The nature of commercial flat or low sloped roofs has created major challenges for property owners and commercial roof contractors. The first challenge is that flat roofs tend to pond water, drain slowly, and are very susceptible to leaks. The second long standing problem of flat roofs are its constant exposure to extreme weather conditions from UV degradation to freezing temperatures, known as "Thermal Shock ," ultimately leading to roof failure and very expensive replacements.

Traditional roofing has attempted to "solve" these on-going challenges with systems that are comprised of thousands of linear feet of seams—seams that always eventually fail under the constant assault from the unforgiving elements—and labor intensive "dirty" applications. An expensive song and dance ensues between the Contractor and property owner that always seems to end in another roof installation well before the roof's intended lifetime.

The National Roofing Contractors Association has said that a 20-year specification Built-Up Roof will often last only 7-9 years, primarily due to improper installation or inadequate maintenance.

Traditional roof systems are also very expensive. The two primary reasons are due to the cost of labor and the inability to solve remedial maintenance work in an effective way.

Ask yourself where most of your investment goes when you buy a traditional roof system. The answer is Labor-the one component of an installation that does not prevent roof failure after an installation is complete. Approximately 70% of each dollar spent on a typical roof system goes towards the cost of labor, while only 30% is allocated towards materials. Vantage Roofing is nearly the exact opposite at 20% Labor and 80% Materials. The importance of materials must not go over looked: materials ensure and maintain the integrity of a roof after the Labor goes home. So why spend the majority of your money on a roof that does not address the problem at hand? Traditional roof installations almost always require complete or partial roof removal prior to the installation and then require hundreds of man hours to install, thus the staggering cost of a commercial roof.

A traditional roof system is also poorly equipped to deal with remedial and maintenance requirements. The "solutions" are short-term leading to rising costs, inconvenience, and damage to the building interior.

Vantage Roofing Systems™ tackles the problems of commercial and traditional roofing like never before. Vantage RESTORES the existing roof with a seamless, monolithic, roof system that eliminates wasteful costs, time, and years of frequent maintenance needs! Our ten year Ad-vantage warranty also provides superior post-installation customer service and assurance. This is only a snapshot of the ad-vantages!