Flat Roofs
Everything Commercial Roofing Help covers on flat roofs, in one place.
Articles
- ArticleCommercial Flat Roof: What Makes It DifferentWhat separates a commercial flat roof from a domestic one: scale, drainage design, rooftop equipment, access and safety, leases and capital planning.
Nadine Spadafora
- ArticleFlat Roof Installation: Process and TimelineFlat roof installation step by step: the layers in order, tear off against recover, how fall is built in, what sets the timeline and what to ask for.
Shane Galvin
- ArticleFlat Roof Materials Compared, Layer by LayerFlat roof materials explained layer by layer: deck, vapor retarder, insulation, cover board, membrane and surfacing, and what each one decides.
Nadine Spadafora
- ArticleFlat Roof Systems for Commercial BuildingsWhat a flat roof system means on a commercial building: tested assemblies, wind uplift listings, roof zones, component substitution and what the bid must name.
Shane Galvin
- ArticleFlat Roofs: What Commercial Owners Should KnowHow flat and low slope roofs work, the materials used, why they leak, and how to extend their life. A plain guide for building owners.
- ArticleModified Bitumen Flat Roof: Why Owners Still Choose ItWhy modified bitumen is still specified on commercial flat roofs: multi ply redundancy, standing water, traffic, repairability and where single ply wins.
Shane Galvin
- ArticleTPO Flat Roof: What a Dead Flat Deck ChangesHow a flat deck changes a TPO roof: building slope in, lap direction, standing water, loss of reflectivity, traffic protection and when to choose another sheet.
Nadine Spadafora