Atlantic & Caribbean Roof Consulting, LLC

Product Testing

ACRC is an approved testing laboratory in accordance with Miami Dade County Building Code Compliance and is certified to perform the following tests:

TAS-103 (Underlayment) ♦ TAS-105 (Fastener Withdrawal Resistance) ♦ TAS-106 (Tile Uplift) ♦ TAS-114 Appendix “D” (Adhered Uplift Test) ♦ TAS-114 Appendix “J” (12’ x 24’ Uplift Test) ♦ TAS-124 (Field Uplift Test) ♦ TAS-126 (Moisture Survey)

ACRC serves our clients by handling all phases of the roof construction or roof replacement process. First, we distribute bid packages to pre-qualified contractors and conduct a pre-bid meeting to examine the roof, review the contract documents and answer any questions that the contractors may have. After the bids are received, we help the client analyze the bids and select a contractor. We then review the contractor’s submittals and verify that all required permits, licenses, insurance coverages and bonds are in compliance with current equirements and the contract documents. Optimal long-term roof performance begins with the installation process. ACRC recommends full-time quality assurance monitoring for the duration of the project by a firm with qualified Registered Roof Observers. Strict compliance with plans and specifications translates into a roof performing the way it was designed. When defects are observed, corrective action is immediately implemented.

Field Testing

The test procedures outlined in this protocol provide a means of determining whether a particular mechanical fastener, when used to attach any roofing component to a specific substrate, provides sufficient resistance to static uplift force to meet the wind-load equirements of the Florida Building Code for a specific building. This Application Standard is a product application quality control test to confirm: (1) Sufficient bonding by the mortar or adhesive to the tile and underlayment in a mortar of adhesive set tile system; or (2) effective mechanical attachment of components within a rigid is continuous roof system. The test procedures outlined in the protocol provide a means for determining the uplift resistance of new, adhered, built-up, and bituminous Roof system Assembly, as stated in applicable specification bid documents, installed on a building within the High Velocity Hurricane Zone. The test procedures are intended to confirm and supplement the uplift resistance performance of roofing systems as determined under laboratory conditions and confirm that a given installation meets the design pressure requirements under ASCE 7-02, as required in Section 1606 of the Florida Building Code. TAS 105-98 TEST PROCEDURE FOR FIELD WITHDRAWAL RESISTANCE TESTING TAS 106 STANDARD PROCEDURE FOR THE FIELD VERIFICATION OF THE BONDING OF MORTAR OR ADHESIVE SET TILE SYSTEMS AND MECHANICALLY ATTACHED, RIGID, DISCONTINUOUS ROOF SYSTEMS TAS 124-95 TEST PROCEDURE FOR FIELD UPLIFT RESISTANCE OF EXISTING MEMBRANE ROOF SYSTEMS AND IN-SITU TESTING FOR ROOFING AND NEW CONSTRUCTION APPLICATIONS TAS 126-95 STANDARD PROCEDURES FOR ROOF MOISTURE SURVEYS The test procedure outlined in this protocol covers the procedures for non-destructive testing for the presence of moisture, and the subsequent destructive testing to confirm moisture content in roof system assemblies, including insulation. The testing requirements outlined in this protocol provide a means of: (1) established criteria for testing for moisture trapped within roof system assemblies; and (2) determining the percentage of moisture in specific areas and components as required in Section 1521.12 of the Florida Building Code.