The Roof Cover: The Cap on the Roof System
For nearly two years in this magazine, I have been discussing the various components that make up a roof system: roof deck, substrate boards, vapor/air…
For nearly two years in this magazine, I have been discussing the various components that make up a roof system: roof deck, substrate boards, vapor/air…
Continuing on our roof system component analysis—after discussion of the roof deck, substrate board, vapor retarders and insulation—we now have worked our way up to…
Wind damage to roof systems is often catastrophic, placing the building users at a life-safety risk, resulting in interior and furnishing damage and suspension of…
Designing and constructing roof systems (see my previous articles about roof decks, substrate boards and vapor barriers) continues with the thermal insulation layer. The governing…
The need for, use and design of a vapor retarder in the design of a roof system used to be a hotly debated topic. It…
The third installment in my series on the roof system is about the substrate board. (To read my first two articles, “Roofs Are Systems” and…
NOTE: This article is intended to provide general information while conveying the importance of the roof deck as an integral part of a roof system….
There has been a great deal of opinion expressed in the past 15 years related to the roof cover(s), or the top surface of a…