Patching a Roof is Like Restaurant Operations..

Where I live it is a usual occurrence to paint your roof to ensure that that it reflects the sun’s heat and the monsoon and helps with keeping your home cool and your utilities.


Hotels usually try to things that reflect the property and make sure it works properly and efficiently. There is a home that is near my home

I did interview there a couple of years ago after leaving the Hilton,

I interviewed with the GM who was very pompous, , and at the time his AGM was the Chief Engineer. I found that odd but I’ll get back to that later. They were having problems with their new concept.

When you re-do your roof there is prep work which is like prep work you do in a restaurant. You have to trim and bushes that are along the roofline then you wet the roof and apply a compound called TSP, a chemical that helps clean the roof and helps the new paint cling better. You scrub the roof and rinse. After it dries you can patch the areas that need it by applying roof adhesive, laying a mesh patch and applying more adhesive.

The GM gave me 5 things he felt were problems, and asked me my opinion. I answered them. They asked me to bring my wife over for drinks and observe the operation and write a report. I did this without
reimbursement, regardless the hotel went through a very public expose on a poor health department inspection. It appears that the hotel is still trying to finds it’s way.


Sometimes when people do their roofs they don’t repair the roof with a patch they take shortcuts and just paint over the problems and this leads to other problems with the roof down the road. If done correctly a roof painting can last over 3 years.

You have to wonder if the AGM was a Food & Beverage Director since the hotel is now searching again for a combination position of Executive Chef/Beverage Manager charged with the Restaurant operation.

I recall the GM telling me that the hotel had issues with keeping the 3 rings of the circus going, like a juggling act they had to comply with the flag, they had to do as the owners asked, and stay inline with the management company.

If hotels don’t take care of the main issues and training then there could be problems that persist like a leaky roof. It is better to fix it right the first time rather than have to do it twice.

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