Hotel Roofing in Plano, TX

Hotels in Plano usually have several roof levels: a low roof over the lobby, meeting rooms or pool area butting into a taller guest-room tower, plus the main roof up top with its HVAC and exhaust equipment. The place those levels meet, where a low roof turns up a brick, stucco or EIFS wall, is one of the most common leak spots we find. Two wall-flashing bids can look alike on paper and still be very different jobs. The difference is usually what's behind the flashing. If the sheathing or wood blocking on that wall is wet or rotten, new flashing has nothing solid to fasten to, and someone has to rebuild it first. A good estimate says how much wall material comes off, who repairs it, and how the new membrane and counterflashing tie back in. Caulking the top edge doesn't rebuild anything.

The Hilton Dallas/Plano Granite Park is one of the larger hotels in the Granite Park area, but its name tells us nothing about your property or its roof. When you call, send the hotel's address, the engineer or manager who can take us up, and any drawings or past repair invoices. They help us find the leak, though we still have to see the wall and roof ourselves. We'll also ask about occupancy and events so the work stays away from guests.

Checking the wall flashing

Our wall and penetration flashing inspection follows the membrane from the low roof up to where it ends on the wall. We look at the base flashing height, the termination bar and sealant, the counterflashing or reglet, and the wall cladding above it. Cracked stucco, open brick joints or a failed EIFS joint above the flashing can let water in behind it, so the roof isn't always the culprit. If we can't see the wall sheathing without opening it, we'll tell you where we'd cut, what we're checking for, and include closing it up in the price.

A water stain in a guest room or corridor ceiling is a clue, not an answer; water can travel along the deck or down a wall cavity before it shows. If we find rotten sheathing or blocking, a carpenter or the wall contractor rebuilds it, and if the wall framing itself looks compromised, an engineer should look before anything gets fastened back. We take photos before the new flashing hides it all. One bad stretch of wall doesn't mean the rest is wet, and a dry stretch doesn't mean the rest is fine. Where we couldn't check, we say so, and the estimate reflects what we actually saw.

Deciding what can stay

An infrared moisture survey is a quick way to map where wet insulation may sit under a hotel's roof, especially on the large main roof. It's helpful, but it isn't proof. A warm area on the image can be wet board, a patch, thicker insulation or heat from a kitchen or laundry below. Where the result decides whether insulation stays or comes out, we confirm it with a core sample and patch the core right away. The survey points us to where to look; the core tells us what's really there.

We try not to claim more than the roof shows. A split seam at a wall or rotten blocking needs fixing whether it came from age, wind, hail or an earlier repair, and it doesn't always say which. What matters for the estimate is how far the wet or damaged material goes. Sometimes we need a second opening to find out, and we'll tell you why. A bid that prices new flashing but assumes the wall and insulation behind it are fine isn't the same job as one that checked them, even if the totals are close. Ask each bidder what they looked at.

Pricing the whole wall repair

A complete commercial roof repair at a hotel wall lists the old flashing and wet insulation coming out, the wall sheathing or blocking being replaced, new base flashing run up the wall, and a counterflashing or termination at the top. TPO and PVC seams are hot-air welded; EPDM is taped and primed; a modified bitumen or built-up roof gets compatible flashing plies. A coating brushed over the joint doesn't replace rotten wood or a loose termination, so be careful comparing a coating price to a real repair. They aren't the same work.

Hotel roofs carry plenty of equipment, from rooftop units and makeup air to kitchen and laundry exhaust. Our equipment curb and support work depends on your mechanical contractor to disconnect, lift and restart anything in the way. If a curb or stand needs to change, an engineer may need to approve it. When a roof drain sits inside the repair area, we redo the membrane tie-in at the drain, and a plumber handles any pipe below the deck. Each trade's piece goes on the estimate with their name, so new flashing isn't mistaken for the HVAC or plumbing work being done.

Keeping guests comfortable during the work

Before any roof work over an occupied building, we go over the plan with your general manager and chief engineer: where we'll cut in, where the hoist and dumpster go, and how crews and materials move without crossing guest areas. Your team knows which rooms sit under the work and whether they should be blocked, and whether a ballroom, restaurant or pool deck is involved. Tear-off is noisy, so we'll talk about start times, quiet hours and avoiding weddings or conferences. An inspection doesn't mean rooms are cleared; your staff decides when and where we work.

Once the wall is open, the rot or wet insulation sometimes runs further than we hoped. When it does, we stop, take photos, mark how far it goes and tell you what it adds, whether that's more sheathing, more insulation or a second trade. The roof gets a temporary seal so it stays watertight while the carpenter or wall contractor finishes their part. We'll also check with your team whether more rooms need to come off the booking list for the larger area. The change order covers all of it, not just more square feet of membrane, so you're approving the full job.

Records for your engineering team

Once the new flashing is on, the wall behind it is out of sight, so we leave you a record: photos of the wall before and after, the sheathing and blocking we replaced, the flashing and termination installed, how the new membrane joins the old roof, and where test openings were patched. Work still waiting on another trade, like an HVAC restart, a stucco repair or a plumber's pipe fix, is listed separately from the finished roofing. Any spot we couldn't check is noted with its location. Your next chief engineer can see exactly what was done at that wall.

We handle hotel roofs in the Granite Park area and across Plano. Send the property address and the person who coordinates access. Similar wall and equipment issues come up on restaurant roofs and apartment buildings, which share the kitchen exhaust and the occupied-building headaches, but your hotel is priced on what we find on its own roof, not on another property's condition or on assumptions about how your hotel runs.

Commercial Roofing Questions

What changes if the wall behind the flashing is rotten?

The rotten sheathing or blocking has to be replaced before new flashing goes on, or the flashing won't stay fastened. That adds removal, carpentry and possibly a second trade. A good estimate lists those steps along with the new membrane.

Can an infrared survey tell us all the insulation is dry?

No, it shows likely wet areas, not proof. Patches, insulation changes and heat from below can look the same. We confirm the spots that matter with core samples before deciding what stays.

Who decides which guest rooms are closed during the work?

Your general manager and engineering team do. We show them where we'll cut and how crews and materials move, and they decide which rooms to block and when. An inspection visit doesn't clear any rooms.

What if you find more damage once the wall is open?

We stop, photograph it, and tell you how far it goes and what it adds. The roof gets a temporary seal while the other trades work. Then we check with your team whether more rooms below need to be blocked.

Ask for a hotel roof inspection

Tell us where the leak is showing and who can take us up. We'll check the wall flashing and the roof around it, then give you an estimate that lists every trade involved.

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