Retail Roof Leaks At Storefront Parapets
Inside The Building
Water shows up above the front windows and display areas after storms.
On The Roof
Cracked coping joints and open base flashing along the front parapet.
Service Area
Highland Commercial Roofing Contractor
New Roofs Over Storefronts While The Shops Stay Open
As a Highland commercial roofing contractor, we replace shopping-strip and storefront roofs one tenant space at a time, so the shops below keep their doors open.
Highland Buildings
Commercial Roofing Over Highland Storefronts, Tenant By Tenant
Highland commercial roofing on a shopping strip means one roof shared by several businesses.
The membrane runs across every tenant space, but each tenant has its own hours, deliveries, and rooftop units. The job is phased storefront by storefront, starting over the spaces that leak worst.
Each tenant gets notice of their dates, and deliveries at the back doors are kept clear by staging material at the strip ends. Rooftop units for each space are reflashed during that space’s phase.
- Phased one tenant space at a time
- Dates sent to each tenant ahead of work
- Material staged clear of back-door deliveries
Roof Symptoms
Highland Commercial Roofing Signs On Retail Strips
Retail strip roofs leak where tenants meet: parapets, demising walls, and shared drains.
One Drain Serving Several Tenants
Inside The Building
Two neighboring shops report ceiling drips after the same heavy rain.
On The Roof
A clogged shared drain flooding the roof area over both spaces.
Leaks Under Tenant Rooftop Units
Inside The Building
Stains form near the sales floor diffusers in one space only.
On The Roof
Curb flashing worn out on units added by past tenants.
Strip Mall Roof Replacement Due
Inside The Building
Repairs in one space seem to move the leak next door.
On The Roof
Wet insulation spreading under the whole strip from years of patches.
Ponding Behind Storefront Parapets
Inside The Building
Water lines show on the back of the parapet wall after storms.
On The Roof
Low roof areas along the parapet with no scupper to let water out.
What Changes
What Phased Commercial Roofing Gives Highland Tenants
Phasing by storefront keeps sales going while the roof above changes.
Roofing Over Tenant Spaces Without Closing
Only the space under the open section sees work each day, so neighboring shops keep selling and the strip never goes dark during the job.
Parapets Rebuilt Up Front
New coping and base flashing along the storefront parapet stop the leaks over windows and displays that customers notice first.
Drains Sized For The Strip
Shared drains are cleared, reset, and backed by overflow scuppers, so one clog stops flooding two tenants at once.
Units Flashed Space By Space
Each tenant rooftop unit gets new curb flashing as its section is replaced, ending the drips above sales floors.
Roof Systems
Commercial Roofing Systems For Highland Shopping Strips
These four systems cover the retail and warehouse roofs we replace in Highland.
TPO Roofing
- Roof Slope
- Flat to low slope
- Seams
- Heat-welded
- Color
- White, reflective
White membrane that welds across demising walls into one sheet over the whole strip, keeping sales floors cooler in summer.
TPO Roofing details →
EPDM Roofing
- Roof Slope
- Flat to low slope
- Seams
- Taped and primed
- Color
- Black rubber
Rubber sheet for older strips already roofed in EPDM where tenants want simple patching later.
EPDM Roofing details →
Industrial Roofing
- Roof Slope
- Flat, low, or pitched
- Built Around
- Stacks, curbs, fans
- Traffic
- Pads to every unit
Heavier membrane for Highland warehouses behind the retail strips, with pads to busy rooftop units.
Industrial Roofing details →
Commercial Metal Roofing
- Roof Slope
- Low to steep pitch
- Panels
- Standing seam or screwed
- Over Flat Roofs
- Retrofit framing
Standing-seam panels on storefront mansards, canopies, and pitched entry roofs facing the parking lot.
Commercial Metal Roofing details →Leak Moving From Shop To Shop?
Call with the strip address. We will check the shared drains and parapets first.
Call Usor call (219) 389-4868
How The Work Runs
How A Strip Roof Gets Replaced In Phases
Every Highland strip job follows these four stages so tenants know their dates.
Walk Every Tenant Space
The roof is walked over each storefront, cores are cut, and leaks are matched to the tenants who reported them.
Set The Phase Order
Phases follow leak severity and tenant schedules, and each tenant gets their dates in writing.
Replace Space By Space
Each phase is torn off, insulated, and covered, then tied in to the old roof until the next phase opens.
Close Parapets And Drains
Coping, base flashing, and drains are finished across the strip, and the roof is walked with the owner.
Nearby Towns
Towns Around Highland On Our Route
We cover these neighboring towns too. Somewhere else? Call us or send us a message.
Plants, Mills, And Warehouses
- Hammond
Home base: plants, rail warehouses, church halls, and offices.
- Gary
Large warehouse and industrial roofs replaced section by section.
- East Chicago
Plant roofs crowded with stacks, fans, and curbs.
Offices And Medical Buildings
- Munster
Office and medical roofs over people working all day.
Storefronts And Shops
- Dyer
Pitched metal shops next to flat office roofs.
Quick Answers
Commercial Roofing Questions From Highland Businesses
Is commercial roof replacement available for Highland businesses?
Yes, strips to warehouses
Yes. Roof replacement and new systems go on Highland buildings from shopping strips to warehouses. The existing roof is inspected and checked for wet insulation, then TPO, EPDM, or metal is chosen by slope, drainage, and use. Work is scheduled to keep tenants open.
Who pays for a shared strip roof replacement?
Check the lease
The leases decide it. Many strip leases put the roof on the owner, while some pass costs to tenants by square footage. The scope can price each tenant space separately to help with that split.
Can each tenant space be priced separately?
Yes, by phase
Each strip scope breaks the roof into phases by storefront, each with its own square footage, units, and price, so owners can bill or budget by space.
How do you keep customers safe during the work?
Staging and barriers
Material lifts happen at the strip ends or the back lot, away from customer entrances. Barriers mark any area below the roof edge while that section is open.
Do canopy and mansard roofs get replaced too?
Yes, with the strip
Storefront canopies and mansards belong in the same scope, usually in standing-seam metal, and are flashed into the main roof at the parapet.
How long does one tenant phase take?
A few working days
A typical storefront phase runs a few working days for tear-off, insulation, and membrane, plus the time to flash its rooftop units. Weather days push the phase rather than leaving the space half done.
Are demising walls part of the roof work?
Where they reach the roof
Where a demising wall rises through the roof, its cap and flashing are rebuilt with the phase on either side, closing a joint that often lets water into two tenant spaces at once.
Can a tenant stay open while their space is roofed?
In most cases, yes
Most tenants stay open through their phase. Loud tear-off is timed for early hours, the work area above the space is closed in each evening, and anything dropping dust over a sales floor is covered first.
Hire A Highland Commercial Roofing Contractor
Send the strip address and the tenants with leaks, and we will set up the roof visit.