Built-Up Roofing (BUR) in Bloomington, IL
A flat roof sits there year after year taking standing water, blazing heat, freezing cold, and it can’t just fold. Built-up roofing has been the answer to that for decades now. We do BUR install and upkeep on commercial buildings and homes both — asphalt and felt layered up, gravel or a cap sheet on top. It works. That’s really the short version.
What the Weather Does Around Here
Summers get hot, winters freeze and thaw over and over, and every so often hail shows up and beats on everything flat. Old Northside buildings, places near Illinois State — a lot of them run BUR or something close to it already. Bloomington wants a permit for this kind of job. There’s an inspection too, checking wind uplift and drainage. We just build that into the timeline, it’s not really a hassle at this point.
How BUR Actually Works
Layers. That’s the whole idea — bitumen and reinforcing fabric, one on top of the other, applied right there on site until you’ve got one continuous waterproof surface. No seams to worry about. People usually call us about this when their gravel roof’s lost a ton of granules, when it just won’t stop leaking no matter what’s been tried, or when the deck’s in bad enough shape that a simple re-cover isn’t going to cut it.
Why People Go With Us
We’ve been doing this for years, hundreds of jobs by now around Bloomington. Licensed, insured, certified by the manufacturers whose membranes we install. Labor and materials both come with a warranty — not one of those “ask us later” situations.
Where We Go
Bloomington’s home base, but we’re out in Normal and Towanda plenty too.
Other Services We Handle
- Modified Bitumen Installation
- Waterproofing Membrane Maintenance
- Roof-Over (Overlay Install)
- Annual Roof Inspection
Give us a call at (607) 247-9580. Free inspection, written estimate, no pressure either way.