Residential Flat Roof

Location: Barrington, IL
Original Roof: BUR Built Up Gravel (Hot Tar & P-Gravel Roof)
Installed: Summer 2003
Roof Solution: Tear off; new insulation; new roof membrane Versico 60 ml TPO fully adhered
Life of Roof: 23 years

Contemporary homes with flat roofs are rare in the Chicago area, but our experience in working in commercial roofing gives us an advantage when a homeowner brings this challenge. The existing roof had many soft spots and water was ponding near the drains. Our challenge was to give the customer a new roof that would outlast his stay in the home.

The existing roof had to be removed due to the soft spots throughout the roof so the gravel and hot tar was removed down to the plywood deck. The deck was rotten from inadequate insulation so the deck was replaced. The new deck was sloped to better facilitate drainage. Roof skylights were given higher curbs and insulation was added to minimize moisture condensation over the entire roof system. A new TPO membrane system was installed with a 20 year leak warranty. The new roof is now Energy Star rated adding the R-value of the home, and the home will stay dry for decades which makes the homeowner very happy.