Weisman Roof Management

By the Numbers
Is Roof Asset Mgmt. Still NOT a Priority?

In 2005 Ducker Research, which performs market research for several commercial roofing manufacturers, surveyed commercial building facility managers and found:

Primary maintenance activities on all types of roofs, including the typical cost per foot for each type of roof maintenance area as follows;

Maintenance Activity Cost/ft. Visual inspections Picking up debris/cleaning Patching Repairing flashing Cleaning drains

$0.01 $0.04 $0.31 $0.24 $0.08

On average, commercial roofing system(s) share of building owners' annual maintenance budget was relatively small (less than five percent).

Six in ten building owners and managers (61%) studied by Ducker believed that following a comprehensive roof maintenance schedule would prolong the life and decrease overall cost of a roof. Almost four in ten (37%) did not agree.

Only one in four (24%) had in place or had considered a roof assessment management program as a preventive measure for extending roof life. Three in four (76%) had not considered it. Today, to replace a commercial roofing system costs about 10 percent of a commercial building's value. In this economy, given the necessity of preserving assets and delaying the expense of replacement projects, managing roof assets has become a greater priority. WRAM

 

 

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