Chanhassen, Minnesota
Reliable PVC Roofing in Chanhassen, MN
Kitchen exhaust is the reason most commercial roofs in Chanhassen end up on PVC. Fryer vapor drifts out of a rooftop fan, lands on the membrane, and softens anything grease can attack. PVC takes it. The other half of the argument here is hail, since the National Weather Service forecast office and its KMPX radar sit on Lake Drive West, and storm reports get logged in town.
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The exhaust fans tell us what membrane to use
Most of what we tear off in Chanhassen is ballasted or builder grade single ply on office warehouse buildings from the same years the wooded subdivisions filled in. The crew usually finds the same story: the roof is fine everywhere except a fan shaped stain downwind of the kitchen exhaust, where the old membrane has gone soft and the seams have opened. That is the part that drives the estimate, not the square footage. We map the exhaust fans first, decide how far the grease travels, and detail the curbs and the sump area to take it. Fastening pattern gets set off the deck we find once the ballast is off, not off a guess. If your building has no kitchens and no chemical exhaust at all, we will say so and price EPDM roofing instead, which is often the more honest answer for a plain roof.
PVC Roofing in Chanhassen
What PVC does on a Chanhassen building
Seams welded into one sheet
PVC seams get hot air welded, so the laps fuse instead of leaning on adhesive. On a roof that sees grease and fifty degree temperature swings, that is the joint least likely to open first.
Fryer exhaust does not eat it
Animal fats and cooking oils soften plenty of membranes downwind of a kitchen fan. PVC is what we specify when a Chanhassen building has hoods on the roof and grease landing on the surface.
Hail damage documented on paper
Storms over this area are well reported, so dates are easy to pin down. We photograph dents, punctures and split seams and write the damage up the way an adjuster reads it.
Curbs and rooftop units flashed tight
Most leaks on these roofs start at a curb, not out in the field. We rebuild the flashing at every fan, unit and vent so the membrane turns up and terminates above the water line.
White surface over leased space
A white PVC roof throws summer sun off instead of pushing it into the space below. Tenants under the roof notice it in July, and the rooftop units run less to keep up.
Drains sized for a real storm
August 9, 2020 put 5.53 inches on Chanhassen in one night. We check that every drain, sump and overflow can move that water before we detail the new membrane around them.
How we approach a grease exposed roof
We walk it with the fans running
Grease patterns show up best while the kitchen is working. We look at the roof during service hours so the wash zone around each fan is obvious rather than guessed at.
Core cuts before a number
We cut the roof open in a few spots and look at the insulation. Wet insulation turns a recover into a tear off, and you should know that before you sign anything.
Someone answers at three in the morning
The August 2020 storms came back through after one in the morning. We are open all day and night, so a torn membrane at that hour gets a call answered and a tarp on it.
We will talk you out of it
If the existing roof has years left and the damage is at two curbs, we quote the repair. Replacing a roof that is not finished is a poor use of a building budget.
Estimates are free and written
We come out, measure, take cores where needed, and hand you a written quote with no obligation. Family run and faith based, and we would rather lose a job than oversell it.
What people near Chanhassen say
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Chanhassen commercial roofing questions
What people in Chanhassen ask us about this work. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Does my Chanhassen restaurant need PVC instead of a cheaper membrane?
If there are cooking hoods venting onto the roof, yes. Grease is what kills membranes early, and PVC is built to take it. If the building is offices or storage with no kitchen and no chemical exhaust, a cheaper membrane does the same work, and we will tell you that rather than sell you the upgrade.
Can you reroof a Chanhassen building while we stay open?
Usually. We work in sections so the building is dry every night, keep tear off away from the entrance, and stage material where it does not block parking. Kitchens are the tight spot, since the fans come down for a few hours while the curbs get rebuilt. We schedule that around your slow part of the week.
Will hail like the August 9, 2020 storm wreck a new PVC roof?
Golf ball hail bruises any single ply, and the harder it hits the more the board underneath matters. A thicker membrane over a firm cover board takes a strike better than a thin sheet over soft board. After a storm we walk the roof, mark every hit, and say honestly whether it is a repair or a claim.
Walk your Chanhassen roof with us
Tell us what is up there, kitchens, units, drains, and we will come out, look at it with you, and put a written quote in your hands. Free, and no obligation attached.
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