seam and R-panel roofs installed, refastened, and resealed, from new steel on shops and plants to retrofit framing over old flat roofs.
Late-winter checks of gutter brackets bent by sliding snow.
Spring roof walks of fasteners, sealant, and trim.
The inspection makes the final call, but these patterns hold on most commercial roofs. Find the row closest to what you see.
| If Your Roof Shows | Repair | Recover | Tear-Off And Replace |
|---|---|---|---|
| A few open seams or a cracked pipe boot on an otherwise dry roof | Usually Fits | Rarely | Rarely |
| Leaks at one curb, drain, or parapet with dry insulation around it | Usually Fits | Rarely | Rarely |
| One existing roof layer, a firm deck, and small wet spots | Sometimes | Usually Fits | Sometimes |
| Seams opening across the field and membrane shrinking from walls | Rarely | Sometimes | Usually Fits |
| Wet insulation over a large share of the roof | Rarely | Rarely | Usually Fits |
| Rust-through on many metal panels or sagging purlins | Rarely | Rarely | Usually Fits |
For commercial roof replacement in Bowling Green, KY, a recover needs a dry roof, a firm deck, and room under the code limit on roof layers, which the building official confirms.
Not sure your building falls in our area? Call us or send us a message. We repair and replace commercial roofs in Bowling Green and the towns below.
10,176
Residents, 2020 census
Strip centers and shops where reroofing around rooftop units brings Simpson County's state inspectors into the job.
7,164
Residents, 2020 census
Older masonry buildings with parapets and through-wall scuppers, where tapered insulation means taller curbs and coping.
4,299
Residents, 2020 census
Flat roofs that pond, where a sloped metal retrofit sends water to new eave gutters instead of interior drains.
2,505
Residents, 2020 census
Recovers and replacements that raise the roof edge, so coping and edge metal change and go on the drawings.
1,589
Residents, 2020 census
Churches, schools, and halls where roof work is scheduled around services, classes, and events.
15,014
Residents, 2020 census
Tear-offs that clear out abandoned curbs and penthouse housings under permits from the city inspectors office.
2,356
Residents, 2020 census
Roofs carrying signs, lights, and conduit that get marked on a roof plan before tear-off starts.
875
Residents, 2020 census
Commercial replacements reviewed by the state, where rusted steel deck found mid-job needs drawings.
Also Serving
Population: 2020 U.S. census, via Wikipedia's Kentucky city list.
Complete roof systems, from the deck up. On low-slope warehouses, plants, offices, churches, and schools that means insulation, cover board, a TPO or EPDM membrane, and flashing at curbs, parapets, and drains. Metal buildings get standing seam or R-panel steel, trim, ridge caps, and gutters. A replacement adds tear-off, deck repair, and new edge metal.
Rain and freeze-thaw cycles drive most decisions. NWS Louisville's 1991 to 2020 normals put the city near 50 inches of yearly precipitation and about 8.5 inches of snow, with January close to 37°F.
That puts drain sizing and tapered slope at the center of flat roof work, since ponds near curbs freeze overnight. On metal roofs, sliding snow pulls gutters loose, so brackets and snow guards over doors go into the plan.
It depends on roof size, the system, and what sits under the old roof. Tear-off layers, wet insulation, deck repairs, tapered insulation, the number of curbs and drains to flash, feet of edge metal, crane access, and work hours set around tenants all move the number.
Our free estimate gives a preliminary planning range of $5 to $8 per square foot for replacement. The inspection sets the actual scope and price.
Plants, distribution centers, and industrial sites along I-65. General Motors has built the Corvette at its Bowling Green Assembly plant since 1981, and the Kentucky Transpark north of the city has its own Exit 30 interchange.
Roofs that size carry long edge runs, rows of units and fans, and interior drains, so industrial roofing for plants and warehouses happens in sections over working floors.
Yes. A repair starts by identifying the existing system, whether TPO, EPDM, PVC, built-up, modified bitumen, or metal panels, and matching it at the seam, flashing, or panel. Paperwork from the original job helps, such as the manufacturer name and install date, because some membranes need matching material at the seam.
In most cases, yes. Tear-off and installation run in sections that are closed up before crews leave each day, rooftop units near the work are shut down in a planned order, and lifts are timed around shipping.
Tell us your busy hours and dock schedule at the first visit so the sections line up with them.
Tell us about the building and what you see on the roof. We start with an inspection and a plain answer on repair, recover, or replacement.
Want Us To Call You About Your Roof?
Leave a name and number. Prefer to talk now? Call (364) 205-6781.