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Knight Division TacticalDoes KDT provide emergency roof tarping?
Emergency Roof Tarping (Blue Roof)
Yes.
KDT provides emergency roof tarping after hurricanes and storms, installing fiber-reinforced blue-roof sheeting secured with battens over damaged roofs so homes and facilities stay dry until permanent repairs.
Typical configuration
- Material
- Fiber-reinforced polyethylene sheeting, about 6 mil or heavier, typical
- Fastening
- Wood battens (furring strips) screwed through to the deck, no loose tarps
- Coverage
- Over the damaged area with overlap, wrapped over the ridge where possible
- Roof types
- Shingle and most pitched residential roofs; flat roofs case by case
- Safety
- Fall protection and roof safety plan for every crew
After a hurricane, the blue tarps on damaged roofs are how a community keeps water out of homes until roofers can get to them. A properly installed blue roof is fiber-reinforced plastic sheeting laid over the damaged area, wrapped over the ridge where possible, and fastened down with wood battens (furring strips) screwed through to the roof deck so wind can't get under it.
KDT sends roofing crews with sheeting, battens, fasteners and fall protection. We assess each roof, cover the damage with enough overlap to shed water, and secure the edges so the cover lasts through the weeks or months before permanent repair. Crews can work individual buildings, critical facilities like shelters and fire stations, or large numbers of homes in a program.
We document each roof with photos before and after, which helps owners, insurers and program managers keep track.
Available as
- Single-building emergency tarping
- Critical facility roof protection
- Neighborhood and program-scale tarping
- Temporary covers for flat and commercial roofs
- Tarp inspection and re-securing after later storms
What's included
- Roofing crew with fall protection
- Sheeting, battens and fasteners
- Roof assessment and installation
- Before and after photos
- Removal of loose debris from the roof as part of install
Where it's used
- Homes with storm-damaged roofs
- Shelters, fire stations and other critical facilities
- Schools and public buildings
- Businesses waiting on permanent repairs
Questions, answered.
Does KDT provide emergency roof tarping?
Yes. Our crews install blue-roof sheeting with battens over storm-damaged roofs, from a single building to large numbers of homes after a hurricane.
How long does a blue roof last?
A properly battened blue roof is temporary but typically holds for weeks to a few months, which is meant to bridge the time until permanent repair. Loose or tied-down tarps fail much faster.
Is this the same as Operation Blue Roof?
Operation Blue Roof is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers program. KDT installs the same type of temporary roof covering for communities, facilities and owners who hire us.
Can you tarp flat or commercial roofs?
Often, yes, but the approach is different from a pitched roof. We assess each one and use sheeting and fastening suited to that roof.
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