Newly tested roofing membranes and plaza deck waterproofing membranes should be watched for potential damage prior and during overburden placement. (Photo courtesy R. Foyouzi)
Are you watching for potential damage to your building’s open roofs or roofs and plaza decks with overburden placement?
The following story illustrates why you should.
Scenario: Electronic Roof Tests (ERT) have been performed on your building’s roofs and plaza decks. You now have drawings (prepared in CAD) pinpointing where breaches were found, pigtail tag locations, and an easy-to-understand written report. You are happy with the results, so you decide you don’t need additional job site observation services for the newly-tested membranes during the future placement of all overburdens (pedestals, pavers, wood decks, garden roofs, etc.)
And then: Overburden is added. Mechanical equipment is installed. Siding for the penthouse is installed. Materials and workers are moving all over the roofing and plaza deck membranes to sounds of hammering, nailing, and power equipment. One day, finally, all is finished. And then someone finds evidence of water infiltration in your building’s interior….
According to Pete Dalton, Senior Weatherproofing Consultant at T&L, “All too often, when adding overburden, construction procedures may puncture or cause new damage to the roofing or plaza deck membranes after they’ve been tested. This is frequently not thought about until after the damage is done.”
How to get a happy ending: Quality Control Services from T&L provide a trained Technician on site all day, five days/week, to observe and therefore protect your building’s roofing and/or plaza deck membranes prior and during the placement of all overburdens, etc. Custom Quality Assurance Services (one-, two-, three-, or four-day full or partial day services) are also available. If you are crunched for time, then schedule both the Electronic Roof Testing (which tests both roofing membranes and deck plaza waterproofing membranes) and Quality Control or Quality Assurance Services at the same time.
Let us help you! For further details and scheduling, contact Reza Foyouzi, Director of Building Enclosure Services at rfoyouzi@thompsonlichtner.com or Pete Dalton, Senior Weatherproofing Consultant, at pdalton@thompsonlichtner.com.
