A replacement meansa special assessment.Restoration usually doesn't.
A roof replacement means a special assessment. Restoration costs roughly half, carries the same 20-year warranty, and does not put the board in front of an angry owners meeting.
The assessment
nobody wants to propose.
A roof replacement means a special assessment. Restoration costs roughly half, carries the same 20-year warranty, and does not put the board in front of an angry owners meeting.
- A special assessment large enough to trigger owner backlash or litigation
- Reserve funds that do not cover a full replacement at the moment the roof fails
- Leaks reaching owner-occupied and tenant-occupied units during every heavy rain
- Disruption to residents who are home during the work — noise, debris, and access
- Personal exposure as a volunteer trustee for a decision this expensive
Half the cost.
The same 20-year warranty.
A tear-off quote becomes a per-unit bill. Restoration at roughly half the cost often fits inside existing reserves, or shrinks the assessment to a number owners will actually approve.
Water reaching living space is an immediate board problem, and repeat patching never resolves it. A seamless silicone membrane eliminates the seam and flashing failures that cause unit leaks.
Residents cannot be relocated and there is no after-hours window. Restoration is applied from the exterior over the existing roof — no tear-off, no dumpsters, and no night the building sits open to weather.
Sloped condo rooflines shed ice and snow onto walkways and parking below. Where the roofline warrants it we install perimeter snow guards as part of the restoration scope.
Run the numbers before the owners meeting.
Enter the replacement quote your association already holds. The comparison below is an estimate — every project gets a written assessment with figures specific to your building.
Two Massachusetts boards
that skipped the tear-off.
Filtered case studies — same substrate challenges, same facility profile, documented outcomes.
The association restored the roof for $134,660 against a $225,000 replacement quote, keeping roughly $90,000 out of a special assessment on unit owners.
The association restored the roof for roughly half of what it had been quoted for a full replacement, saving about $100,000 across the 100-unit complex.
What the trustees told us.
Every project is a documented ROI case. Our clients don't just save money on restoration — they change how they budget for capital maintenance.
Looks fantastic!
We were quoted over $200,000 for a full replacement, but Certified Roofing gave us a smarter alternative that saved us $100,000 and solved all our issues. The process was seamless, and our roof is now worry-free!
What trustees
FM team
ask us first.
We answer these on every assessment call. Now you have them in writing.
Can roof restoration help us avoid a special assessment?
Often, yes. Restoration typically costs 40–60% of a tear-off, which frequently brings the project inside existing reserves or shrinks the assessment.
How much does condominium roof restoration cost?
Most condo projects land between $9 and $14 per square foot depending on substrate condition, roof access, and added scope such as snow guards. Every assessment includes a written cost comparison against the replacement bids the board already holds.
Does the warranty transfer if a unit is sold?
The manufacturer No Dollar Limit warranty is issued to the association and covers the building, so it is unaffected by individual unit sales. It is a documented asset the board can point to in resale disclosures.
How disruptive is the work for residents?
The system is applied over the existing roof entirely from the exterior. There is no tear-off, no dumpster staging, no interior access, and no phase where the building is open to weather overnight.
Our roof is old — is it too late to restore it?
Age matters less than condition. What disqualifies a roof is saturated insulation across a large share of the area or structural deck damage. We determine candidacy with an infrared moisture survey and put the finding in writing either way.
What do we show unit owners who already saw a replacement quote?
We provide a written condition assessment, a side-by-side comparison against the bids in hand, and the manufacturer warranty terms in plain language — a packet written to be presented at an owners meeting.
Bring the boarda smallernumber.
Silicone roof restoration for condo associations and HOAs — avoid a six-figure special assessment, stop unit leaks, add 20 warranted years. No tear-off.
Average cost savings versus full membrane replacement — documented across 47 commercial projects last year.
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Connected.
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