Winchester spray foam roofing that changes how water leaves the roof: tapered foam and crickets steer it to drains and scuppers before the topcoat goes on.
Many Winchester roofs hold water because they are nearly dead flat or their drains sit high. Foam lets us reshape the surface without new framing.
Spray foam can be built thicker in one area and thinner in another, so the roof gets shaped as it is sprayed. A cricket is a raised ridge of foam that splits water around a curb or sends it toward a drain instead of letting it pool behind.
Older downtown buildings add one more step: through-wall scuppers in brick parapets. Their openings have to stay clear and full-size after the foam goes on, so we set the finished height around each scupper before spraying.
Water follows the lowest path it can find. These are the five places on a long roof where it stops instead.
When the drain bowl sits above the surrounding roof, a shallow pond forms around it. Foam is built up around the bowl so water drops into it.
Deck deflection between joists leaves a dip far from any outlet. A cricket or extra thickness pushes that water toward the nearest drain.
Water dams on the uphill side of a wide HVAC curb. A small foam cricket behind it splits the flow around both sides.
Some roof edges drop toward a wall that has no scupper. We taper the foam away from that wall and toward an outlet that exists.
Leaves and grit pack the scupper box until water backs up the parapet. Openings are cleared, measured, and kept clear of overspray.
On a roof that holds water, the gains from foam and coating come from better drainage and a topcoat matched to it.
Standing water leaves dirt rings and wears the old surface faster in those spots.
Tapered foam moves water toward outlets, and a silicone topcoat holds up where some water still lingers.
A drain or scupper set above the roof surface leaves water behind.
Foam thickness is set around each outlet so the finished surface slopes down into it.
Correcting slope with a tear-off means new tapered board and a full membrane.
Foam builds the slope in place over a dry roof, and the insulation comes with it.
Water standing against brick parapets soaks the base of the wall and its flashing.
Foam is sprayed up the inside face of the parapet, and water is steered away from the wall line.
Three approaches for Winchester roofs, set by how much water the roof holds now.
Long dry roofs that hold water in a few low areas get tapered foam over the existing surface, then a topcoat.
Parts of a roof where some water lingers after a storm get a silicone topcoat, which handles ponding better than acrylic.
Around each drain and scupper, foam depth is probed so the finished surface sits just above the outlet lip.
Send a photo of where it sits and tell us the roof size. We can map the low areas on a roof walk.
(859) 204-7918Drainage work starts with knowing where water sits, so the roof lane leads and the building lane keeps the ground below protected.
After a rain, we walk a Winchester roof to map where water stands, then take moisture readings and cores in those areas before planning any slope.
Winchester's Building Inspection covers city and Clark County addresses. We ask whether the job counts as a recover or tear-off and whether new crickets change water at the drains.
High points, crickets, and outlet heights are marked on the roof in chalk so the spray crew knows where foam builds up and where it stays thin.
Downspouts and the walkways under scuppers are covered, and vehicles near the drip line move before spraying starts.
Foam goes on to the planned slope, the topcoat follows, and a hose run at each mapped low area shows where water now heads.
Mount Sterling is next down I-64; the others sit on the roads out of Lexington.
Rust priming on older metal shops.
Foam over metal and flat roofs across Fayette County.
Barns, shops, and sheds on one property.
Retail roofs crowded with rooftop units.
Church, school, and gym roofs.
Brick parapets and coping downtown.
Permits, co-op power, and drainage questions from Clark County owners.
Winchester's Building Inspection department issues permits for structures of 200 square feet or larger in the city and all of Clark County, and it reviews plans. One office covers both city and county addresses.
Its page does not spell out reroof rules, so call first and say whether the job is a recover or a tear-off and whether tapered foam will redirect water at the drains.
Clark Energy Cooperative is headquartered in Winchester and serves Clark County plus parts of ten surrounding counties, including Bourbon, Fayette, and Montgomery. Before foam goes on, list every rooftop unit, exhaust fan, and conduit run, and keep the meter and service mast clear of overspray.
Foam can reshape the surface so water heads to an outlet, which a coating alone cannot do. It works when the drains and scuppers are clear and large enough. A low area with no outlet nearby needs a new drain or scupper first, and that is a separate job.
A cricket is a small raised ridge built behind a curb or between drains to split water and send it toward an outlet. On a foam roof we spray the cricket in place from the same foam, so there is no separate piece to flash or seal.
Most often the scupper opening sits above the roof surface, or debris has packed the scupper box. On brick buildings with through-wall scuppers, we clear the opening and set the foam height so the finished roof drains into it.
Tell us where water stands after a rain and how big the roof is.
