Water has nowhere to run. Plan for it.
A pitched roof sheds water; a flat roof has to manage it. Slope, drains, and flashing details decide whether a flat roof lasts 10 years or 25.
South Florida is full of flat and low-slope roofs — mid-century homes, garage and patio additions, and nearly every commercial building. They all share one enemy: ponding water. Our flat roof installations start with drainage — tapered insulation to create slope where the structure doesn't provide it, properly sized drains and scuppers, and flashing details at every wall, curb, and penetration — because 90% of the flat roof failures we're called to fix trace back to water that had nowhere to go.
We install the three systems that make sense here: TPO single-ply — heat-welded seams and a reflective white surface that cuts cooling load; modified bitumen — torch or self-adhered asphalt sheets that take foot traffic and patch easily; and built-up roofing (BUR) — the classic multi-ply system for buildings that need proven redundancy. All are installed to HVHZ code with Miami-Dade approved assemblies, permitted and inspected.
On homes, the most common job is the flat section tied into a pitched roof — the patio, the addition, the garage — where the transition detail is everything. On commercial buildings we handle full replacements, recovers, and repairs; property managers should start with our commercial roofing page or the flat roof repair guide. Either way you get a written, itemized estimate within 24 hours.
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Installed with real slope and drainage: TPO typically 15–25 years, modified bitumen 15–20, BUR 20–30. Installed flat and puddling? Half that. Drainage is the whole game.
TPO wins on energy efficiency and price, mod-bit on repairability and foot traffic, BUR on sheer redundancy. We quote the sensible options for your building side by side — we install all three, so the recommendation is honest.
Yes. Water that sits more than 48 hours degrades membranes, breeds algae, adds structural load, and voids many warranties. Tapered insulation and correct drains solve it — and we build that into the price up front.
Often, yes — mod-bit and BUR patch well, and TPO seams can be re-welded. If the field of the roof is saturated we'll show you the moisture readings and give you honest repair-vs-replace numbers.
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