Education
Topics
Recent Articles
8% More Defects This Year: Why Preventative Maintenance Matters
We recently completed our annual inspection of a giant LNG tank. After a comparative analysis with the previous inspection, we saw roughly an 8% growth in anomalies over the past year. Included photos below are a 3D capture we did of the tank and a segment showing...
Say “YES” to More Roofing Jobs Even During Worker Shortages
Education, Leak Detection, Maintenance Inspections, Moisture Mapping
Strategies to Overcome Worker Scarcity and Optimize Roofing Operations Roofing worker shortages have been a challenge for quite some time and according to current research, there's no end in sight. The impact of this labor shortage forces roofing contractors to...
Severe Storm & Hurricane Preparedness Guide for Low-Slope Roofs
Education, Insurance Claims, Storm Damage
Get the Storm Damage Prevention Checklist Get this printable PDF checklist for yourself or to share with your clients right now! Get My Printable Checklist You will receive email messages and e-newsletters from Structura View. You can unsubscribe at any time. A...
Prevent Financial Surprises on Roof Maintenance!
Maintenance Inspections, Social Posts
Be financially prepared to do roof maintenance whenever it’s time. The ability to put together an effective, proactive maintenance program and budget really boils down to having a good, clear understanding of your roof’s present condition, understanding the...
Automated Drone Mapping Mission Seen from The Console
Here’s a short video clip showing how an automated drone mission captures hundreds of images for roof investigations. Back in the office we stitch the images together into one consolidated image for analysis. And here's what the stitched images look like.
Roof Moisture Manufacturer Warranty Compliance
Education, Warranty Compliance
There are a lot of aged, battered and beaten old Modified Bitumen and Built-Up Gravel, Thermoplastic Polyolefin (TPO), PVC, Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM) low sloped and flat roofs out there today. Property owners and managers constantly deal with maintenance...
How Moisture Mapping of Commercial Building Enclosures Helps Your Insurance Claim
Education, Insurance Claims, Moisture Mapping
Moisture mapping can identify isolated damage to a roof. It can reveal wind-driven water damage, and other types of water intrusion damage within the roofing system. When it comes to filing and processing commercial insurance claims, it can be a long drawn out...
How to Decide on A Commercial Roof Repair or Replacement
Education, Maintenance Inspections
Every commercial property owner or manager at some point in their career will hit the wall of trying to decide what they should do with their low sloped or flat roof. As the structures age, the subject becomes a constant juggling act of budget, keeping occupants happy...
How Moisture Mapping Helps Locate Roof Leaks
Education, Leak Detection, Moisture Mapping
Once a low sloped or flat roof ages, difficult leaks and maintenance problems become a nightmare to track down and properly repair. Traditional methods of finding a leak involves studying where the leak is coming through to the inside of the building and then walking...
How to Properly Map Commercial Roof Moisture
Moisture mapping is a highly beneficial service utilized in the commercial roofing industry for various applications such as helping to track down leaks, it can be a productive quality control check, help calculate the amount of moisture damage present to determine...