Having a roof that doesn’t leak is an important part of homeownership. Deciding what to use for materials used to be fairly simple but now there are a lot of choices available. Each choice has its pluses and minuses. Asphalt shingles are probably the most common roofing material. This is…
Though you probably don’t think about it often, the roof over your head is very important. It protects you and your home from extreme weather conditions. Mainly, it keeps the rain out which otherwise could cause leaks, rot wood, and create moldy conditions. In addition to protection from the outside…
Deciding on the type of flat roof most suitable for your property can be difficult. One type of material that may work for one roof, but does not necessarily work for another; meanwhile, other materials are a little more flexible and work for all sorts of roofs. While some flat…
For those of us who’ve been drawing our houses with a pointy, slanted roof ever since kindergarten, the very idea of a flat roof feels alien and frankly, absurd. After all, why would you want to forego the traditional ‘A’ shaped roof for a boring flat top that wouldn’t look…
If you’re brainstorming for ideas on how to best renovate your house or how to lay the blueprint for a brand new one, the chances are that the thought of having a roof must have caught your attention. How do you want it done? Should it be patched, or should…
You have a flat roof and time on your hand, and you’re unsure how the two may complement each other. Flat roofs have been around for a long while; however, they haven’t been the center of attention in the past. Technological and societal innovations have reinvented the typical ‘flat roof’…
