How to Prevent Ponding Water for Your Commercial Roof
Ponding Water
A common headache that can quickly turn into a nightmare for commercial flat roof building owners and managers everywhere, ponding water is defined as water that remains on a roof 48 hours or longer. We all know weather happens, but did you know that mechanical equipment relied upon to operate some businesses can create ponding water too? Here are the top problems associated with ponding water, and the best solutions for each.
- PROBLEM: Structural Fatigue
The biggest risk associated with roofs and ponding water is structural fatigue. The weight of pooling water on a flat roof is likely to exceed weight that your roof can handle. The longer it remains, the greater the danger of a collapsed roof. once it has been sitting there for an extended period of time. is t, since roof collapse is not an easy fix.
- SOLUTION: Flat roofs need a sufficient pitch or slope to avoid ponding water. Frequent trouble with ponding water will require roof pumps to drain the water until the roof can be sufficiently pitched when it is time for re-roofing.
- PROBLEM: Leaking
As we mentioned a moment ago, a flat roof is never to be truly flat, but needs some slope with drains installed on the surface. Commercial owners and managers should always be aware of standing water before any kind of leak, minor or major, develops. Remember, when the temperatures outside become extreme, they can effectively cause any ponding water to quickly add to your roof’s wear and tear the roof as it becomes superheated.
- SOLUTION: A reflective coating for your roof will help maintain safe, even temperatures on it.
- PROBLEM: Health Risks
- Warm, ponding water is a breeding ground for algae, and fungal materials, such as bird feces, which seriously endanger the air quality in your building. Not only is this is a health code violation, you also don’t want your employees or customers exposed.
- SOLUTION: Removing the water immediately is the only true solution to prevent it from reaching a temperature where it can house infectious matter.
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