Pay Attention to Long-Term Costs When Deciding Whether to Repair or Recover the Roof

The problem in most cases are the "bean counters".  The

Facilities People know there roofs and the life 20-30 years) of the roofs.  When the 2 divisions get together there are arguments that will happen.  The short term money will win out because roofs need long term fixes.  Then  the bean counter will ask why did our insurance rates go up because of the loss of property/materials inside the building.  What do you do at your own home, let the roof leak? Or put a new roof on before it leaks.  If you're smart with your money you'd put a new roof on.  "Any job big or small do it right or not at all"...... Its cheaper(roof) in the long term, even when you go to sell the building later.  All the fancy security systems in the world won't prevent the roof from leaking.  A roof leak thou will prevent the security sytem from not working, thus not protecting the people inside.  Think about it. roofs are cheap and a good roof warranty is cheaper yet when ALL the numbers are in....