“The decision not to employ an aggressive roof maintenance program is costing owners between $.010 and $0.15 per sq. ft., per year.”
--Dennis Firman, after managing 600 million sq. ft. of roof as maintenance chief for the U.S. Air Force
(Roofing Solutions; “How Roof Maintenance Saves Valuable Dollars,” copyright 2004). |
Forecasting roofing costs and potential problems is notoriously difficult - more than 25% of all roofing dollars are spent on unplanned repairs. Preventive maintenance is vitally important to roof asset management.
• Replacement cost of roofs range from $6.00 - $7.00 per square foot
• Roofs last on average 15 - 20 years
• Proper roof management can result in an increased service
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- Maintaining a roof in a ready condition
- Reduce or eliminate disruptive leaks
- Budgeting the cost of the asset as a cost of doing business
- Thinking in terms of Life Cycle Cost
- Regular maintenance, corrective actions and inspections for the life of the roof
- Consider roof rehabilitation as a perpetual life extension tool
- Programmed replacement
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