A Commercial Roof Company When your commercial roof requires replacement or repair it is important to take help from a reputed roof contractors. Before hiring a commercial roofer few things are to be considered that helps in selecting a right one . Roof is a integral part of any commercial building and is one of the important section that acts as a defense against various elements .Â
Roofing Tools and Equipment List
Some tools are so fundamental to the roofing industry that they should be included in every roof contractor’s inventory. Following is a roofing tools list of basic equipment, commercial roofing tools, and the special items required to perform certain tasks.
General Equipment
General Equipment
Ladder (30’ to 40’) – Hard hats Soft-soled, steel-toed shoes Caulking guns Paint brushes Electric or cordless drill and assorted drill bit and drivers – Pop-rivet gun Wheelbarrow Scissors Pre-Inspection Tools
Roof Cleaning Equipment Stiff bristled hand broom – debris from the roof surface.
Used for sweeping gravel and loose
Power broom –
large motorized rotary brush used for thorough sweeping of large commercial roof areas. Spud bar (hand) – a long-handled, flat-bladed device used in much the same manner as an ice scraper for chipping and loosening embedded gravel. Power shudder – a motorized device which looks like a rotary lawn mower with steel blades.
Garden hose with nozzle –
used in conjunction with a hand or power broom for washing and scrubbing the substrate to remove all adhered or embedded dirt and contaminants.
Shovel –
used for removing aggregate and debris from the roof surface. Choose a sturdy industrial model.
High pressure washer – machine to disperse water at very
high pressure; used for water-blasting embedded dirt and poorly-adhered material from the roof surface.
Trash chute –
can be purchased or constructed from plywood and 2”x4” lumber. It is used to safely lower trash and debris from the rooftop to the truck or dumpster. Dumpster or truck – a dumpster, which can be rented, or a truck, which can be rented or purchased, is required when removing a significant amount of material from a roof.
Application Equipment
Paint type roller – 9” or 18” paint roller frame utilizing 1” or 1 ¼” nap rollers. Large paint pan – for use with rollers. Airless sprayer – used for applying liquid coating to the roof surface. It can be used for application of all Conklin liquid-applied roof coatings. Capacity – Interior paints – minimum of one gallon per minute (1 gpm) Pressure – Interior paints – minimum pressure 2,000 psi Roof Coatings – minimum pressure 3,000-5,000 psi Nozzle or tip size – commonly .031 to .034 Set-up and use of this equipment should be accomplished in accordance with manufacturer’s directions. Seam roller – a small hand-held roller, usually silicone free, used to press Hot air gun – the electric hot air gun is used to heat weld single ply
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