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Flat and Low-Slope RoofingBased in Dallas, TX
Water leaves a flat roof slowly, so every detail on it gets tested for longer.
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What this job involves, and what moves the price.
A flat roof is not flat, it is low slope, and the whole design depends on that slope actually moving water to a drain. When it does not, water sits, and standing water finds every seam, every flashing and every fastener and works on them for days rather than minutes. Ponding is the root cause of most flat-roof failures rather than a symptom of them.
Seams are where these roofs live or die. A single-ply membrane is a field of sheets welded or bonded to each other, and the weld is only as good as the temperature, the cleanliness and the attention it got on the day. Modified bitumen is torched or self-adhered in overlapping courses with the same principle. Almost every flat-roof leak traces back to a seam, a penetration or the transition where the roof meets a parapet wall.
Included Seam and membrane repair on single-ply and modified bitumen · Ponding assessment and drainage correction · Penetration and parapet flashing repair · Moisture survey before any coating is quoted · Reflective coating renewal on sound membranes
How It Works
Call or send the form
Say what you are seeing: a stain, a storm, missing shingles, or a roof you just want an opinion on.
Someone gets on the roof
And into the attic, because the underside of the decking tells you things the surface will not. The inspection is free.
Photographs and a scope
You cannot see your own roof, so you get pictures of what was found and a written scope before any number is agreed.
The work, then the sweep
A tear-off scatters nails across a property. The last job of the day is running a magnet over the drive, the lawn and the beds.
Before You Call
Flat Roof, answered.
How long can water stand on a flat roof before it is a problem?
The industry benchmark is 48 hours after rain stops. Water still standing after that is ponding, and it is doing damage: it accelerates membrane breakdown, adds real weight, and grows the algae that holds more water.
Is a roof coating a real repair?
On a sound, dry membrane, yes, and a good one. Over trapped moisture it is a cover-up that costs you the decking. A moisture survey before coating is the difference between the two.
Why does my flat roof leak in one spot after every storm?
A repeatable leak in one place is almost always a specific defect: a failed seam, a split at a penetration, or the transition to a parapet or wall. Repeatable is good news, because it can be found and fixed rather than chased.
How long does a flat roof last in Texas?
Modified bitumen and single-ply membranes commonly run 15 to 25 years here. Texas UV and heat are hard on them, and how well the roof drains matters more to that number than the material choice does.
Why Homeowners Pick Us
Water leaves a flat roof slowly, so every detail on it is tested for longer.
A pitched roof forgives a mediocre seam because nothing sits on it. A low-slope roof holds water against every joint until it finds one that gives.
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The Difference
The part that decides whether it lasts.
Coatings get sold as a cure and they are not one. A reflective coating over a sound membrane extends its life, drops the surface temperature substantially and is good value. A coating over a wet roof seals the water in and buys a year while the decking below rots. What is underneath decides whether a coating is maintenance or a cover-up, and a moisture survey is how you find out.
Drainage is the cheap fix nobody asks for. Clearing scuppers and drains and adding tapered insulation where water sits solves the cause instead of the symptom.
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Flat Roof
Flat Roof, handled from the first inspection to the final nail.
Let's Work Together
Find out what the roof actually needs.
Someone gets on the roof and into the attic, photographs what is there, and tells you what it needs. That costs nothing, including when the answer is nothing yet.
Chavez Family Roofing 3816 W Clarendon Dr, Dallas, TX 75211 (469) 780-8781