Essays on Roofing

Flashing is one of the most important step in roofing job. It can be defined as a rubber or metal barrier, the task of which is to protect the seams aroud roof elements or between adjoining roof surfaces. Its mission is to chanell water off the roof seams. Thus, it is possible to say that flashing is one of the most critical elements of roofs that helps to keep their structure watertight (Marshall 74) There are two types of flashing – concealed and exposed. They differ in their methods of application and the type of material is used. Thus, with ...

Going Green with Technology.

Many people are trying to find ways to save on grocery bills and electric bills. Some find it easier as well as less expensive to just plant their own crops rather than buy them. But not everyone has a beautiful home with a full front and back yard. Even now of these days those parts of the establishment are rather small and giving less room than they would three decades ago. What about the people who live in apartments and condos? They would also like to have similar experience but don’t have the room to do it. There ...

Flat roofs are roofing systems with the slop less than 10 degrees. This construction allows to use them as living space. Flat roofs exist for centuries, and people developed different types of covering for these systems. There are several most popular decisions with own advantages and features. TPO. These are single-ply roof membranes made from thermoplastic olefin or ethylene propylene rubber. TPO membranes have “resistance to ozone, are algae-resistant, environmentally friendly and safe to install” (roofhelp.com, n. d.). The typical thickness of TPO sheets varies from 40 to 100 mils. Constructors use hot air to seal seams between sheets. ...

The building industry is dynamic with each day new innovations coming up that make work easier and result in efficiency, cost effectiveness, and improve on durability. However, the most important aspect in roofing is to possess the skills and expertise to implement the various changes that are necessary for building. Steep slope roofing refers to a situation where a roof has a slope that has a slope of approximately 3.12 or greater. These roofs are mostly found in residential areas as they are commonly used to construct homes. This is as opposed to most commercial buildings that have maintained ...

Polyisocyanurate or Polyiso or ISO owes its popularity to its excellent thermal insulation performance (determined by its R-value). This thermosetting polymer gets its hardened, irreversible, and thermally insulating molecular structure with the application of heat. This property of Polyisocyanurates is particularly useful for roofing insulation applications. But the advantages of these materials and their significance do not end with just one property. There is a significant amount of reasons why many constructors prefer to use these polymers over others as a viable insulation material for their roofing materials. This essay is an attempt to study the significance of Polyisocyanurate ...

Roofing Ventilation

The need for ventilation in roofs and attics became apparent after it was observed that moisture inside attics, caused by the phenomenon of condensation, was deteriorating a large portion of the roofing materials and in extreme cases the insulation of the ceiling. Adding to this grief, wet attics became the breeding place for a variety of fungi and moulds . From then, wet attics had become the nightmare of many house owners. If roofing ventilations were a fancy contraption in the early days, in the modern world they are an integral part of any roofing solution. And gladly, there are ...