Medical office roof repair in Berkeley, CA: loose curb flashing, rotted curbs and wet insulation fixed with exam rooms protected and appointments kept.
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Medical office buildings have plenty of rooftop HVAC, because exam rooms, labs and imaging suites need steady air. Each unit sits on a curb flashed into the roof. On a medical office in Berkeley, CA, the flashing around a curb often looks like it has only a small gap, but the wood behind it may be soft. Water gets in, runs along the deck and drips into an exam room, a waiting area or a records closet, sometimes a room away from the unit.
Before the visit, tell us which rooms have leaks and where the rooftop units are. On the roof, we check the curb flashing, the curb framing, nearby seams and drains, and the unit itself, since a cracked unit panel or a clogged condensate line can drip the same way. If water is coming in now, we can install temporary protection, including nights, weekends and holidays. Your facility manager arranges access. HVAC and electrical issues go to the right contractors.
Metal counterflashing on a curb can hide rot underneath. Our rooftop curb repair opens the flashing to check the framing. If the unit has to be disconnected or lifted to reach the curb, your HVAC contractor does that first. Rotted wood gets replaced before any new flashing goes on, and any structural concern goes to an engineer. Sealing over a soft curb just means another call next rainy season.
A curb that has leaked for a while usually leaves wet insulation around it. We confirm the wet area with a few small core cuts or a moisture scan, and seal each core the same day. Your facility team decides how the room below is protected while we cut. The wet area often goes farther than the gap in the flashing suggests, and we mark it on a roof plan before any extra work is approved.
Equipment often sits right over the flashing that needs repair. Our curb and penetration flashing work is scheduled around your HVAC contractor, who disconnects or lifts the unit and reconnects it afterward. We keep service panels clear so technicians can still reach them once the roof is done. The flashing matches the roof: heat-welded on PVC or TPO, compatible bitumen on modified or built-up roofs, or the right adhesive system on EPDM.
Wet insulation around the curb is removed back to dry material and replaced. New insulation can raise the roof surface and shorten the curb, so we check that and raise the curb or extend nearby drains if needed, before the new membrane closes off access. If the HVAC contractor cannot get there right away, the curb gets a secure, labeled temporary seal. The estimate shows the curb, insulation and flashing work as separate items.
Patients and staff are below every day. Our occupied building reroofing plan shows which exam rooms, waiting areas and offices sit under each day's work, when crane lifts happen and how debris comes down. Your clinical and facility staff decide which rooms close, when, and how they are protected. We keep noisy work outside patient hours where possible, and keep materials away from air intakes so fumes do not reach the building.
If we open the roof and find the wet area runs over other rooms, we stop, show your facility manager, and agree on protection for those rooms before going further. If the HVAC contractor needs another visit before we can finish, the curb gets a temporary seal that we note in the daily report. Every opening is sealed before the crew leaves, and you always know what is permanent and what is temporary.
A medical-office roof repair has to protect rooms that support daily care. We identify the affected space below, coordinate the roof opening and inspect how water reached the curb, drain or wall detail. The Telegraph and South Berkeley area includes nearby medical buildings and older commercial stock; West Berkeley and Emeryville have separate research and production uses. Each project needs a building-specific protection plan before removal, then a permanent roofing connection that can be inspected and recorded.
Mechanical equipment, exhaust and service access can all meet at a medical-office curb. We check the flashing and backing around that connection without treating roofing as clinical-equipment service. Room protection, noise periods and access restrictions belong in the work sequence agreed with the facility. Berkeley’s wet winter makes incomplete tie-ins a real concern between shifts. The closeout record shows the material repaired, the edge of the work and any equipment or interior obligation that remains with its qualified provider.
Hospital roofs have similar curbs and stricter rules for working over patient care. For a medical office, the closeout package includes photos of each rebuilt curb, the new flashing and any replaced insulation, plus a roof plan marking them. Temporary repairs are labeled, and anything left for the HVAC contractor or an engineer is listed separately so nothing falls through the cracks.
Office building roofs have the same kind of equipment over working rooms. For your building, a roof condition report pulls together what we found, what was repaired and what to watch. If an exam room leaks later, your staff can compare it with the roof plan and photos to see whether it is near the new work, and send us pictures so we can respond quickly.
Tell us which rooms are leaking and where the rooftop units sit. We will inspect the curbs and send you a photo report with a clear repair plan.
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