Commercial Metal Roof Repair in Wausau, WI
Metal roofs are everywhere in central Wisconsin: shops, pole buildings, warehouses, ag-service buildings and pre-engineered metal buildings in every business park. They last a long time, but they leak in predictable places. Exposed-fastener panels leak when the rubber washers dry out and the screws back out as the panels expand and contract through the seasons. Laps and end-laps open up. Ridge and eave closures fail, and rust starts at cut edges and around fasteners. Snow sliding off a metal roof tears off gutters and vents, and ice building up at the eaves pushes water back under the laps. We replace and upsize fasteners, seal laps, rebuild flashings and closures, and, where the panels are still sound, restore the roof with a fastener-and-seam treatment and an acrylic or silicone coating.
What's included
- Backed-out and leaking fasteners replaced or upsized
- Lap and end-lap seams sealed and reinforced
- Ridge, eave and wall closures replaced
- Rust treated at cut edges, laps and fasteners
- Curb and pipe flashings rebuilt
- Skylight panels replaced
- Gutters and snow guards repaired after slide-off damage
- Restoration coatings over sound panels
- Photo report of every repair
Sound like your roof?
Not sure what is wrong or what it should cost? If any of these sound familiar, tell us about the roof. We'll tell you what it probably is, then confirm it on the roof and give you a written price before any work starts.
- Drips that line up with screw heads
- Rust streaks at laps and fasteners
- Leaks along the eave after snow or ice
- Gutters or vents torn off by sliding snow
- Brittle, yellowed skylight panels
Leaking right now? Protect the inside first
Move inventory, files and electronics away from the drip, shut off power to any light fixture or panel that is getting wet, and put down buckets or plastic. Keep people out from under a ceiling that is sagging with water above it. Don't send staff onto the roof during a storm, in the dark, or when it is icy or snow-covered. Low-slope roofs have skylights, open edges and slick membranes. Then request service: an active leak can usually be dried in temporarily until a permanent repair is possible.
From the first call to a dry roof
Tell Us About the Roof
The building, the roof type if you know it, and what is happening: an active leak, a stain, ponding water, storm damage, or a roof that is just getting old. Active leaks go to the front of the line.
Roof Assessment
We walk the roof, trace the problem, check the drains and flashings, and take core samples or moisture readings where the insulation might be wet.
Written Options and Price
You get a written scope and price. When more than one approach makes sense, repair, coating and replacement are laid out side by side with what each one buys you.
Work Done and Documented
The work is done to the manufacturer's specification, and you get a photo report and any warranty paperwork for your files.
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Roof Coatings & Restoration
Silicone and acrylic coating systems that add years to an aging but dry roof, on single-ply, modified bitumen and metal, for a fraction of the cost of replacement when the roof qualifies.
Learn moreCommercial Roof Repair
Leak tracing and repair on every common low-slope system, including EPDM, TPO, PVC, modified bitumen, built-up and metal, with photos of what failed and a written price before work starts.
Learn moreInspections & Maintenance
Spring and fall roof inspections, drain clean-outs, small repairs and written photo reports for property managers, building owners and facility teams, plus checks after heavy snow and storms.
Learn moreMetal Roof Repair — FAQs
Exposed fasteners have rubber washers that dry out and crack with age, and the panels move with every temperature swing, which slowly works the screws loose. Replacing them with new, sometimes larger fasteners is often the main repair.
Usually, if the rust is on the surface and the panels are still structurally sound. Rust treatment, fastener and seam sealing, and a coating can add many years. See are roof coatings worth it?
Yes. Shops, pole sheds and ag-service buildings are part of the work across Marathon, Lincoln, Portage and Wood counties.