When a roof less than 10 years old is blistering and developing leaks along its expansion joints, it’s tempting to say “replace it.” But when that roof is sitting on top of a busy warehouse that cannot tolerate any disruption to its operations, extending the life of the existing roof may be the more viable alternative. That recently proved to be the case for the Rooms To Go (RTG) furniture warehouse in the town of Suwanee, Ga., just north of Atlanta.
It was estimated that it would cost RTG approximately $2.5 million in the next five years — plus the disruption associated with a complete tear-off — to replace the roof. Not surprisingly, the company’s director of facilities, Manny Delgado, began searching for an alternative to total roof replacement.