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Commercial repair

Commercial roof leak repair across Atlanta

A leak over inventory, a server room or a tenant's ceiling can't wait for a replacement budget. We find the entry point, make the repair, and tell you honestly how much life the roof has left.

  • Calls answered 24/7
  • Membrane and metal roofs
  • Commercial buildings
White TPO membrane being heat welded on a flat commercial roof

Quick answer

Commercial roof repair in Atlanta usually comes down to three failure points: open seams or punctures in the membrane, ponding around clogged or sunken drains, and failed flashing at curbs, pipes and walls. We trace the leak from inside and on the roof, repair it with the membrane's own system, and photograph the condition of the rest of the roof.

How it runs

How a commercial leak call runs

  1. 1

    Call answered

    Where it leaks, what is below, how urgent.

  2. 2

    Trace from inside

    Stain location, deck and ceiling checked.

  3. 3

    Trace on the roof

    Seams probed, penetrations and drains inspected.

  4. 4

    Temporary seal if needed

    Weather or wet conditions handled first.

  5. 5

    Permanent repair

    Matched to the roof system and probed.

  6. 6

    Condition report

    Photos of the rest of the roof and what it needs.

Warning signs

Signs a commercial roof needs attention now

  • Ceiling tile stains

    Brown rings or sagging tiles below the roof.

  • Water standing for days

    Ponding that outlasts the storm.

  • Bubbles or blisters

    Moisture trapped under the membrane.

  • Open seams

    Sheet edges lifting or split.

  • Loose edge metal

    Coping or edge flashing moving in wind.

  • Rust at curbs

    Corroded unit curbs and pipe flashings.

The work

Why commercial roofs leak where they do

The open field of a membrane rarely fails first. Water gets in at the details: a seam welded cold, a penetration an HVAC contractor added years later, a drain sitting above the roof around it, a wall flashing whose termination bar pulled loose. Finding the real entry point is most of the job, because water can travel yards under a membrane before it drips.

Repairs use materials that match the roof system, so the patch bonds instead of sitting on top.

Updated September 2026

Membrane seam and puncture repair

Seams open when a weld was made too cold or the adhesive let go, and punctures come from dropped tools, service traffic and hail. On TPO and PVC we clean the sheet and heat-weld a patch of the same membrane; on EPDM we prime and apply cured cover tape; on modified bitumen we heat-fuse a patch of cap sheet. Every repair is probed after it cools. If seams are failing across the whole roof, we will say so rather than chase them one at a time.

TPO patch being heat-welded over a punctured seam on an Atlanta commercial roof

Ponding and drain repair

Water that stands for days after a storm adds weight, breaks down the membrane and finds any weak seam in the pond. The cause is usually a drain or scupper set too high, a clogged strainer, or a deck that sagged between joists. We clear and reset drains, add crickets or tapered insulation to steer water toward them, and replace sections of wet insulation that have crushed. Clearing leaves out of the strainers every spring and fall prevents many of these calls altogether.

Ponding water around a drain on a flat commercial roof

Curb and penetration flashing

Every pipe, vent, conduit and HVAC curb is a hole in the roof, and these are where commercial leaks most often start. Pitch pans dry out and crack, curb flashing rusts, and penetrations added after the roof went on are often sealed with caulk alone. We flash them the way the membrane manufacturer details it, using prefabricated boots where they fit and new curb wraps where they do not, and we coordinate with your HVAC contractor when a unit has to be lifted.

Prefabricated pipe boot flashing beside an HVAC curb on a membrane roof

Repairs, replacements and the city's roof rule

Most metro Atlanta commercial roofs are TPO or EPDM, so repairs here are mostly heat-welded thermoplastic or taped rubber, and matching the existing system matters more than the brand name on the patch. The city's cool-roof ordinance does not change that: it applies to full replacements and new construction, not repairs, so a patch on a black EPDM roof can stay black. The eventual replacement is what will need a reflective surface.

Timeline

How fast a commercial leak should be handled

Water under a membrane soaks the insulation, and wet insulation loses much of its value while adding weight to the deck. A leak left through a week of storms can turn a seam repair into a section replacement. Call when the stain first appears; we answer any hour, make a temporary seal if the weather is against us, and return for the permanent repair when the roof is dry enough to bond.

Cost

What affects a commercial repair price

Repairs are priced on what we find once the leak is traced, not by the call.

  • Membrane type

    Welded, taped or fused repairs differ.

  • Wet insulation

    Soaked sections cut out and replaced.

  • Access

    Roof hatch, ladder or lift needed.

  • Number of leaks

    One seam or several failure points.

  • Penetrations

    Curbs and pipes reflashed individually.

  • Drain work

    Resetting drains and adding crickets.

FAQ

Commercial roof repair questions

Leak over your business?

Call any hour. We trace it, stop it, and tell you straight what the rest of the roof needs.

Call (470) 802-9803