Video: Rooftop Drainage and Design

Roofing contractors have a lot to keep an eye on when it comes to roof replacements of any kind. But one area they often overlook is the importance of proper drainage on existing structures, said RC Legal Insights expert Trent Cotney. The issue can became a profit killer for roofers if certain conditions aren’t part of the contract.

“There's a lot of potential liability there because oftentimes, when you're redoing a roof or you're working on exteriors and you're putting on new systems, the existing drainage may not be capable of handling whatever the new flow is,” said Cotney, partner with Adams & Reese, in this brief videochat.

He added that if the customer won’t allow you change the drainage, that it’s critical to disclaim it in the contract. Watch the full conversation here.

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Art Aisner is Editor-in-Chief of Roofing Contractor and Roofing Supply Pro. He spent the bulk of his career as a multi-media journalist for newspapers and television stations before joining the RC team in 2015. He is the driving force behind the publication’s content development, editorial strategy and other initiatives that serve growing audiences in the roofing space.