Memphis Premium Roofing provides professional flat & low-slope roofing in Memphis, TN for residential and commercial properties across the Mid-South. On an older Memphis brick building the parapet is a bigger question than the membrane. It is unreinforced masonry standing free above the roof deck, and the existing building code this county adopted contains a table that says how tall it may stand that way.
The table limits unbraced parapet height as a ratio of the wall's thickness, tightening as the seismic demand rises and reaching 1.5 where the one-second design acceleration hits 0.4g. It also requires at least twelve inches of parapet above any wall anchor. Memphis sits right against that threshold, which is why we measure the parapet and its thickness before we price a square foot of roofing.
That order of operations is the whole difference. A new membrane installed against a parapet that is out of the table is a new membrane against a parapet that is out of the table, and the owner has spent real money without touching the thing most likely to hurt somebody. We would rather tell you that before you sign than after.
The membrane specification follows the building, not a preference. Sixty or eighty mil TPO mechanically attached where the deck takes fasteners. Fully adhered EPDM where the substrate or the wind zone calls for it. Two-ply SBS modified bitumen where foot traffic and repairability matter more than reflectivity. Tapered polyisocyanurate to move water rather than a coating over a dead-flat deck that has never drained.
Drainage on these buildings is usually the actual defect. Internal drains blocked below the roof, scuppers cut through the parapet at the wrong height, no overflow provision at all, and a low corner that has been ponding for a decade and has quietly soaked the insulation. We core the assembly to find out how much of that has already happened rather than guessing from the surface. Wet insulation is invisible from above and expensive underneath.
Perimeter details finish the job or undo it. Edge metal to a tested standard, base flashing turned up the parapet to a real height and terminated in a reglet rather than a bead of sealant, and coping that sheds inward. On a masonry building the perimeter is both the leak path and the structure, which is why we will not let it become the line item that gets value-engineered out.
Our licensed and insured team brings the right materials and equipment to every job — two 3/16-inch by 1-inch chimney anchor straps at the roof line, twelve-inch strap embedment into a masonry chimney, roof-deck subdiaphragm crossties in the perimeter bays, parapet height-to-thickness bracing ratio, wall anchors at six-foot maximum spacing, out-of-plane wall anchorage at 42 pounds per square foot — and backs the work with a written workmanship warranty. We serve Memphis and nearby communities including Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown, Millington.
What We Handle
Everything our flat & low-slope roofing in Memphis covers
One crew, one point of contact, and the full range of flat & low-slope roofing work in Memphis, TN. If it is on this list we do it in house rather than handing it to a subcontractor:
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Not sure which one describes your situation? Describe it in plain words and we will sort it out — or browse the rest of our Memphis services.
Materials, equipment and how we do flat & low-slope roofing
The difference between flat & low-slope roofing that lasts and flat & low-slope roofing that gets redone in three years is almost always preparation and materials, not the finish you see on day one. We work with two 3/16-inch by 1-inch chimney anchor straps at the roof line, twelve-inch strap embedment into a masonry chimney, roof-deck subdiaphragm crossties in the perimeter bays, parapet height-to-thickness bracing ratio, spec them to the job instead of to the invoice, and write the material grades into the free estimate so you know exactly what you are buying.
Every Memphis job runs the same way: site walk and measurements, written scope and fixed price, protection of the surrounding area, then the work itself with a daily clean-up. Years of roofing work in the Mid-South means we have already met whatever your property is going to throw at us — awkward access, older construction, an HOA with opinions.
Where we do flat & low-slope roofing outside Memphis
Memphis Premium Roofing covers Memphis and the surrounding communities of the Mid-South. Crews run out to the same nearby cities every week, so an out-of-town job does not mean an out-of-town price.
- Flat & Low-Slope Roofing in Bartlett, TN — Shelby County, population 57,786
- Flat & Low-Slope Roofing in Collierville, TN — Shelby County, population 51,324
- Flat & Low-Slope Roofing in Germantown, TN — Shelby County, population 41,333
- Flat & Low-Slope Roofing in Millington, TN — Shelby County, population 10,582
- Flat & Low-Slope Roofing in Arlington, TN — Shelby County, population 14,549
- Flat & Low-Slope Roofing in Lakeland, TN — Shelby County, population 13,904
Start on the Memphis Premium Roofing homepage for a free estimate, or call (844) 511-2320 and describe the job.
Why Memphis Chooses Memphis Premium Roofing
- ✓Every proposal states the new covering's dead load in pounds per square foot next to the load of whatever comes off, because Shelby County is a Seismic Design Category D jurisdiction and weight is not a decorative question here.
- ✓Our inspection report includes the chimney's anchorage at the roof line, the parapet's unbraced height and the deck fastening where it meets masonry, three findings that are almost never on a Memphis roof report.
- ✓We tear off rather than overlay, because a tear-off is the only hour in which the chimney straps, the deck fastening and the top of the wall are all visible at the same time.
- ✓We turn down tile on existing stick-framed houses unless a Tennessee-licensed structural engineer has written down what the framing can carry, and we will help you find that engineer.
The standards behind flat & low-slope roofing
Quality here is not a matter of opinion — it is written down. The flat & low-slope roofing work we do in Memphis follows published industry standards: NRCA publishes the Roofing Manual, the industry's reference for details and slope minimums, and Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association sets the shingle application and ventilation guidance the warranties reference. If a contractor cannot tell you which standard a detail comes from, that is worth asking about before you sign.
Every flat & low-slope roofing project in Memphis gets the same attention, whether it is a single room or a full commercial job. We show up on schedule, keep the site clean, and stand behind the work — the estimate is free and there is no pressure.
Ready to get started? Call (844) 511-2320 for a free flat & low-slope roofing free estimate in Memphis, or request a quote and we'll get right back to you.