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Sloping roofs are more common in North America; however flat roofs are fast
gaining in popularity due to the various benefits they offer owners. Flat roofs
are not entirely flat, in fact, they look horizontal or nearly horizontal, but
they do have a slight slope of usually 10 degrees, to drain of the water and
snow. Rocket Roofing Corp Company as a flat roof contractor is specialized in Flat roofing construction in
Houston, Sugar Land, Missouri city, Katy and many more places in Texas.
Our flat roof services are:
- Residential, commercial, industrial new flat roof installation(TPO roof, PVC roof, Built up roofing, Modified bitumen roofing and EPDM
rubber roofs)
- Flat roof repairs
- Flat roof inspection
- Flat roof maintenance
- Flat roof replacement , re roofing
- Water proofing on flat roofs
- Gutters and insulation on flat roofs
- Insurance claims
As far as life expectancy of flat roofs is concerned, it depends upon how you
maintain it. Another factor that influences life expectancy of a flat roof is
the type of material you use to construct it. It is advisable to use the best
quality of material because even if you invest more money for good quality of
material still you would save money as compared to sloping roofs. A flat roof
requires yearly inspection and you can increase its longevity with several
things that you can get to know from the people who come to install your roof.
Thus, a flat roof is not only a valuable addition to your home, but also has
many advantages over a normal sloping roof. No wonder it is has become so
popular nowadays.
Below five roof systems are the most common flat roof systems.
Roll Asphalt
The material, usually organic felt, or fiberglass felt, is saturated in asphalt and rolled onto the roof's surface. Although it lies flat
against the roof in normal conditions, it is vulnerable to even light winds and could be
easily blown off if it were not attached solidly to the roof or weighted down. Typically,
it is attached by nailing it to the roof's substrate (usually a wood surface) or glued with
cold asphalt cement, and it is weighted down by covering the asphalt layer with heavy material,
such as gravel.
Single-ply Usually plastics such as thermoplastic
polyolifin (TPO), or polyvinyl chloride (PVC). Both of these systems are usually
good at reflecting heat and for this reason is
often the preferred system in hotter climates where they can reduce cooling or air
conditioning costs. Another system that reflects heat and reduces cooling costs is one
that features a white ethylene propylene dience monomer (EPDM) material. Rubberized asphalt
is a third type of single-ply system. Most of these single-ply roofs are attached to the roof
substrate with an adhesive such as hot asphalt, but some are self-adhering with the bottom of
the sheet and heated with a blow torch.
Read about TPO Roofing
Read about PVC roofing
Read about EPDM Rubber Roofing
Built up Roofs (BUR's)
Of all flat-roof systems, BUR's are typically the most common. This is partly because of
their lower cost and durability. They are considered multiple layer systems because they
consist of alternating layers of felt and asphalt. Like the Roll Asphalt roof, they are
covered with gravel-like ballast.
Read about Built Up Roofing
Modified Bitumen
This is a system made up of modified bituminous membranes, a blend of asphalt and polymers
that appear from surface characteristics to be single-ply, except that this membrane is
covered with ballast.
Read about Modified Bitumen Roofing
Flat-Seamed Metal
Although these systems are more commonly used on pitched roofs, they are at times used as
flat-roof systems. Composed of thin sheets of metal such as copper, stainless steel, or
lead-coated copper, these sheets are soldered together at their edges to prevent moisture
penetration of water. Their systems are manufactured to take on the appearance of tile or
shingles and are typically preferred because of their aesthetic qualities.
Read about skylights on flat roofing
Links to our Flat roofing photo galleries:
Residential Flat
Roof Photo Gallery
Commercial Flat
Roof Photo Gallery
Advantages of flat roofing over other roofing types:
- They cost less than other roofing structures.
- Flat roofs are more accessible, so that you can use your roof as a place enjoy summer evening, terrace.
- They have a slight unnoticeable slope that helps to drain away the water that accumulates during rains.
- They help you save a lot of room space in your home.
- Cost of construction is significantly lower than traditional sloping roofs, resulting in substantial savings that can be set aside for future contingencies or diverted to other home improvement projects.
Disadvantages of flat roofing:
- Flat roof coatings are not everlasting
- Consistent maintenance is required.
- Not all buildings are suitable for flat roofs.
- Though Flat roofs are built with slight slope to drain water, they are not suitable in cold climates as ice dams
would block the flow of water resulting in pooling of water on the roofs.
Rocket Roofing Corp Company is best in building flat roofs with different materials like tar and gravel,
TPO roofing, PVC Roofing and EPDM rubber roofing etc.
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