Energy Star Cool Roof System

Single ply roofing is increasing its market share in the roofing market since 1995. Over the past ten years, the singly ply roof market has nearly doubled, with almost two billion square feet of roof laid down. TPO will actually surpass EPDM roofs now after EPDM had a huge monopoly in the industry.

TPO has many advantages over EPDM roofs with better weather ability, and heat welded seams. TPO actually costs less than EPDM would. In almost all the types of TPO roofs, the price of the whole job is less, with the exception of a few. It is an Energy Star quality material. Most black roofs in the summer get up over one hundred and seventy degrees. The TPO roofs can get as low as one hundred and TEN degrees. Because of this, there is less solar radiation that is coming into your building. There are many commercial roofing contractors who favor the installation of this roof system over the old tar and gravel. Installing a white roof is even better, since it obviously takes in less heat. It could be a huge money saver. Depending on where you live, the Department of Energy estimates that you could save yourself between twenty thousand and sixty thousand dollars over fifteen years.

Heat welded seams are one of the key advantages of these roofs. Instead of being taped together, they are molecular and fused together for extra strength. This means that there is only one layer instead of an uneven structure. The strength this provides is incredible, and is about nine times as strong as EPDM roofs. PVC Everguard is also strong, at about five times as strong.

Rapid Seam Technology is also a great benefit. These have no fumes, are user friendly, and make for quicker installations. It is fully adhered to the roof, so it would need a ton of uplift for it to come off of the roof. It can be installed almost fifty times quicker than traditional seams. It can be installed right from the box.

Installing these roofs is as easy as one, two, three. You just roll out the membrane, and then depending on which type you have, you either remove the film to expose the adhesive to the roof, or fasten it down to the roof. Then the last step is to weld or roll the seams. It is a very easy process. EPDM roofs normally have over twelve steps for installation.

The great thing about these rolls, are that they are bigger than normal, by over fifty percent. This means less rolls are needed to be installed, less welding, and less fasteners. Also, if anything happens to the roof, the repairs are very economical. The price of repairs of these roofs are about half of the price of the competitors. This means less life cycle cost for the roof. Overall, it looks like a win-win situation when installing a TPO single ply roof.