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Hot Weather Tips on the Roof

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As most of us know it can get extremely hot on a roof. Precautions must be taken to prevent heat related injuries to workers. Workers should drink plenty of liquids, to prevent dehydration. Heat exhaustion and fatigue is also factors in hot weather.

Drink plenty of fluids

Another disadvantage of hot weather is curing times. They are rapid in hot weather. Adhesives may cure faster in hot weather making them difficult to work with.

Cold Weather Work Practices – Roofing 101

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Now that the winter is upon us this should be an excellent topic to discuss.

Cold Weather can Create Hazardous Working Conditions 

  • Concentration levels in workers can diminish
  • Ice can form on the roof, causing the surface of the roof to become slippery.

Cold Weather can Create Quality Issues

  • Cold weather can reduce production by making it difficult to use certain roofing materials, such as hot asphalt and caulkings.
  • Cold temperatures may require that asphalt be handled differently since asphalt cools quickly.
  • Cold weather can reduce the adhesion between components.
  • Material may not lay flat or conform properly to the roof substrate

Some areas are not affected by extreme cold weather.

 Warm weather roofing areas

 

States like Florida, especially South Florida will likely never experience some of these quality issues due to extreme cold weather.