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Completed white fabric reinforced roof system on a Pennsylvania commercial building
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Fabric reinforced roof systems for commercial buildings

A seamless membrane built in place over your existing roof. No tear off, no landfill, and no seams for water to find. This is the system we reach for when a roof is worn but structurally sound.

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What a fabric reinforced system actually is

Instead of laying sheets and joining them, we build the membrane on the roof itself. A base coat goes down, a polyester fabric is embedded into it while wet, then top coats seal it. The result is one continuous surface with reinforcement running through it. The parts that matter to you:

  • No seams, because the membrane is formed in place rather than joined from sheets
  • No tear off in most cases, so the old roof stays put and out of the landfill
  • Reinforced at the weak points, with fabric carried up curbs, walls and around every penetration
  • Your building keeps working, with no open deck and no interior exposure
  • Reflective finish, which lowers surface temperature and cooling load
  • Renewable, because it can be recoated at the end of the warranty term instead of replaced

Where the fabric earns its keep

Almost every commercial roof fails at a detail rather than in the open field. Curbs, parapets, drains, HVAC penetrations and the transitions between them are where water gets in. Embedding fabric through those details gives them tensile strength and lets the system move with the building instead of splitting when it does.

Which roofs suit it

It works over aged single ply, modified bitumen, built up roofs, and metal. The deck has to be sound and the roof has to be dry underneath. Saturated insulation cannot be coated over, and we will tell you if that is what we find. Wet insulation gets cut out and replaced before anything else happens.

What it is not

It is not a fix for a roof with structural problems, and it is not a way to buy two more years. A fabric reinforced system is a long term roof, priced and warrantied as one. If your roof is too far gone to carry it, we will say so and quote the replacement instead.

How the work runs

We clean the roof, make the repairs the report identified, prime where the substrate needs it, then apply base coat, fabric and top coats. Most commercial roofs are done in days rather than weeks, and the building stays open throughout.

The systems we install

Conklin systems, named

We are a Conklin Preferred Contractor, so these are the systems we are trained and certified to install. If another contractor has quoted you one of these, you can compare like for like.

Rapid Roof HV with fabric

Base coat, embedded polyester fabric, then top coats. The reinforcement runs through the details where roofs actually fail.

RapidRoof III

PMMA cold liquid applied waterproofing for detail work, drains and tight penetrations.

Which system suits your roof depends on the substrate, its condition and how the building is used. The roof report tells you which one and why.

Questions

Fabric reinforced roofing questions

How long does a fabric reinforced roof last?
The system carries a manufacturer warranty, and at the end of that term it can typically be recoated to extend it rather than torn off and replaced. We put the specific warranty term for your roof in writing before you commit to anything.
Is it better than a single ply membrane?
It is different rather than strictly better. Single ply is faster on a new build or a full tear off. Fabric reinforced wins when there is an existing roof worth keeping, because you avoid the tear off cost and the disruption, and you end up with no seams. We will tell you which one your building suits.
Can it go over a metal roof?
Yes, and metal is one of the best applications for it. The fabric bridges the panel laps and fastener lines that are usually the source of the leaks, and the finished surface is continuous.
Does the roof have to be torn off first?
Usually not, which is most of the saving. If we find saturated insulation or deck damage, those sections get cut out and replaced first. The rest of the roof stays where it is.
What warranty comes with the work?
Conklin systems carry a manufacturer warranty, and because we are a Preferred Contractor we can offer it on the systems we install. The term depends on the system and the condition of your roof, so we put the specific warranty in writing before you commit to anything. At the end of the term a coating system can typically be recoated to extend it rather than torn off.

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