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Abstract
Selecting a new roof from the hundreds that are available can be very confusing. A series of questions can help you sift through the systems & narrow your own list of potential choices to ones that are reasonable for you. 1) How old is existing roof? 2) Can your building withstand any additional roofing dead load? 3) Is the deck nailable? 4) What is required for local building code? 5) What does your insurance carrier require? 6) Who will be doing the maintenance of the roof system? 7) Are they any chemical, physical or thermal discharges onto the roof? 8) So what should be used?
Selecting a new roof from the hundreds that are available can be very confusing. A series of questions can help you sift through the systems & narrow your own list of potential choices to ones that are reasonable for you. 1) How old is existing roof? 2) Can your building withstand any additional roofing dead load? 3) Is the deck nailable? 4) What is required for local building code? 5) What does your insurance carrier require? 6) Who will be doing the maintenance of the roof system? 7) Are they any chemical, physical or thermal discharges onto the roof? 8) So what should be used?
Date
3/1991
3/1991
Author(s)
Richard Boon
Richard Boon
Page(s)
93-95
93-95
Keyword(s)
age; dead load; deck; building code; maintenance; new roof
age; dead load; deck; building code; maintenance; new roof