Selecting the Right Built-Up Roof with Stonebridge
Protect your commercial building from the elements with built-up roofing (BUR).
As St. Louis property owners’ trusted roofing contractor, Stonebridge Roofing has years of experience installing, maintaining, repairing, and replacing BUR roof systems for commercial properties.
Why Choose Built-Up Roofs?
BUR systems are systems made of alternating layers of tar, gravel, and similar materials. They are popular choices for commercial buildings with flat or low-pitch roofs in most climates.
Also called:
- Tar-and-gravel roofs
- Built-up roofs
- BUR systems
Benefits of built-up roofing systems include:
- Fire resistant
- UV resistant
- Waterproof
- Wind resistant
- Energy efficiency
- Cost effective
- Easy to repair
Good for:
- Commercial roofs
- Buildings with low-pitch or flat roofs
- Roofs with lots of foot traffic
- Buildings in most climates
3 Types of BUR Systems
There are three primary types of built-up roof systems: hot asphalt, cold applied, and ballasted BUR systems.
All three can include some combination of layers of asphalt, granules, roof insulation/cover boards, tar, and roofing felts (fiberglass ply sheets).
Hot Asphalt
Hot asphalt roofs use layers of hot asphalt and ply sheets, all atop a base sheet.
Cold Applied
Cold-applied roofs, as the name implies, use cold-applied adhesives rather than hot asphalt to hold layers together and create a protective roof membrane.
Ballasted
Many BUR systems use fasteners to secure their top layers. Ballasted systems, however, use heavy cap sheets to weigh everything down.
Built-Up Roof Solutions We Offer
Never settle for anything other than time-tested excellence. Our BUR roofing services include:
Roof Systems We Service
Stonebridge is the roofing company that handle projects large and small on all manner of roof systems, including:
Other Roof Types We Service
Built-up roofing systems aren’t all we know. We are also experts in servicing membrane roofing systems like:
Why Choose Stonebridge Roofing?
Choose Stonebridge Roofing for Your Next Roofing Project
Stonebridge Roofing contractors can help you find the best roofing materials for your property, taking into account your building’s construction, St. Louis weather conditions, and budget.
From minor repairs to new roof installation, our team can handle it all.
Call us today at (314) 834-7339 to learn more about built-up roofs and whether one is right for your commercial roofing system.
