The FiberTite team is proud to showcase informative blog posts written by guest bloggers to further educate our audience and promote thought leadership in the roofing industry. This guest blog post is courtesy of Stephen Fox, from Costello Management.

For commercial buildings, a roof serves as the first line of defense against natural hazards such as fire, rain, wind, ice, hail, snow and extreme heat. As such, it's the most vulnerable part of a building. Just think about this: Every day your roof is exposed to sudden weather changes and various elements that could cause decay and deterioration. So if roofing issues aren’t addressed quickly, it’s likely your roof will sustain further damage, which greatly increases the chance it won’t sufficiently protect what’s below it.

The problem is this: How can you tell when your roof needs to be completely replaced versus when it needs to simply be repaired? Here’s what you need to consider to choose the correct course of action.