TPO · Fully Adhered
75,000 sqft Cold Storage Facility
Sqft75K
System80-mil TPO FA
Timeline10 days
Reroof and full roof replacement for industrial facilities across NC, SC, GA, TN. We scan for trapped moisture, make the recover-vs-tear-off call in writing, and sequence work so production never stops. TPO, EPDM, BUR, modified bitumen, and standing-seam metal — with 20-to-30-year NDL manufacturer warranties.
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The most expensive mistake on an industrial roof is reroofing the wrong way. Recover the roof when the substrate is wet, and the new membrane traps moisture that rots the deck and voids the warranty within a few years. Tear off a roof that only needed a restoration coating, and you spent two to three times what the building required. The right answer is rarely obvious from the ground — it depends on how many roofing layers are already in place, whether the insulation under the membrane is dry, and whether the metal or concrete deck can carry the added weight of a code-compliant insulation upgrade. That is why every reroof we bid starts with data, not a sales pitch.
We run an infrared or nuclear moisture scan across the roof, count the existing layers, and check decking integrity before we write a single line of scope. The NRCA and the International Building Code (§1511) both cap a structure at two roofing systems — if your facility already carries two, a recover is off the table and a full tear-off is the only code-compliant option. If the scan comes back dry over a single sound layer, a recover or even a silicone restoration coating can extend the roof a decade or more at a fraction of replacement cost. We deliver the scan results, the layer count, and the recover-vs-replace recommendation in writing, so facility managers and capital-planning teams can defend the decision to ownership.
This is the reroof hub for every industrial vertical we serve — manufacturing plants, distribution and warehouse facilities, and cold storage and refrigerated warehouses. Each vertical has its own constraints (vapor drive in cold storage, dock-door and racking access in distribution, rooftop process equipment in manufacturing), but the reroof discipline is the same: scan first, decide on evidence, sequence around operations, and register the manufacturer warranty at closeout.
Installed cost runs from $3.50/sqft for a restoration coating to $22/sqft for standing-seam metal — and the recover-vs-replace decision is the single biggest cost lever. A valid recover typically saves 25-40% over a full tear-off. Ranges below reflect bid data across NC, SC, GA, TN.
Every industrial reroof we perform follows the same six-phase process, built around the moisture-driven recover-vs-replace decision, OSHA 29 CFR 1910.28 fall protection, and NRCA standards. The method is identical whether the building is a 60,000 sqft warehouse recover or a 300,000 sqft plant tear-off — only the phase count and crew size change.
Drone survey plus a walk-through with facility engineering, followed by an infrared or nuclear moisture scan to map trapped water and substrate condition. Existing layer count, decking integrity, and insulation R-value documented. This is the data that drives the recover-vs-replace recommendation. Detailed bid in 36 hours with proposed system, sequencing plan, and line-item cost.
Recommendation made against IBC §1511 (max two roofing systems), moisture-scan results, and structural capacity. Single dry layer over sound decking can support a recover or coating restoration; saturation, two existing layers, or deck deterioration requires full tear-off and replacement. The decision and its basis are delivered in writing — no guessing.
Fall-protection plan filed per 29 CFR 1910.28; permanent roof anchors installed where the facility lacks them so they are reusable for future service. Commercial permit filed with structural calcs for code-required insulation R-value. Lockout/tagout coordination plan reviewed with plant maintenance for rooftop equipment.
For operating facilities, zones are sequenced to the production or distribution schedule with each zone left weather-tight before crews leave. Tear-off removes failed membrane and wet insulation down to sound deck; recover prepares the existing surface and installs cover board. Rotted sheathing replaced, fasteners verified, temporary dry-in deployed if weather threatens between phases.
Insulation laid to current code R-value — tapered to improve drainage where ponding exists. Membrane installed per spec: TPO heat-welded seams, EPDM fully-adhered or seam-taped, BUR/modified-bitumen mopped or torch-applied, standing-seam metal on concealed clips. Every rooftop penetration, curb, and drain field-detailed and photo-logged.
Final moisture scan confirms no trapped substrate moisture. Manufacturer field inspection completed and NDL warranty (20-30 years) registered. As-built drawings delivered with penetration map, rooftop-access photos, and a maintenance schedule that keeps the warranty in force. Facility records receive the OSHA fall-protection documentation.
TPO, EPDM, BUR, and standing-seam metal reroofs and full replacements on industrial facilities across NC, SC, GA, TN. Recover-vs-replace moisture analysis, phased sequencing, and NDL manufacturer warranties.
Facility managers often use "reroof" and "phased in-place reroof" interchangeably, but they are not the same thing — and the distinction matters when you scope a project. An industrial facility reroof is the overall job: replacing or recovering the roof system on an industrial building. A phased in-place (PIP) reroof is one specific delivery technique for that job — dividing the roof into zones and replacing them in sequence over weeks or months so the facility never fully stops operating and no section is ever left exposed to weather while production runs below.
You need the PIP technique when the building cannot take a shutdown: a continuously-operating manufacturing plant, a 24/7 distribution center, or a temperature-controlled cold-storage facility where opening the roof would compromise the cold chain. You do not need it for a vacant building, a single-shift operation that can absorb a few off-hours zones, or a roof small enough to replace contiguously in one weather window. We make that call during the survey and price it transparently — phased sequencing adds roughly $1-2/sqft because work happens in off-shift windows, but it protects revenue that a hard shutdown would cost many times over.
The reroof system choice is independent of the sequencing technique. A PIP reroof can install TPO, EPDM, or a built-up overlay — phasing governs when and in what order each zone is done, while the membrane spec governs what goes down. We pair the right system with the right sequencing for your operation, document both in the bid, and back the finished roof with a manufacturer NDL warranty.
We reroof industrial facilities across our entire four-state footprint — North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee — from our base in the Asheville and Western North Carolina region. The Southeast's industrial building stock is aging into reroof territory exactly as the region absorbs a historic manufacturing and logistics buildout, which means a wave of 1980s-90s plants and distribution centers are hitting end-of-service-life at the same time new capacity comes online. We handle both: full replacements on aging roofs and warranty-grade roofs on newer additions.
In Charlotte and the Mecklenburg County industrial corridor, the I-77 and I-85 distribution and light-manufacturing belt drives steady reroof demand. Around Raleigh and the Research Triangle, advanced-manufacturing and data-center facilities require precise rooftop-equipment coordination during replacement. In Western NC, post-Tropical Storm Helene recovery (FEMA DR-4827) put a number of industrial roofs into storm-driven replacement and insurance-claim territory. Wherever the facility sits in NC, SC, GA, or TN, the reroof discipline — scan, decide, sequence, warrant — travels with us.
We scan for trapped moisture, make the recover-vs-replace call in writing, and sequence work so your facility keeps running. TPO, EPDM, BUR, and metal across NC, SC, GA, TN — with a 36-hour bid turnaround and NDL manufacturer warranties.