Low-Slope Roofing Mistake No. 1: Not Probing Your Work

By Don Kilcoyne, GAF.

When you’re working on a single-ply roof, do you probe your seams every day, or wait until the job is done and probe everything right before the inspection? 

GAF Senior Commercial Training Specialists Dave Scott and Wally Brown have strong opinions on that, and share them in this episode of Roofing it Right with Dave and Wally.  

In this segment of their Roofing it Right miniseries on the Top Ten Mistakes in Low Slope Roofing, the two experienced pros tackle the importance of probing new TPO or PVC single-ply seams every day. 

Key tips include:

• Probe your own seams every day when the sheet is clean and easiest to repair.

• Make sure someone else does the final pre-inspection check.

• Blunt new seam probes so they don’t accidentally score or cut through the membrane.

• Clean as you go.

Check out the episode here: 

And be sure to check out the entire top ten list, along with the complete collection of entertaining and educational Roofing It Right episodes (muchos de ellos disponibles en español), at gaf.com/RoofingItRight. 

About GAF
Founded in 1886, GAF is the leading roofing manufacturer in North America. As a member of the Standard Industries family of companies, GAF is part of the largest roofing and waterproofing business in the world. The company’s products include a comprehensive portfolio of roofing and waterproofing solutions for residential and commercial properties as well as for civil engineering applications. The full GAF portfolio of solutions is supported by an extensive national network of factory-certified contractors. GAF continues to be the leader in quality and offers comprehensive warranty protection on its products and systems. The company’s success is driven by a commitment to empowering its people to deliver advanced quality and purposeful innovation.

GAF also supports the roofing industry through CARE, the Center for the Advancement of Roofing Excellence, which has provided education to over 230,000 professionals. CARE’s mission is to help professional contractors and distributors build their businesses through sales and management education, and to provide product and installation training to contractors, distributors, architects, property owners, and related industry personnel. For more information about GAF, visit gaf.com.

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