Brewery, Distillery & Food Production Roofing in Cheyenne, WY

Ask: have you roofed a production brewery or distillery in the last 3 years, and can you provide a reference from the head brewer or production manager? How did you specify the vapor retarder for the interior humidity conditions in that facility? What membrane system did you use and why , specifically why TPO or PVC over EPDM for a production environment? How did you handle CO₂ and steam exhaust penetrations? A contractor who can answer these questions specifically and correctly has done this work. One who gives generic commercial roofing answers hasn't.

A complete proposal for a brewery or distillery should include: vapor retarder specification with design basis (interior RH assumptions, climate zone), membrane system specification with chemical resistance data sheet for the sanitizing chemicals used at the facility, equipment load review confirmation from the structural engineer, production schedule coordination plan, CO₂ and exhaust penetration detail drawings or specifications, chemical disposal plan for demolition materials, and annual maintenance program with inspection checklist tailored to production environment conditions. A generic flat-roof commercial proposal is not a brewery proposal.

Ask each bidder to explain their vapor retarder placement and the design basis for it , specifically: what interior relative humidity did they assume, and how did they calculate the dew point position within the assembly for Cheyenne's climate zone? A contractor who specified the vapor retarder based on ASHRAE climate zone tables for a standard commercial occupancy (35-45% RH) has not designed for your building. A contractor who asked about your interior humidity and calculated the dew point position for actual conditions has. The design basis determines whether the assembly will perform , ask for it in writing.

A 20-year NDL manufacturer warranty, registered to the property owner, with semi-annual inspection requirements and a chemical exposure documentation requirement. The warranty should specify the membrane system, the certified applicator's name, and the chemical resistance rating of the installed product. At annual inspections, the inspector should document any chemical exposure evidence at drain and exhaust areas and update the chemical exposure log in the warranty file. A warranty without documented inspection records is a warranty that may not pay out when it needs to.

Call the head brewer or production manager directly , not a general facility manager who may not know the technical details. Ask: did the contractor work within your production schedule without affecting any batch; did any post-installation issues emerge with vapor drive or membrane performance in the first 3 years; and would you hire this contractor again for your next production facility project? The answers to those three questions are worth more than any credential document in determining whether the contractor is actually qualified for production environment work.