River Rock Roof Ballast

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River rock roof ballast.

The gravel in a ballasted roof helps absorb heat preventing the sun from heating the roof materials below and making the roof more energy efficient. Stone ballast is no longer allowed by many building codes. When the concept first came to the u s plenty of roofers scratched their heads and wondered how the roof stayed on without being anchored especially during high winds or storms. Ballast stone can crush the underlying insulation creating weak spots in the roof membrane.

Once the new membrane is installed the reballast can begin. Additional benefits of ballast on a flat roof. Vacuuming ballast river rock also controls dust and removes all crushing run rocked from roofing systems. A ballasted roof means that the roof membrane is not anchored or adhered in any way to the decking material.

Magazine and roofing southwest although. Ballasted flat roofs are a popular choice especially for commercial buildings. Over time the stones move around creating bald spots where the system isn t held down at all. Our river rock removal process provides the quickest cleanest and most time efficient way to remove gravel.

Our process is known for being the least damaging to any roof rubber while virtually removing all rock and dust. In windy areas ballast stone can actually blow off the roof creating projectiles below. The shingle ply membrane is printed with a shingle design in sandstone tan or slate gray. The rock ply membrane is printed with the appearance of a ballast roof.

The roofing contractor will have an area onsite to stockpile the vacuumed gravel to be used in the re ballasting process. This process begins with vacuuming all 1 to 2 5 river rock from single ply roof systems. Smaller stones work well filling in between stepping stones or as flowerbed mulch while larger stones help with erosion control.