Sometimes appreciation of Roofing as a Construction Investment comes too late
'Out of Sight, Out of Mind' is a dangerous attitude toward your investment in your buildings. It's also poor asset management, so says Mike Russo, managing editor of Roofing/Siding/Insulation's (RSI) magazine in their
Commercial Roofing Solutions Guide. Whether you're considering a new building or have existing buildings to maintain, the roofing system is all too often an afterthought. That's difficult to explain once you consider that....
"A roof accounts for only 10% of the total cost of building construction,
but 90% of its problems down the road!"
It's this "5th wall", the roof, which takes all the abuse. Wind, rain, hail, clumsy contractors, and plugged drains all can hasten roof failure. And those don't have much to do with roof itself. So how do you invest wisely and protect that roofing investment?
Look for a commercial roofing contractor that will mitigate your risks!
Unnecessary risks can ruin your construction investment, now or later. So where does your exposure to risk come from?
Does your contractor carry enough or the right insurance?
Castro is bonded ($5M per contract, $14M aggregate) and carries
Liability ($2M aggregate), Workers Comp ($1M per accident), Auto ($1M per accident), Excessive Liability ($5M aggregate), Installation Floater ($330k per job).
Does your contractor maintain a safety system and a record to prove it?
Castro has adopted and received federal approval on their detailed safety manual. The safety standards of the National Roofing Contractor's Association, the Corps of Engineers manual, and OSHA 1926 have also been integrated into the Castro Safety Manual. They currently have had X man days lost to accident or injury.
Does your contractor have enough experience with your type of roof or project?
Castro has received advanced training from the key manufacturers of roofing systems and has performed every type of roofing project; from a tile re-roof on the Fair Park Music Hall (link to project) to 2-layer polyisocyanurate insulation and cover board on a concrete deck covered with 2-ply of Type VI fiberglass felt (hot mopped)
under 1-Ply of modified bitumen cap sheet at Texas Instruments' New
Fab One (link) computer chip manufacturing plant in Richardson, TX, all 526,000 sq. ft. of it.
Does your contractor have the ability to design its own project for you?
Castro can design its own projects' scopes and specs. Can you think of a better way to mitigate the need for and cost of
change orders? Castro goes so far as to hold you harmless for its change orders, except for the unknown or unforeseen, when you use Castro to design-build your project.
Can your contractor add value instead of simply extract costs?
Castro will include the full scope, make sure the bid is accurate, current and complete, Quality Engineer for a better way, Value Engineer for a more economical way, view your schedule as sacred, plan-plan-plan, then coordinate everything because it's Priority #1!
Can your contractor show up every workday with the right equipment to complete your project?
Castro's workers are randomly tested drug-free, show up and, because Castro owns all of its specialized equipment, they show up with the necessary equipment to perform their project tasks. And they aren't being trained for the first time on your project. Those are big reasons why we're able to stay on schedule.
Does your contractor view this project as a "one-off" or look to become your roofing system partner?
Castro views every project as a chance to earn another one, from you! Your future construction investments will be as well protected, your risks mitigated, as they will be on this project. Castro Roofing of Texas couldn't view this any other way..... |
