Spend It or Lose It: 5 Smart Ways to Use Your Remaining 2025 Budget.

As 2025 comes to a close, many facility and operations managers are faced with a familiar challenge: what to do with remaining maintenance dollars before they vanish from the budget. If you don’t use them, you’ll lose them. This is a great opportunity to make smart, strategic roofing investments that protect your building, reduce long-term costs and set you up for success in 2026.

Here are five high-impact ways to put your remaining roofing budget to good use before year-end.

1. Schedule Seasonal Preventive Maintenance with General Housekeeping

One of the smartest ways to spend your remaining funds is on preventative maintenance. Scheduled maintenance with general housekeeping plays a vital role in extending your roof’s life and preventing expensive issues, especially in winter. 

Routine maintenance includes:

✔ Inspect the entire roof system for early signs of failure

✔ Clean drains, gutters and debris-prone areas

✔ Repair small punctures, blisters, seam separations or flashing damage

✔ Document the current roof condition for warranty and compliance records

A little upkeep now could prevent a lot of water damage, downtime or emergency repairs when winter storms roll in. 

2. Complete Outstanding Repairs Before Winter Hits

Still have an open proposal sitting on your desk for a roof leak? Get it done now. Even minor issues can escalate when snow, ice and freezing temperatures arrive. Water intrusion, insulation damage and structural deterioration can all result from small problems left unresolved for too long.

Use your remaining budget to:

✔ Seal open seams or cracks

✔ Replace deteriorating materials

✔ Address ponding water or poor drainage areas

✔ Reinforce vulnerable flashing or penetrations

Not only will this protect your facility, it’ll also show proactive budget management when year-end reviews roll around. 

3. Look into Roof Coatings

When your roof is reaching its later years but remains durable, a protective roof coating can be a cost-effective solution that extends its service life by 5–10 years or more, often at a fraction of the cost of a complete reroof. 

Roof coatings offer benefits like:

✔ UV and weather protection

✔ Improved reflectivity and energy efficiency

✔ Leak prevention and waterproofing

✔ Delayed capital expense for complete roof replacement

In some cases, coatings may qualify as a maintenance expense, making them a smart way to use leftover budget dollars. Watch this video to learn more!

4. Winter-Proof Your Roof

Depending on your geographical location, winter may bring a unique set of roofing challenges. This includes heavy snow loads, ice dams, freeze-thaw cycles and drainage problems. Your facility's roof needs to be ready.

Use your remaining budget to:

✔ Clear all rooftop debris

✔ Clean and test all drains, scuppers and downspouts

✔ Install snow guards or heating cables if applicable

✔ Sign up for a snow removal plan with CentiMark

These proactive steps help prevent mid-winter surprises that could damage the roof or disrupt operations.

5. Think Safety

If your facility has rooftop access, now is a great time to invest in safety upgrades that protect your team, your visitors and help meet OHS requirements.

Consider using your remaining budget to:

✔ Install or repair roof hatch safety rails and ladders

✔ Add walk pads to protect the roof membrane in high-traffic areas

✔ Invest in safety guardrails and perimeter warning lines

✔ Replace worn skylight covers

These upgrades not only reduce liability but also ensure a safer work environment for internal teams and contractors, especially during winter when surfaces can be slick or snow-covered.

The Bottom Line

With thoughtful planning, you can use your remaining maintenance budget to strengthen one of your facility’s most critical assets: your roof. Minimize risk, avoid costly surprises and enter 2026 with confidence. Whether you need routine preventative maintenance, a fast repair or guidance on roof coatings and service options, CentiMark is ready to support your goals.

Let’s put those final 2025 dollars to work. 

Contact us today to schedule service or request an evaluation.