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Practice 01 — Commercial

Commercial roofing,
kept under asset-grade
stewardship.

Commercial, multifamily, and institutional roofing systems for property owners and managers who treat the building as a long-horizon asset, not a line item.

Founder John Morris Operating regions Arizona &
Western Pennsylvania
Commercial building exterior at golden hour
01Low-slope membrane assemblies for occupied commercial property
Index 01 — Sectors

A focused commercial practice. Four kinds of buildings.

We work where ownership horizons exceed the typical sales cycle — where the roof is a system, not a punch-list item.

01

Multifamily &
institutional

Coordinated portfolio reroofs across 100 – 400 unit communities. Resident communication and access logistics held in-house.

02

Commercial
real estate

Class-A office, mixed-use retail, and medical office. Specifications written for ownership horizons of 10 – 25 years.

03

Industrial
& logistics

Distribution centers, cold-storage, light manufacturing. Membrane systems designed to coexist with rooftop process equipment.

04

Hospitality
& campus

Resort properties, education campuses, low-rise hospitality. Phased work that protects guest experience and operational continuity.

Index 02 — Systems

A working library, matched to the building.

The right system is the one the building, climate, and ownership horizon actually call for — not the one the manufacturer most wants to sell.

01

TPO
Single-ply membrane

Application
Low-slope commercial
Thickness
45 / 60 / 80 mil
Reflectance
0.79 ENERGY STAR
Warranty
15 – 30 yr NDL

The workhorse of the Southwestern commercial portfolio. Heat-welded seams, high solar reflectance, and a service profile that pairs cleanly with rooftop equipment, solar arrays, and modern drainage detailing.

02

PVC
Single-ply membrane

Application
Chemical / grease exposure
Thickness
50 / 60 / 80 mil
Reinforcement
Fiberglass / polyester
Warranty
20 – 30 yr

Specified where rooftop conditions are chemically aggressive — restaurants, hospitals, light industrial. Greater dimensional stability than TPO in extreme heat cycling. Welds more forgiving in field repair conditions.

03

Modified
Bitumen

Application
Plaza decks · podiums
System
SBS / APP, 2-ply
Surfacing
Granular · smooth · pavers
Warranty
20 – 25 yr

For roofs that double as occupied terrace or amenity space, or where redundancy is a structural requirement. Multi-ply assemblies engineered for foot traffic and the realities of intensive equipment loading.

04

Built-up
Roofing (BUR)

Application
Institutional · long-horizon
Plies
3 – 4 ply
Surfacing
Aggregate · cap sheet · coating
Warranty
20 – 30 yr

Where redundancy and proven service life matter more than installation speed. A category of system being phased out of fashion but still the most disciplined answer for a class of institutional building.

05

Silicone & Acrylic
Coatings

Application
Restoration · life extension
Mil thickness
20 – 30 dry mil
Adhesion
Tested per substrate
Warranty
10 – 20 yr

A coating is rarely the first answer, but for the right substrate it is the most disciplined one — extending an asset's lifecycle without the embodied carbon and capital disruption of a full tear-off.

06

SPF
Foam roofing

Application
Irregular substrates
Density
2.8 – 3.0 lb/ft³
R-value
6.5 per inch
Warranty
15 – 20 yr

Spray polyurethane foam delivers continuous insulation, drainage correction, and a monolithic membrane in a single assembly. Particularly compelling for older buildings with deflected decks and complex penetrations.

Index 03 — Lifecycle

Roofing managed as a 25-year asset, not a 25-day project.

We hold the roof through the warranty's life — inspections scheduled, drainage maintained, anomalies caught at the moment they stop being cheap to fix.

Year 0

Install & document

Bound photo audit, manufacturer registration, and the maintenance calendar we will execute against.

Year 1 – 5

Semi-annual inspection

Drainage cleared. Penetration seal verified. Any service-equipment punctures repaired under warranty.

Year 6 – 12

Mid-life forensics

Moisture survey, seam scan, surface condition graded. A written mid-life report on file.

Year 13 – 20

Restoration window

Where conditions allow, a coating restoration extends the assembly. Where they don't, a measured tear-off is planned.

Year 20 +

Reroof, in calm

Reroof scheduled with capital, never with the leak. The decision is made on a forecast — not in the rain.

Index 04 — Capacity

A measured operation, at honest scale.

We accept fewer engagements than we are offered — the discipline that keeps the operator close to the work.

2021est.
Founded in Tempe, Arizona — operator-led since day one
2regions
Licensed in Arizona and Western Pennsylvania
1director
One project director from scope through closeout
Index 05 — Property Types

The buildings we take on. And how we approach them.

Modern commercial building
01Multifamily & HOA communities

Multifamily & HOA communities

Phased TPO and membrane work across occupied buildings — sequenced around residents

01
Modern commercial office
02Class-A office & plaza decks

Class-A office & plaza decks

PVC assemblies, occupied-tower logistics, and waterproofing under amenity space

02
Logistics building
03Industrial & distribution

Industrial & distribution

Large-format fields, heavy rooftop equipment, and schedules that never stop the dock

03
Hospitality building
04Hospitality & campus

Hospitality & campus

Modified bitumen and plaza-deck assemblies phased to protect guest experience

04
Index 06 — Insurance

Carrier-savvy representation, without the storm-chaser theatrics.

Hail, wind, and water events. We document, scope, and execute the work to the adjuster's standards and the asset's actual interest — two things that are not always the same.

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Begin a project

Send a building.
We'll send back
a method.

Most engagements begin with a thirty-minute conversation, an on-site walk, and a written next-step memo. No estimating funnel. No pressure.

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