Your roof is a vital part of your property or properties. It literally covers and protects everything. Roof repairs and replacements are not only potentially expensive, they are vital, and you want to make sure that they’re done right.
Nothing will make more of a difference in the results of your roof repair or replacement than your choice of roofing company. That’s why it’s important to take the time to ensure you choose the right company. Here are some things to look for when choosing an industrial facility roofing company.
Experience 
You don’t want to trust your roof to someone who will use it as a learning experience. Instead, you want to find someone who has worked on roofs like yours before. This means that they will be more likely to anticipate problems so that the job will go smoothly, go faster, and have fewer issues.
When choosing an industrial facility roofing company, ask them if they have experience dealing with:
- Your roofing material(s)
- Your building’s materials
- Your industry
- Your climate and other environmental factors
This will help you decide if they are coming to your project with sufficient knowledge.
Reputation
When you are looking for an industrial roofing company worthy of your trust, you want to choose someone with a reputation of doing well by their customers. Someone who not only promises quality but also delivers it, consistently. You can’t find a company with that kind of reputation just by looking online.
Yes, you absolutely want to check reviews and ratings online. Don’t just look at the number of stars: take the time to read the reviews in detail and see what people really say about a company. You can’t be in this business for a few decades (and, frankly, those are the companies you should be considering) without disgruntling a few people, but look at the substance of the complaint and the company’s response.
In addition, go beyond the online ratings. A company with the kind of reputation you want will have work they are prepared to stand by. Check a company’s website to get examples of the company’s work. Then check out those projects independently to see if they have any known problems. Finally, any company worthy of your trust will be prepared to let you talk to some of their customers, who will vouch for the quality of their work.
Adaptability
Industrial roofing is a complicated discipline. There’s a lot of work going on with potentially removing the old roof and installing the new one. With all the workers, equipment, and materials the roofer has to bring to the job, it has the potential to be seriously disruptive to your operations.
Some roofers will tell you that’s just the way it has to be. Your operations have to be disrupted for their convenience. However, other roofers are more adaptable. They are able to adjust their schedule and workflow to minimize the disruption to your operation. Find a roofer that makes your operation one of their priorities and is prepared to adapt to your needs.
Communication
So far, we’ve mostly been focused on finding someone who is capable of doing the job, but there’s another important aspect of doing the job right: your industrial facility roofing company has to understand the job. Sure, if you select a roofing company that has experience and a great reputation, you know they are capable of doing the job. But are they actually going to do the job you want? Some industrial roofing companies do their jobs a certain way. It’s what they’re comfortable with, and they know how to do it efficiently, so all their clients get that. But what if you need something other than the same old roof?
That’s why you need to look for an industrial facility roofing company that has good communication skills. This means that they are able to ask the right questions, hear the answers you give, and do what you ask them to do.
Resources
With a complicated construction task like roofing, it’s normal for the task to expand beyond its original parameters. A neglected roof that allowed water to penetrate the building or an animal infestation can result in extensive damage to a building that requires demolition and construction before the new roof can be installed. It’s possible that some other systems were affected, such as electrical or HVAC. When this happens, many industrial facility roofing companies might not be able to complete the job. They may have to call on a subcontractor to take over for them. This can lead to additional delays and costs—you might even have to look around yourself to find the subcontractor before the roofer can finish the job.
To avoid this, try to find an industrial facility roofing company that has the resources to handle a job far beyond the initial scope. Make sure that they can perform structural repairs and address damaged systems without having to get a subcontractor.
Haselden Commercial Roofing Is Ready to Be Your Roofer 
When you are choosing an industrial facility roofing company, you should look long and hard at Haselden Commercial Roofing. Our extensive experience in Denver and around the Rocky Mountain region includes working with all types of roofing materials. We’ve worked with numerous industrial facilities, including industrial plants and warehouses. Our reputation for quality is unmatched in the region.
