As a Bennet commercial roof repair contractor, we fix scupper boxes, gutters, edge metal, and the flat roof laps that back up when water stays on the roof.
Bennet commercial roof repair often starts at the edge, where small flat roofs send their water through scuppers into gutters and downspouts.
A scupper is a box through the wall or edge that carries water off the roof. When its corners crack or leaves pack the opening, water rises on the roof and finds the nearest weak lap or wall flashing.
We clear and test each scupper, check the gutter and downspout it feeds, and look at the slope of the roof toward it before deciding what to repair.
Small flat roofs that drain to the edge show trouble in a few predictable places.
A roof that drains on time wears slower, leaks less, and needs fewer patches.
Getting water off a small flat roof through a clear, sealed scupper keeps it from sitting against laps and wall flashing. For a shop, office, or storefront, that means fewer stains inside and fewer repair calls after each storm.
Sealing the scupper box stops the water stains that creep down the wall below it.
Membrane that drains between storms holds up better than membrane under standing water.
A clear gutter and downspout give meltwater a path off the roof in cold weather.
These are the edge and drainage repairs Bennet building owners call about most.
The scupper box is cleaned, corners sealed, and new membrane flashing wraps the opening and laps onto the roof.
Gutters get cleared, resloped, and refastened so the scupper can empty into them.
A tapered cricket in front of the scupper pushes water toward the opening instead of along the wall.
Loose drip edge and gravel stop are fastened down and sealed to the membrane.
A stain on the outside wall below a scupper usually means a cracked box. Book an inspection and we will test it with water.
Edge repairs follow the water from the stain on the wall back to the scupper that let it in.
Tell us whether the stains are on the outside wall, the inside wall, or the ceiling near the edge.
We check each scupper, the edge metal, the laps near the wall, and how water moves toward the openings.
A hose test at each scupper shows whether the box, the wall flashing, or the gutter is letting water in.
Cracked boxes are sealed or replaced and new flashing goes on, with a cricket added where water stalls.
You get photos of each opening before and after, with notes on any gutter work still to schedule.
Bennet is one of six towns where we take commercial roof repair work, Papillion included. Farther out? Call us or send us a message.
Our home base, with tilt-up warehouses, shops, and retail centers.
Strip centers where one leak can reach several tenant spaces.
Metal shops with fastener, lap, and skylight leaks.
Older masonry buildings with coping and parapet leaks.
Built-up and modified roofs with blisters and splits.
Answers on scuppers, standing water, gutters, and our service area.
The scupper box and the wall flashing around it get sealed, and the gutter or downspout it drains into gets checked too. Corners crack as the wall and roof move, and debris at the opening pushes the water level up. We clear the scupper, reflash the opening, and make sure the roof slopes toward it.
Often, yes. Corner cracks in a solid box can be cleaned and sealed, then wrapped with new membrane flashing that laps well onto the roof. A box that has rusted thin or pulled away from the wall gets replaced, along with the flashing around it and the sealant where it passes through the wall.
Usually because the scupper on that edge is partly blocked or the roof in front of it has sagged. Water then sits against the wall flashing and laps until it evaporates, softening the seams a little more each time. Clearing the opening fixes the first case; a cricket or tapered board in front of the scupper fixes the second.
We do. Bennet is in our service area for shops, offices, and small commercial buildings with flat or low-slope roofs. Call or send a message with the address and where the water shows up, and we will set an inspection.
Yes, when the gutter is part of the leak. A scupper that empties into a sagging or clogged gutter backs water onto the roof, so we clear, reslope, and refasten the gutter and downspout during the same visit. Full gutter replacement on a large building is scoped separately.
Send the address and tell us where the stains show. We will test each scupper and repair the edge that is letting water in.