Wind is a big deal for residents of North Texas and Oklahoma. People in our region love telling stories of historic tornadoes or big storms with serious, straight winds. It’s almost a point of pride that we live in such adverse conditions without flinching.

Unfortunately, for local commercial building owners, wind is a very real and serious threat to their property, business operations, and livelihoods.

Wind Uplift: A Serious Concern for Commercial Building Owners

Every roofing system is susceptible to wind uplift, which occurs when wind forces its way between the outer membrane and the roof deck.

When this occurs, wind forcibly tugs at and peels away sections of your conventional flat roof, or it forms splits in your roof’s membrane, compromising the soundness of the entire roofing system and resulting in leaks and water damage to your building.

However, some commercial roofing systems resist wind uplift far better than others.

When it comes to fighting high winds and damage from uplift, spray polyurethane foam (SPF) is the best roofing material available for most commercial and industrial settings. [more]

There have been many days above 105 degrees this summer, and it’s only going to get worse…

That makes this fall your opportunity to consider better insulation to reduce your utility bills. It’s a great investment for the future.

If you’re like many business owners, you’ve probably been taking a hard look at your electric bills this season and don’t like what you see: Rising electric bills from the extra work your A/C units have to put in to cool your workspace or commercial building under this year’s brutal summer conditions.

On top of that, there’s no telling what the coming North Texas summers will be like. It’s reasonable to expect more of the same conditions…

Or even worse.

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Summer is here again, and temperatures have already climbed to extreme highs — do you have energy-saving closed cell spray foam roofing and insulation installed at your commercial building?

You should — I’ll explain.

The harsh summer conditions of North Texas mean the utility costs for energy consumption are skyrocketing as you attempt to keep the temperature inside your commercial building and workspace bearable.

As a fellow business owner, I understand what you’re going through — I have a recommendation for keeping your business expenses and your worries to a minimum.

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There are a lot of choices on the market for flat roof materials, and it can be difficult to choose which one is best when it comes time to replace that aging, leaky roof on your commercial building.

It can seem like a tough decision at first glance.

Let’s consider the pluses and minuses of the many options — I think the best decision will become clearer once you have the necessary information at your disposal.

Flat Roof Materials — The Built-Up Roof

Often referred to by the acronym BUR, a built-up roof is your conventional tar-and-gravel roofing system. It’s constructed by building up 3 to 4 layers of hot tar over a reinforcing fabric — the top layer can be covered in a smooth stone ballast to improve the appearance.

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When it comes to the question of closed cell foam vs open cell foam, the two types of polyurethane foam used for roofing and insulation are not the same, even though they often look similar and can be difficult to distinguish by simple appearance.

These two families of polyurethane foam products bring very different advantages to the table and are utilized for very different purposes.

Let’s discuss the difference between closed cell foam and open cell foam so that, hopefully, you’ll see why we most often recommend closed cell foam for commercial building applications.

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Although major hurricanes like Katrina, Ivan, Ike, Rita, and the most recent one that raged through Puerto Rico, Maria, leave unbelievable damage in their wakes, spray foam roofing is proving through each storm event that it can survive these unbelievable conditions.

That means spray foam roofing (also called spray polyurethane foam, or SPF),  may be the best choice to protect your commercial building in the harsh weather of North Texas, too.

How Do Hurricane Conditions Affect Roofing?

Let’s look at a little background information on hurricanes that will help us understand just how strong and durable spray foam roofing really is.

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At DFW Urethane, we firmly believe that an SPF (spray polyurethane foam) roofing system is the best option for the majority of commercial buildings — both those in need of a solution to their current failing roof and new constructions.

Here are 5 reasons why we’re sold on spray polyurethane foam roofing systems, and why you should be, too.

1.  Ease of Installation

A spray polyurethane foam roofing system is sprayed on one coat at a time.

It’s self-flashing, adhering to the surface and conforming to the shape and features of the roof, making it great for flat, pitched, or dome roofs.

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