A Variety of Roofing

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Daniel Brantley
English III
H Hughes
March 28, 2014
Types of Roofing
Many different materials and tools are used daily to construct many different kinds of roofs for houses which provides necessary protection and security for homeowners.
Metal roofs in the present day are not like they were in the past. “Thinking back to the old barn roofs of years past that used tin, strike that vision because today’s metal roofs are light years ahead of those”. Fully recyclable metal roofing materials come in steel, aluminum copper and alloy strips with steel holding the most popular spot with consumers. Todays metal roofs are fire resistant, maintenance free durable (50-75) years), metal roofing last longer than any other material on market such as shakes, clay tiles, shingles (Scudder Roofing). Standing seam is a type of metal roofing. Which is made up of many vertical interlocking panels. Where the seams join is raised to prevent any water from seeping into or underneath the panels. Metal roofing comes in a few different ways. It comes in ribbed panels which are (about 3 ft. wide and from 10 to 20 ft. long) it has joints that lap on the ends. This type looks good on popular homes or high-end contemporary homes. They use this roof on steep roof and country’s that have a lot of snow. Snow will not stay on this metal easy. This roof comes in varieties of colors (Provey).

Flat roofs are the easiest roofs to identify. This roof is easy to construct, safer because the roofer can stand on it (Kathryn). Water cannot run off of a flat roof like sloped roofs (Ragsdale). This type of roofing requires more maintenance because debris can gather on the roof and it has nowhere to go (Kathryn). One type of flat roof is EPDM (Ethylene Propylene Diene Mo...

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...different roofers need to purchase rolls of rubber this come in three foot, six foot, and ten foot rolls. Roofers need screws and plates to help secure the rubber to the roof (Sullivan).
Works Cited
Angies List. 9 December 2011. 10 March 2014 .
Kathryn. Houzz. 10 March 2014 .
Provey, Joe. Roofing. Popular Mechanics, n.d.
Ragsdale, Jacqi. Legends Roofing. 2 March 2012. 10 March 2014 .
Scudder Roofing. 10 March 2014 .
Sullivan, Ronnie. Interview. Daniel Brantley. 15 March 2014.
Superpages.com. 10 March 2014 .

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