Roofing

Roofing is a special area of building. The roof is a vital part of any building. It is there to protect you from the weather and to keep your building structurally sound. You will want top quality work being done on your roof; a poor job will lead to leaks and a roof that won’t last the test of time.

When requiring work on your roof, you will want roofers who are well trained. These trades’ people will have the right skills and will have good references. They will also need to have good health and safety knowledge and records. This is because of the various dangers that you can find when working on a roof. These include the obvious from working at such a height you may fall, or knock objects off the roof. Another factor is that there may be asbestos present. Asbestos roofs are still present on many buildings, and care and attention to detail are needed in abundance.

As well as the builders that you have chosen for your project you will want the right type of roof for the right situation. There are various types of roof that can be used. And like with most things they have improved over the years. Using new technologies roofs have become more reliable and will last longer.

Options of roofing include flat roofs. These roofs are more common on commercial, retail and industrial type buildings where they will just have one flat roof. In the past flat roofs were made using layered bitumen based felt. These have never been the most reliable types of roof and needed bitumen kettles and naked flames to be used which wasn’t always the safest option. In today’s modern roofing you can use a single membrane to protect your building. These breakthrough technologies are not affected by UV rays, standing water or frost.

Other types of roofing include cladding roofing. This is widely used in industrial settings on large buildings. Solar panel roofing. This is a relatively new technology that is used to create electricity from solar energy.

One Important feature of roofing has to be the guttering. Guttering is essential in that it is used to channel the water away from the roof. Guttering is usually cheap to install and maintain. If neglected though it can lead to a variety of problems such as damp and mould.