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Flat Roof Construction – Part 4

January 6, 2016 by Jon Davies 1 Comment

Flat Roof Construction – Part 4

This is Part 4 of our Guide To Roof Construction. It covers flat roof materials and flat roof construction of warm and cold roofs. Also See: Part 1 - A Guide To Roof Construction: covers an overview of flat and pitched roofs. Part 2 - Pitched Roof Construction: covers pitched roof materials, basic pitched roof designs, cold and warm pitched roofs and pitched roof … [Read more...]

Pitched Roof Detail – Part 3

July 11, 2014 by Jon Davies 9 Comments

Pitched Roof Detail – Part 3

Part 3 of the four part Guide To Roof Construction covers pitched roof detail: roof ridges and ridge tiles, roof hips and hip tiles, roof valleys, roof verges and lead flashings. To get the most out of it is helpful to also read Parts 1 and 2. Part 1 - A Guide To Roof Construction covers an overview of flat and pitched roofs. Part 2 - Pitched Roof Construction covers … [Read more...]

Pitched Roof Construction – Part 2

July 11, 2014 by Jon Davies 3 Comments

Pitched Roof Construction – Part 2

Part 2 of this four part Guide To Roof Construction covers pitched roof tiles, basic pitched roof designs, cold and warm pitched roofs and pitched roof construction. To get the most out of the information it my be worth reading Part 1 first to get an overview. Also See: Part 1 - A Guide To Roof Construction: covers an overview of flat and pitched roofs. Part 3 - … [Read more...]

A Guide To Roof Construction – Part 1

July 27, 2013 by Jon Davies 6 Comments

A Guide To Roof Construction – Part 1

Most homeowners only have to consider repairing or replacing a roof once in their lives so getting to grips with what it involves and how much it should cost can be a challenge. This Guide To Roof Construction, spread into four parts, provides the basic information on flat and pitched roofs needed to understand what a roofing company is talking about, to help those … [Read more...]

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