Flat roofing is notoriously difficult to get right. Laying a flat roof requires a significant amount of skill. However, no matter how skilled you are if you use cheap or shoddy materials the roof will begin to leak very quickly. Once that happens the fabric of the roof will begin to break down and the roof will have to be renewed.
Old Fashioned Flat Roofing Materials
The materials that used to be used for flat roofing were prone to drying out and becoming brittle. Because they were stiff and heavy, laying a flat roof with them was difficult, which meant that it was also time-consuming.
Old-fashioned roofing materials came in narrow strips, which meant that there was a lot of cutting and that a lot of seams had to be included in the roof. Each seam had to be carefully constructed and made waterproof. This required the use of tar or bitumen, which had to be heated to a certain temperature in order to be pliable enough to spread along the seam. This meant having a live flame on the roof. As you can imagine accidents happened and because the base of the roof was made out of wood many a building was lost to fire during the construction of their roof.
Modern Flat Roofing Materials
Luckily, roofing materials have come a long way. Modern flat roofing is far easier to use and is a lot more durable. Using the best roofing materials it is possible to build a flat roof that requires no maintenance and lasts for literally decades. In some cases, over 60 years.
The best modern flat roofing materials are made out of EPDM. Not only is this material extremely hard wearing and resistant to all kinds of climate it is also exceptionally easy to work with. It comes in very large sheets, meaning that a roof made from it will have far less seams that one using other materials. This ensures that the roof remains watertight for many years.
In addition, EPDM flat roofing materials can be insulated to help hold heat in the building. This means that by installing a flat roof using these materials you get a better result, which lasts longer and can also save you money on energy costs.
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