Roof Design
Moisture Management’s roof design specifications utilize all the best roofing components and manufacturers, giving you unique, high-quality options that best suit your building and budget.
A Great Roof Starts With a Solid Design
Whether you are replacing a failing roof or building a new addition, the roof design specification is a critical component to the success of the project. The roof specification is a comprehensive document that describes how the roof and its components should be installed on all the various details and features of the building. The roof specification includes what materials are to be used, how they are to be assembled, and how to deal with unique or difficult angles and elevation changes in the roof.
A common problem with roof specifications from architectural firms is that they rely too heavily on the material manufacturers’ “boilerplate” specification, a generic set of instructions to install the roofing system and products from a specific manufacturer. This approach ignores the unique features of your building, removes the ability to use the best mix of roofing products from across the industry, and locks you into their warranty program. In addition, the reason the roof failed in the first place isn’t examined, and too often, the new roof specification doesn’t address the root cause and will fail again prematurely.
Roofing Systems We Design
Built-Up Roofing
SBS Modified Bitumen
TPO Thermoplastic Roofing
PIB Thermoplastic Roofing
PVC Thermoplastic Roofing
EPDM Roofing
Standing Seam Metal
Inverted Roof Membrane Assemblies
Green Roofing Systems
Design, Execution, and Maintenance Lead to Leak-Free Roofs!
Why Do Roofs Fail?
As you can see from the graph on the left, flat roofing fails for many reasons. However, if you really look at the data, 83% of the failures can be avoided with proper roof design, material selection, installation, and preventive maintenance. The fact that only 9% of flat roofs fail due to their age is a symptom of the broken processes and lack of quality found in the roofing industry today. Moisture Management understands these design and workmanship disconnects and specifies roofing systems that account for the usage of the building, the amount of roof traffic, environmental factors, and manufacturer reputation to eliminate most of these causes of roofing failure.
Why Moisture Management’s Roof Design is Superior
Roof Failure Analysis
Before beginning any design on a new roof or restoration specification, Moisture Management conducts a thorough failure analysis to see why the previous roof has failed and what design elements can prevent a future failure from occurring.
Choice of Products
Since Moisture Management is free to specify the best products from a variety of industry manufacturers, your roof design incorporates the products and elements that best fit your buildings’ unique needs and your project budget.
Dedicated Expertise
Unlike architects that must design an entire building and all its various components, Moisture Management specializes in roof design only, meaning we are in touch with the latest products, methods, and real-world application experience.
Historical Tracking
Moisture Management has been keeping statistics on roof failures and waterproofing performance for over a decade, giving us accurate service life projection data, based on various roof types and typical Indiana climate factors.