Why does the same leak keep coming back?

Usually because the repair was aimed at where the water appeared rather than where it entered. A competent repair in the wrong place still leaks.

Where do commercial roofs actually leak?

Penetrations, drains, parapets and terminations. Almost never the field of the membrane.

Will an elastomeric coating stop my stucco leak?

Only if the entry path was found and fixed first. Over an unresolved path it hides the problem for a season.

Why does adding sealant to a curtain wall make it worse?

Curtain walls are drained systems. Sealing the weeps turns one into a bucket.

Do you water test after repairing?

Yes. Waiting for the next storm means months lost if the repair did not work.

Does our roof warranty cover leaks?

Generally material defects only. Installation error, design deficiency and ponding water are commonly excluded — which is where most failures come from.

What is the cheapest maintenance we can do?

Clear the roof drains twice a year. Ponding shortens roof life and voids many warranties.

When should we replace rather than repair?

When leaks appear in new locations, repairs hold for months rather than years, and deterioration is general rather than at identifiable points.

Florida

Water Enters Somewhere Other Than Where It Appears

A stain on a ceiling is frequently two floors below the actual entry point. Applying sealant to the nearest visible crack is the standard response, it works about as often as chance, and it is why buildings get repaired two and three times. We investigate before we scope and we water test before we call it done.

Get a leak investigated Call (954) 807-3208

Where it appears inside, when it happens, and what has already been tried. That is enough to plan an investigation.

Two workers on a suspended platform at a white building facade — The envelope is where water gets in.

Test first

Water testing before scope, not sealant and hope

Uphill

Water enters above where it appears, almost always

Systems

The envelope fails at transitions, not in the field

Licensed

General contractor, licensed in the state of Florida

What we work on

Six envelope systems. Each page names the transition where that one actually fails.

Commercial Roofing

Low-slope commercial roofs fail at penetrations, terminations and parapets. The field of the membrane is rarely the problem.

Walls & Stucco

Stucco is a water-shedding surface over a system that is meant to handle what gets through. When it leaks, both have failed.

Glazing & Curtain Wall

Glazing systems are designed to manage water that gets past the outer seal. When they leak, the drainage path is usually blocked rather than the seal being absent.

Sealants & Joints

Sealant joints have a service life measured in years, and almost no building has a program for replacing them before they fail.

Below-Grade Waterproofing

Below-grade water is not weather. It is constant hydrostatic pressure, and it exploits every weakness continuously.

Plaza & Terrace Decks

Occupied space under a walkable deck, where the membrane is buried under a finish nobody wants to remove.

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How we approach it

Investigate before scoping, test after repairing, and be honest about what a warranty covers.

Investigate First

Water enters an envelope somewhere other than where it appears inside, and the only reliable way to find where is to test.

Test After Repairing

A repair is not finished when it is installed. It is finished when it has been tested and the water has not come through.

Systems, Not Products

Envelope materials work as systems, and a repair that introduces an incompatible product creates the next failure.

Warranties

Owners treat a warranty as protection against leaks. It is generally protection against material defects, which is a much narrower thing.

Maintain, Not React

Envelopes are maintained reactively, when something leaks. A program costs a fraction of what reactive repair and interior damage cost.

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The difference

How we work

We test before we scope

Water enters an envelope somewhere other than where it appears inside, and the distance is frequently stories. Applying sealant to the nearest visible crack is the standard response, it works about as often as chance, and it is why buildings get repaired two and three times.

The failure is at the transitions

Fields of wall, roof and glazing rarely fail. What fails is where one system meets another — window perimeters, parapets, roof-to-wall, penetrations and terminations. Judge any envelope proposal by how it details those, not by the product it specifies.

A warranty is not a repair strategy

Manufacturer warranties cover material defects and exclude installation, design and pre-existing conditions, which is where nearly all envelope failures come from. A building owner relying on a warranty usually finds that out at the claim.

We will tell you it needs replacing, not repairing

Some envelopes are past the point where repair makes sense, and continuing to patch is the most expensive path available. Saying so costs us the repair work and it is the honest answer.

Start here

Get a leak investigated

Where it appears inside, when it happens, and what has already been tried. That is enough to plan an investigation.

If the envelope is past the point where repair makes sense, we will say so — even though it costs us the repair work.

FAQ

Common questions

Why does the same leak keep coming back?: Usually because the repair was aimed at where the water appeared rather than where it entered. A competent repair in the wrong place still leaks.
Where do commercial roofs actually leak?: Penetrations, drains, parapets and terminations. Almost never the field of the membrane.
Will an elastomeric coating stop my stucco leak?: Only if the entry path was found and fixed first. Over an unresolved path it hides the problem for a season.
Why does adding sealant to a curtain wall make it worse?: Curtain walls are drained systems. Sealing the weeps turns one into a bucket.
Do you water test after repairing?: Yes. Waiting for the next storm means months lost if the repair did not work.
Does our roof warranty cover leaks?: Generally material defects only. Installation error, design deficiency and ponding water are commonly excluded — which is where most failures come from.
What is the cheapest maintenance we can do?: Clear the roof drains twice a year. Ponding shortens roof life and voids many warranties.
When should we replace rather than repair?: When leaks appear in new locations, repairs hold for months rather than years, and deterioration is general rather than at identifiable points.

Service area

Where we work

Counties covered: Broward · Miami-Dade · Palm Beach · Collier · Lee · Monroe · Martin · St. Lucie
Office hours: Mon–Fri 10:00 AM – 6:00 PMLeak investigation before repair. Guessing is how buildings get repaired twice.
Phone: (954) 807-3208

Talk to us about your building

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No showroom, and that is deliberate

Romco is a service-area contractor. There is no trade counter to visit, because the work happens at your building rather than at ours.

Outside the immediate Broward and Palm Beach corridor we work through established local trade partners and manage the project ourselves. You deal with one point of accountability either way — the crew on site changes, the person answering for the job does not.

For anything urgent, call(954) 807-3208 rather than using the form. We would rather look at it than quote it blind.

Next step

Find out what is actually wrong with it.

An inspection, photographs of what we found, and a written scope. If the honest answer is that it can wait another season, that is the answer you will get.

Get a leak investigated (954) 807-3208