Commercial Roofing Services in Frankfort

Single-ply membranes such as TPO, EPDM, and PVC cover most low-slope commercial roofs, metal panels cover most pitched ones, and built-up or modified bitumen roofs still turn up on older buildings. Slope, drains, rooftop equipment, and the work inside narrow the choice to one or two systems.

The 2018 Kentucky Building Code, based on the 2015 International Building Code, per the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction, with commercial energy rules from the 2012 IECC. Inspectors check fire classification, wind attachment, flashing height, drainage, and reroofing limits. Editions change, so we confirm the current one before design.

Square footage, tear-off and disposal, wet insulation and deck repair, insulation thickness and tapered design, each curb and penetration, linear feet of edge metal and gutters, and access all move the price. Labor and detail work often outweigh the membrane itself, so a busy roof costs more per square foot.

It can. IRS Publication 946 names roofs added to nonresidential buildings after they went into use as qualified improvements. For 2026 tax years the cap is $2,560,000, reduced once a business places more than $4,090,000 of property in service. Residential rentals are excluded. Your CPA decides, so invoices split tear-off, deck, insulation, membrane, and unit work.

Most do, because the work runs in sections that get sealed each day. Rooftop units shut down briefly at their curbs, air intakes get covered during adhesive work, docks and entries stay open on a shared schedule, and tenants get notice before work moves over their space.

Replacement is the time to fix how water leaves the roof: new drain bowls or retrofit inserts, tapered board and crickets toward outlets, overflow scuppers through parapets, larger gutters on metal roofs, and drain sumps that lower the membrane at each outlet.

Yes. Franklin County land goes to Franklin County Planning, Zoning and Building Codes, and parcels inside Frankfort city limits go to the city. Describe tear-off, deck replacement, new curbs, and edge metal when calling, since the county adopted new permit and review fees in January 2025.

Often. New insulation raises the roof surface, so units on short curbs get adapters that keep flashing at height. Gas lines and condensate drains get rerouted on supports, and HVAC and electrical changes carry their own permits. Units near the end of service are often replaced during the roof job to avoid lifting them twice.