Roof penetrations

Are you referring to a roof in a commercial building? I don't think that any electrical contractor would want to take on the liability of a leak unless they were going to sub out the sealing job.
 
Alwayslearningelec said:
Actually industrial job. You would exclude penetrations?
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Will you be subbing it out to a roofing contractor or will the foreman send the apprentice up to the roof with a bucket of tar? Unless one of your electricians is also a professional roofer IMO it's not worth the potential liability associated with a leak to get involved with patching any type of rood penetrations.
 
infinity said:
Will you be subbing it out to a roofing contractor or will the foreman send the apprentice up to the roof with a bucket of tar? Unless one of your electricians is also a professional roofer IMO it's not worth the potential liability associated with a leak to get involved with patching any type of rood penetrations.
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Yes but I'm referring to the actual coring/penetrations of roof.
 
Alwayslearningelec said:
Yes but I'm referring to the actual coring/penetrations of roof.
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We do our own coring, but coordinate with having the roof patched before we core. Most often, we need to stick a conduit up and then they have to put a boot over it, Then and only then can we connect it or continue it.
 
"All roof penetration sealing and flashing to be performed buy others"

Just another line item in the contract, along with all the other things we don't/won't do, like repairing pretty much any finished surface, compaction and grading, etc.

We cut the hole and run our pipe, then the roofer handles it from there. I also coordinate with the roofer and/or GC so we aren't leaving a hole open for weeks. We do seal penetrations on vertical surfaces and I'll stick a boot on a mast before I install the weather head, but that's about it. You don't want the liability of dealing with roof penetrations, water can cause massive and expensive damage.
 
92VR4 said:
"All roof penetration sealing and flashing to be performed buy others"

Just another line item in the contract, along with all the other things we don't/won't do, like repairing pretty much any finished surface, compaction and grading, etc.

We cut the hole and run our pipe, then the roofer handles it from there. I also coordinate with the roofer and/or GC so we aren't leaving a hole open for weeks. We do seal penetrations on vertical surfaces and I'll stick a boot on a mast before I install the weather head, but that's about it. You don't want the liability of dealing with roof penetrations, water can cause massive and expensive damage.
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Except maybe spell by correctly..
 
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