Roofing Construction & Estimating

Roofing Construction & Estimating
Author: Daniel Benn Atcheson
Publisher: Craftsman Book Company
Total Pages: 456
Release: 1995
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 9781572180079

Everything you need to know to estimate, build, and repair practically every type of roof covering: asphalt shingles, roll roofing, wood shingles & shakes, clay tile, slate, metal, built-up, and elastomeric. Shows how to measure and estimate most roofs (including estimating shortcuts discovered by the author), how to install leak-proof underlayment and flashing, and how to solve problems with insulation, vapor barriers, and waterproofing. Over 300 large, clear illustrations that help you find the answers to all your roofing questions.

Roofing Failures

Roofing Failures
Author: Carl G. Cash
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 374
Release: 2004-06-02
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1134424167

The book starts by setting out the duties of a building pathologist in the context of the modern roofing industry, defining failure and explaining its underlying causes. The main chapters then deal with the main specific types of failure: fire, shrinkage and roofing systems displacement, calendar shrinkage, foam insulation shrinkage and 'stretched' membranes, plasticizer migration, bitumen incompatibility, built-up roofing felt porosity, blistering, thermal insulation instability, foam insulation problems, torch applications, polymer dispersion, asphalt-glass fibre shingle splitting, lack of appropriate venting, problems with cool roofing and problems with organic fibre-portland cement shingles. The book concludes with an outline of the principal rules for long service life roofing.

Roofing Handbook

Roofing Handbook
Author: Robert Scharff
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 570
Release: 2001
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780071360586

CD-ROM contains: Directory of Internet resources.

Roofing & Cladding Systems

Roofing & Cladding Systems
Author: Robert N. Reid
Publisher: The Fairmont Press, Inc.
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2000
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 088173330X

Annotation. This guide shows facility managers how to conduct a roofing system assessment and choose the optimal roofing system at the minimum cost. Reid, a facility engineer, covers weather effects on roofing systems, roofing construction materials, insulation and weatherproofing membranes, energy system calculations, fasteners and flashings, penetrations through the system membrane, project management, unconventional roofing structure, warranty and maintenance, and safety and liability.

Roofing Ripoff

Roofing Ripoff
Author: David G Frey Distinguished Professor of Music Tim Carter, Dr
Publisher: Askthebuilder.com
Total Pages: 93
Release: 2017-04-11
Genre: Roofing, Bituminous
ISBN: 9780998970905

Tim Carter's newer asphalt shingle roof failed long before it should. Is your shingle roof in bad shape too? Will you have to spend thousands of dollars soon to put on a new shingle roof? Carter, founder of AsktheBuilder.com, decided to ask his 51,000-plus newsletter subscribers if they had problems too.He was flooded with stories from people just like you from all across the USA. Tim decided to find out why shingles were failing long before they should. The top shingle manufacturers, and the association that represents them, failed to produce the answers Tim needed. He decided to investigate and what he discovered will shock and anger you.The good news is that while writing this book, Tim discovered a simple way to extend the life of your roof shingles by decades. Open the pages of Roofing Ripoff now and allow Tim to take you on a journey uncovering the deep secrets of why your shingles, and money, are headed to the landfill.

Principles of Home Inspection: Roofing

Principles of Home Inspection: Roofing
Author: Carson Dunlop
Publisher: Dearborn Real Estate
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2003
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780793179503

The majority of roof leaks are flashing related, so this critical topic is covered in-depth, including valley, chimney, pipe, sidewall, hip and ridge, skylight, drip edge and dormer flashings. For inspectors in cool climates, the important topic of ice damming is also covered.

Roofing Materials & Installation

Roofing Materials & Installation
Author: William Perkins Spence
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company Incorporated
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2004
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780806992969

Complete A-Z guide to roofing. Learn how to make repairs, prepare the roof for the construction process, and choose the best materials for your home. In detail, find out how to apply asphalt shingles, wood shingles and shakes slate, clay and concrete tile and metal roofing, as well as built-up bitumen, roll roofing, and various available single-ply roofing.