We’ve worked with so many industries that we’ve realized how important it is for you to be able to plan roofing around your schedule, not having to drop everything at the roofer’s convenience. We believe in building long-term relationships with our clients. This means being able to listen to them, earning their trust, and rewarding that trust with quality results.
Finally, Haselden Commercial Roofing is a subsidiary of Haselden Construction, a Colorado company that’s been family-owned for three generations. Haselden Construction has been completing quality builds in Denver and across the Rocky Mountain region for over 50 years. This relationship gives Haselden Commercial Roofing access to a broad range of expertise and resources that allow us to keep all work in-house, avoiding hassles and delays while controlling costs if a roofing project expands beyond its initial scope.
Contact us today to talk to Haselden Commercial Roofing about your roofing portfolio or a roofing project if you need one right now.
Choosing an Industrial Facility Roofing Company: Frequently Asked Questions
What should you look for in an industrial facility roofing company?
When choosing an industrial facility roofing company, look for five qualities: relevant experience, a strong reputation, adaptability to your operations, good communication, and the resources to handle work beyond the original scope. Your choice of roofing company makes more difference to the outcome of a roof repair or replacement than any other factor, so it’s worth evaluating contractors carefully.
Why does experience matter when hiring an industrial roofer?
Experience matters because a roofer who has worked on roofs like yours is more likely to anticipate problems, which makes the job go faster and more smoothly with fewer issues. Ask prospective industrial roofing companies whether they have experience with:
- Your roofing materials
- Your building’s materials
- Your industry
- Your climate and other environmental factors
How do you check an industrial roofing company’s reputation?
To check an industrial roofing company’s reputation, read online reviews in detail rather than relying on star ratings alone. Pay attention to the substance of complaints and how the company responded. Then go further: review examples of completed projects on the company’s website, check those projects independently for known problems, and ask to speak with past customers who can vouch for the company’s work.
Is it a red flag if a roofing company has some negative reviews?
Not necessarily. A roofing company that has been in business for decades will almost inevitably have a few unhappy customers. What matters is the substance of each complaint and how the company responded. A thoughtful, professional response to problems can be a better sign of reliability than a spotless but thin review history.
Why is adaptability important in an industrial roofing contractor?
Adaptability is important because industrial roofing projects involve workers, heavy equipment, and materials that can seriously disrupt facility operations. Some roofers expect clients to work around their schedule, but adaptable contractors adjust their scheduling and workflow to minimize disruption. Look for a roofer that treats keeping your operation running as one of its priorities.
Why does communication matter when choosing a roofing company?
Communication matters because even a capable, experienced roofer may default to the way it usually does things instead of what your facility actually needs. A roofing company with strong communication skills asks the right questions, listens to your answers, and delivers the roof you asked for, not just the same approach it uses for every client.
What happens if a roofing project expands beyond its original scope?
Industrial roofing projects often expand beyond their original scope when hidden damage is uncovered. Water intrusion from a neglected roof or an animal infestation can require demolition and structural repairs before a new roof can go on, and systems such as electrical or HVAC may also be affected. Many roofing companies can’t handle this work themselves and must bring in subcontractors, which can add delays and costs. In some cases, the property owner even has to find the subcontractor.
Why should an industrial roofing company have in-house resources beyond roofing?
An industrial roofing company with in-house resources beyond roofing can perform structural repairs and address damaged building systems without calling in subcontractors. This helps prevent the delays, added costs, and coordination headaches that happen when a roofing project uncovers problems outside the original scope.
Who provides industrial facility roofing in Denver and the Rocky Mountain region?
Haselden Commercial Roofing provides roofing services for industrial facilities, including industrial plants and warehouses, in Denver and throughout the Rocky Mountain region. The company works with all types of roofing materials, plans roofing projects around clients’ schedules, and focuses on building long-term client relationships. Haselden Commercial Roofing is a subsidiary of Haselden Construction, a Colorado company that has been family-owned for three generations and has completed quality builds across the region for over 50 years. Facility owners can contact Haselden Commercial Roofing about a current roofing project or ongoing roofing portfolio management.
