Roofing Styles

Roofing contractors are an important part of the construction of any building whether the building is a home or commercial building

. Roofing contractors also do roof repair, provide roofing materials such as shingles, and other roofing services. Roofing contractors can act as services consultants in providing your construction needs.

If you're looking for roofing contractors there are several venues you can search to find and compare roofing contractors services and prices. Because of technology today you can find roofing contractors on facebook twitter and other social networking sites. Roofing contracts can also be found in Yellow Pages.

Because the roof is what covers a building roofing contractors need to be thorough in their construction of a roof to ensure that the roof protects the building from the elements. I mean, that's basically what a roof does, right? A roof protects the building and provides shelter from the heat and rain and wind, along with walls and structure of a building. Roofing contractors today also may provide insulation or act as services consultants or provide referrals as to which insulation companies will work best with the type of roofing.

Roofing contractors know though that a roof is not just about the shelter provided to the building structure. A roof adds to the aesthetics of a building structure. So, roofing contractors need to have a concept of design and colors and how a roof and roofing materials add to the look and feel, the aesthetics of a building structure. There are all sorts of different styles of roofing: the Gable roof is the roof that has two sides that slope downward from the middle. There is also the flat roof and the lean-to roof. Other more complicated roofing structures must be planned by roofing contractors along with the planning of the structure of a building. A butterfly roof is a roof that has inverted slopes, almost like wings.

Roofing contractors should have a plan with this type of roof or a flat roof and how this roofing would hold up with a lot of snow. These two designs for roofing may not be the greatest for areas that get a lot of snow, but roofing contractors may be able to work something out in how snow would sit and then drain off of a butterfly and flat roof. Then there's the gambrel roof that has two slopes on each side--three points where slopes meet. The gambrel roof is used a lot by roofing contractors in the farm-house structures. The other two types of roofing structures are the mansard and the hip roofing. Roofing contractors who do a mansard roof will include the four windows that fit inside the roof. The hip roof has the two sloping sides of the roof like a gable roof, but has a third sloping side on the back of the roof. Roofing contractors today often mix a little of these roof styles to fit a building structure.

Roofing contractors must also understand the roofing materials and how they break down in weather conditions, etc. Roofing contractors should be able to inform a client of what roofing materials will work in what environments. Certain roofing materials do better in the sun and certain roofing materials do better in the snow and rain. Roofing contractors should have the knowledge of what roofing materials will work in what climates.

by: Louis Hotze

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