EPDM and
Single-Ply Roof
Restore your EPDM and Single-ply Roof
with a Seamless System
* Flashing & Seam repairs
* Drains sumped for better water
flow
* Complete membrane overlap
* Up to 15 year Full
Labor & Material Warrantee
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HISTORY OF SINGLE PLY ROOFING
Single-ply
rubber roofs were first introduced to the United States in the 1950's.
The first single-ply systems were based on synthetic rubbers, mainly
neoprene, butyls, or polyisobutylene (P.I.B.). By the 1960's,
chlorosulphonatedpolyethylene (DuPont's Hypalon) and polyvinyl chloride
(PVC) were being used to produce single-ply sheet rubber roofing
systems. In the 1970's, ethylene propylene diene monomer (E.P.D.M.)
systems first appeared on the market and, by the early 1980's, had
become the most widely sold single-ply sheet rubber roof system.
The
application techniques have varied as more companies have introduced
systems to the market. At the height of the single-ply rubber roofing
sales era in 1985, there were over 120 companies manufacturing rubber
systems. Many of these companies marketed materials and accessories that
they private labeled from a contract manufacturer and so had little
control over product development and quality control. Other companies
designed systems that, while appearing feasible during development, did
not function properly in practice.
Through the
1980's and 1990's, the number of companies selling single-ply rubber
roofing systems declined dramatically as failures mounted. Today, only
companies with field proven systems remain in business. This high
failure rate in the rubber roof manufacturing business has left millions
of square feet of single-ply rubber roofing installed with no
manufacturer or contractor to provide warranty and maintenance support.
Therefore, the need for single-ply roof restoration was born.
