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Toledo OH's Answer to a Leaking Metal Roof! Five Star Commercial Roofing flat roof coatings give commercial building owners a number of benefits that include a seamless liquid applied application to help prevent leaks and create a more energy efficient interior climate. These roofing systems are field applied, fully adhered, and seamless liquid mem... branes that can be used for flat roof maintenance and flat roof repair. When used for building roof maintenance, our roof coatings may qualify for a 100% tax deduction the first year! Flat roofs are commonly found on commercial or industrial facilities. Flat roof substrates can be constructed from a variety of materials including wood, concrete, metal, EPDM, modified bitumen, built-up-roof, spray foam, and steel. Traditional flat roofs are black tar colored and contain many seams where material widths limit material coverage and lead to leaks. One drawback to flat roofs is with all those seams they can be very challenging to keep watertight long term. Another drawback is their dark colors absorb the sun's energy instead of reflecting it. Studies have shown the brighter and whiter a roof surface, the more energy efficient and cool running the roof will be. The UV rays from the sun can cause roof temperatures to reach 150F-170F during peak summertime weather. These temperatures cause the roof to expand and contract at levels that cause the substrate to shift and reshape, causing leaks in the building. Without proper maintenance flat roofs will eventually degrade to the point where replacement is necessary. Five Star Commercial Roofing offers several options for restoring a flat roof, including fluid applied roofing systems from American WeatherStar (AWS). These heavy duty roofing systems are fluid applied (that means sprayed on as liquid), monolithic (that means seamless) and elastomeric (that means once cured, they are rubber membranes that are capable of expanding and contracting back into their original shape). All the flat roofing solutions we install offer these ...Read More