Month: September 2026

Direct Answer A condo re-roof should be phased so that resident safety, building access, parking, temporary weather protection, and hurricane readiness are built into the construction schedule—not handled after work…

Direct Answer A condo board should build a commercial re-roof RFP around a clearly defined scope, existing roof conditions, Florida code requirements, contractor qualifications, quality-control procedures, warranty requirements, project schedule,…

Direct Answer Before a Florida condominium association renews its master property insurance policy, the board should prepare a roof documentation package that establishes the roof’s age, condition, remaining useful life,…

Direct Answer Condo boards turn a roof’s remaining useful life (RUL) into reserve and replacement planning by connecting four pieces of information: current roof condition, estimated remaining useful life, projected…

Direct Answer No. A roofing assessment, a Structural Integrity Reserve Study (SIRS), and a Florida Milestone Inspection are different things, although they can overlap and, in certain circumstances, one inspection…

Direct Answer A condo board should interpret roof findings in a Structural Integrity Reserve Study (SIRS) as both a condition assessment and a long-term funding input—not simply as a list…

Direct Answer A flat commercial roof assessment looks for many of the same fundamental conditions across TPO, PVC, modified bitumen, and built-up roofing—such as membrane condition, flashings, drainage, penetrations, rooftop…

Direct Answer Yes. In many cases, a commercial roof can be assessed with little or no meaningful disruption to tenants or normal building operations. The key is to plan the…

Direct Answer Roof inspection, assessment, survey, and evaluation are related terms, but they do not necessarily describe the same scope of work. The biggest difference is what the professional is…

Direct Answer A commercial roof assessment can take anywhere from 1–3 hours for a straightforward small or mid-size roof to several hours or more for a large, complex, or diagnostically…