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The restaurant on Old Tower Hill Road in South Kingstown needed a low-slope roof that could stand up to constant rooftop traffic, kitchen exhaust, and standing water without leaking into a working dining room below. Our commercial roofing team specified a fully-adhered EPDM rubber membrane, the workhorse of flat commercial roofs, to seal the entire field in one continuous, watertight surface. For a business that cannot afford downtime, a dependable roof is a direct part of keeping the doors open.
Scope of Work
We cleared the existing low-slope surface, inspected the deck, and addressed the substrate before installing a self-adhered base layer as a secondary line of defense. From there the crew rolled out the EPDM membrane in full, adhering it across the field and detailing every seam so the roof reads as a single sealed plane. The critical work happened at the edges and openings, where we flashed each rooftop vent, curb, and penetration and finished the perimeter with proper termination. See more of our commercial roofing projects for comparable flat-roof work.
What We Installed (And Why)
EPDM is a single-ply synthetic rubber membrane, and it is the right call for a restaurant flat roof for a few concrete reasons. It stays flexible across wide temperature swings, resists ponding water far better than aged built-up roofing, and its large sheet sizes mean fewer seams to fail. That translates into a low-maintenance surface that tolerates the grease, heat, and foot traffic a commercial kitchen roof deals with every day.
On a roof like this, the membrane field is the easy part; the joints are where roofs live or die. We concentrated on the transitions, wrapping each exhaust vent and curb with membrane flashing and sealing every seam so there is no exposed edge for wind or water to work under. Those tight, deliberate details around the penetrations are what keep the dining room dry through a South County storm season.
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Good To Know: How long can a restaurant expect an EPDM flat roof to last?
A properly installed and detailed EPDM roof commonly delivers decades of service, and the key word is detailed. On a restaurant the membrane itself rarely fails first; the trouble starts at grease-laden exhaust curbs, HVAC penetrations, and neglected seams. Keeping those areas flashed correctly and giving the roof a periodic inspection, especially after storms, is what lets an EPDM system reach its full lifespan on a hard-working commercial building.
Why This Approach Works
A fully-adhered membrane bonds to the substrate across the entire roof, so it does not billow or shift in the wind the way a loose-laid system can. Combined with meticulous seam and penetration flashing, that gives a busy restaurant a continuous, monolithic barrier over the kitchen and dining areas, cutting the risk of the surprise leaks that force a closure and cost a business real money.
Why Pinnacle
Pinnacle Roofing & Skylights has handled Rhode Island commercial roofs since 2012 as a Mule-Hide and Gaco Licensed Applicator and a Firestone Building Envelope Certified contractor, so this EPDM system was installed to manufacturer standard. We carry RI Commercial License #261, hold a BBB A+ rating, and have earned more than 100 five-star Google reviews. Business owners count on us to protect their operations with roofs that do not surprise them.
South Kingstown, RI
South Kingstown is one of South County’s commercial hubs, with restaurants, shops, and services strung along Old Tower Hill Road and the Wakefield corridor drawing steady year-round and seasonal traffic. Coastal weather is tough on the flat roofs that top so many of these buildings. We are glad to keep businesses across South Kingstown open and dry with commercial systems built for the demand.
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