Property Types We Roof

A roof over racking is a different problem from a roof over a classroom. On a Gastonia, NC distribution building, the worry is water reaching pallets and a loading schedule that cannot stop. On a school, it is summer break and the date the building must be dry again. We read the property first, then the roof, because the use of the building sets the schedule, the access and the cost of a bad afternoon.

Gateway85 has 2.4 million square feet of delivered buildings, including one 1.5 million square foot distribution center, and SouthRidge and The Oaks add more industrial acreage. A warehouse roof or distribution center roof in that setting depends on drainage, seam condition and penetrations, and the tornado that took part of an East Gastonia warehouse roof in May 2024 is a reminder that edge and perimeter details matter as much as the field of the roof. A manufacturing plant roof adds exhaust, process heat and equipment curbs to the list.

Eastridge Mall on North New Hope Road is the only indoor regional mall in the area and sits within a large retail strip. Shopping center roofs and big box retail roofs need work sequenced so entrances stay open, and restaurant roofs need grease and exhaust handled in the membrane choice.

Next to Gaston Memorial Hospital, the Summit at Court Drive spreads medical and office space over 60 acres, and CaroMont Regional Medical Center is among the county's larger employers. Medical office roofs, hospital roofs and school roofs need infection control, noise limits and tight dry-in schedules.

Loray Mill, five stories of brick, and other old mill buildings are being reworked for housing and mixed use. Apartment roofing on that stock has to respect old parapets, tall walls and residents living under the work. Office buildings in the Downtown Gastonia Historic District deserve an access check before any scope is written.

The region includes North Carolina National Guard sites in Gastonia, Belmont and Kings Mountain, the Charlotte Air National Guard Base and the Charlotte VA Health Care Center. Work on a National Guard armory or a hangar and maintenance facility follows base access and escort rules, with badging and scheduling around mission operations, and the roofing follows the Unified Facilities Criteria.

Do you work on occupied buildings?

Yes. Work is planned around tenants, shifts and loading schedules, with staging and noise set before the crew arrives.

What roofs are common on mill conversions?

Layered systems, heavy parapets and tall walls are typical details to inspect first, and the scope follows what the survey finds.

How are schools scheduled?

School roofs are best scheduled for breaks, with the building dried in before classes resume. Dry-in dates are written into the scope before material is ordered.

Does a larger roof change the approach?

A larger area means more seams, more drains and a longer schedule, so we divide it into sections that can be dried in one at a time.