Florida low-slope and commercial roof losses

A commercial roof claim
requires assembly-level proof.

Commercial roofs are systems: membrane or panels, insulation, fasteners, cover board, deck, flashing, penetrations, drainage, edge metal, equipment, and transitions. Wind, hail, falling objects, ponding, blocked drains, installation, aging, and maintenance can produce overlapping evidence.

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Claims we evaluate

The analysis begins with the actual cause, property, policy, and damage—not a generic storm estimate.

TPO, PVC, EPDM, modified-bitumen, built-up, coated, and metal roofs
Wind uplift, seam separation, fastener movement, and edge failure
Hail impact, punctures, dents, cuts, and rooftop-equipment damage
Drain, scupper, overflow, ponding, and water-entry losses
Wet insulation, deck damage, interior and tenant impacts
Temporary repairs, replacement phasing, code, and business interruption

What the claim may require

Coverage, causation, scope, and loss documentation must work together.

The roof should be evaluated as an assembly

Surface appearance alone may not reveal wet insulation, displaced fasteners, seam stress, deck damage, or concealed pathways.

Inspection methods should be selected for the system and documented with coordinates, photographs, cuts, readings, and restoration of test areas.

Drainage and storm damage may overlap

Ponding, blocked drains, overflow, wind-driven rain, displaced membrane, and failed flashing can occur during the same event.

The investigation should reconstruct rainfall, drainage capacity and condition, water height, roof deflection, overflow operation, and physical storm damage.

Tenant and operational effects require early coordination

Leaks may affect several suites, inventory, equipment, electrical systems, ceilings, and customer access.

Owners should coordinate a common building record while tenants separately document property, downtime, extra expense, and communications.

Evidence to preserve

The strongest time to document a property loss is before cleanup, drying, demolition, and repair change the condition.

Roof plans, core cuts, test cuts, infrared or moisture surveys, and diagrams
Membrane, seam, flashing, penetration, drain, edge, and equipment photographs
Installation, warranty, inspection, repair, and maintenance records
Weather data linked to building orientation and damage pattern
Wet-area maps, interior leak maps, samples, and laboratory findings
Tenant reports, closure records, estimates, contracts, invoices, and income data

Read: Commercial roof and water-intrusion evidence checklist

First-party property claims

The policy language and the physical evidence control.

Property policies contain coverage grants, conditions, exclusions, deductibles, limits, sublimits, endorsements, and post-loss duties that vary by policy and loss. A declarations page or adjuster summary is not a substitute for the full policy.

Cause of loss, timing, mitigation, direct damage, ensuing damage, access, repairability, code, contents, income, and expense should be evaluated as separate issues and then reconciled in one supported claim record.

Common questions

Is an infrared scan enough to prove the cause?

No. It may help identify anomalous areas, but findings should be verified and connected to the entry path, assembly, timing, and physical cause.

Can a coating solve an insurance roof claim?

A coating may be a maintenance or repair option for some systems, but it does not automatically address wet insulation, failed seams, deck damage, punctures, code, warranty, or covered storm damage.

Should roof cores be preserved?

Photograph and label each location and layer, record findings, and preserve representative samples when useful and safe. Seal test areas appropriately.

Property-claim counselNessler & Associates

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