7 Tools To Help You Better Manage Your Roofing System In 2013

Preventative Maintenance – Star Program
We live in a world looking for short-term, quick fix solutions. We often compromise the end-goal by taking the road of least resistance. When it comes to our roofs, we frequently have the misconception that if our roofs are not leaking, we don’t need to bother with them. This out-of sight, out-of-mind perspective is one of the root causes for premature roofing failures and increased roofing budgets. The simple fact is that buildings do not get better with age. We’ve all learned that in order to get the maximum service life and utilization out of our hard assets, we need to perform regular and routine maintenance on them. We have learned these lessons in our personal lives with our homes, cars, appliances, lawn mowers, etc. These items last longer and perform better with routine maintenance and care. We have also learned the economic benefits of spending money to make money. Think of the comparison between the $19.95 oil changes in your car versus the $1,995.000 upper engine block replacement because we neglected routine oil changes. The fact is that it is always cheaper to repair and maintain almost anything in a building than it is to replace it. Get started on a cost effective preventative maintenance plan by visiting MyRAMCON.com and see the details.

Tenant Improvement Program
Whenever buildings are leased, owners and managers must deal with a whole range of issues. Tenant improvements can be one of the most difficult. It’s surprising how many roof leaks occur as a result of tenant improvements. This is because roof penetrations that are installed during tenant improvements are often done improperly. Quite often, problems don’t develop until much later. Sometimes the tenant has moved out before the problem is discovered...trust us, RAMCON fully understands this situation. To help avoid headaches, we’ve developed a program that can help. We call this simply our Tenant Improvement Program. There are several advantages in establishing this type of program. The most obvious is that you are assured that the roof will be sealed properly. When RAMCON is involved, “the buck stops here”. You don’t have to worry about going back to the tenant to recover the cost of repairing the problem later; it’s done right the first time. For more information, places to direct your tenants or letter templates to send to your clients informing them of the requirement of using your roofer for any roof work, visit ramconroofing.com/tenant-improvement-program.htm

Set Up Your Client Portal
Take control of your roofing investment and streamline your roof management. With your free portal, you can see every invoice, photograph, work order and much more from any computer, tablet or smartphone. Report leaks directly into the RAMCON system and track them until completion with live time updates. When storms wreak havoc, all the information you need is right at your fingertips and RAMCON can respond immediately. Visit MyRAMCON.com to set up your portal or contact us anytime.

Protect Roof Around Your Mechanical Units
1,293. That’s the number of punctures or damage areas to your roofing systems we repaired in 2012 as a direct result of damage from HVAC work at, and/or near, the access panel of the HVAC unit. Install walkway pads around the service side of the HVAC units and we can help you eliminate 95% of these problems! Also, RAMCON can provide free stickers to apply to your mechanical units that warn your venders that they will be back charged for damage resulting from their actions (a little reminder never hurt anyone!) To learn more about surface protection and to get the free stickers, visit ramconroofing/membrane-protection.htm.

Use Your Manufacturer’s Warranty
You paid good money for your Warranty from the manufacturer…be sure to use it and protect it. When you have a roof leak and your roof is under warranty, there is a good chance that the manufacturer is liable and not you! Therefore, contact the manufacturer after you call RAMCON and tell them you have a roof leak and they’ll send us the required paperwork so they can eat the cost…not you. To assist, we have a dedicated page that shows you the ‘ins and outs’ of contacting practically ever manufacturer in existence. Visit ramconroofing.com/reportleaktomanufacturer.htm.

Accurate Budgeting Projections
‘Educated Guess’ and ‘Shot in the Dark’ are probably familiar terms to describe many owners and managers gut feeling when finally arriving at the bottom line figure for your roofing budget. It’s perfectly understandable, given the fact the roof is constantly evolving and roof budgeting is not an exact science. Good news is, we can help. We have dedicated teams who do nothing but comprehensive evaluations (free for our clients!) that will help you arrive at ‘exact’ numbers using historical documentation and live time condition updates. We’ll get you closer than you’ve ever been and show you ways to minimize the costs. Some pay thousands for a ‘educated guess’. We’ll get you even closer for free.

Take Advantage Of Our Thermal Imaging Capabilities
$1,716.00. $2,100.00. $2,450.00. Those are three prices we received in June 2012 to do a thermal infrared survey to identify moisture points in a roofing systems. Here’s the truth: we really didn’t need the service. We have our own Thermal IR Survey team with the latest infrared technology and we can help you out for absolutely free. From targeting nagging leaks, to identifying saturated insulation points and much more, RAMCON brings the complete package to your roof top. Just another added benefit of being a RAMCON client. Visit ramconroofing.com/thermal-roof-surveys.htm to learn more.