A roof can look fine from the top and be holding tons of water in the insulation underneath. The membrane keeps the water in as well as out. Here is how we find it.
How the scan works
After sunset, a roof cools. Wet insulation holds heat longer than dry, so it shows warm on an infrared camera for a few hours after dark. We walk the roof with the camera, mark the warm areas on the roof and on a plan, and confirm them with core cuts the next day.
What it tells you
The percentage of the roof that is wet, where, and whether a recover is even allowed. It also finds the leak paths: wet areas trace back to the penetration or seam that let the water in.
What it costs
Included in every Ridgeline scope. Standalone, for an owner doing due diligence on a building purchase, it is a few hundred dollars for a typical commercial roof and has changed more than one purchase price.
What happens without it
The tear-off finds the wet insulation, the contractor writes a change order at a per-square-foot rate, and the owner pays for something that should have been in the contract.
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