Chapter 11 roof coverings 71 materials 71 wood shingles 71 asphalt shingles 73 roofs 74 roof coverings 74 finish at the ridge and hip 74.
Housing roof material.
Clay concrete or composite tiles.
A glossary of housing terms is also included at theback of handbook to aid with unfamiliar or specific word usage chapter 1 location and excavation.
Galvalume steel is similar to galvanized but rather than using a primarily zinc coating galvalume uses a combination of aluminum and zinc.
Clay is costlier but lasts longer than concrete roof tile.
Fiber cement composite tiles are a good middle ground.
These shingles can be reinforced with fiberglass or organic materials cellulose without changing the appearance of the shingle.
Below we present 15 social housing projects and their diverse materials and construction styles.
A close but lighter weight version is the bright white flat tile made of ceramic elastomeric material or combinations of fibers and cement.
A built up roof bur is a layered roof that is created by alternating layers of roofing felt and waterproof materials such as fiberglass and hot tar bitumen.
Rolled roofing material is the mainstay of low slope residential roofs as well as out buildings like shops and sheds and other utilitarian structures.
Marquis weathermax autumn brown 3 tab roofing shingles 33 3 sq.
Asphalt shingles the most common residential roofing material used in the united states asphalt shingles are popular because they are economical and easy to install.
Dry wood framing with undulated zinc sheet roof and wood residue chipboards.
Galvanized steel is the most common form of steel roofing material.
Roofing material is the outermost layer on the roof of a building sometimes self supporting but generally supported by an underlying structure.
Each roll is about 100 square feet of roofing and about 3 feet wide.
A building s roofing material provides shelter from the natural elements.
Normally used on roofs that are flat or with a very slight pitch bur roofit is fire resistant and inexpensive but the roofing is messy and smelly to install.
And fire and maintenance.