Browse resources pertaining to conventional roofs, metal roofing, solar and green roofing, and flat roof systems.
Flat Roof Systems
Flat Roof Guide covering pros and cons of popular flat roofing materials, PVC, EPDM, and TPO roofing systems. Also provides do it yourself step by step instruction on how to repair a flat roof.
Flat Roofing Contractors list of IB Roof Systems certified roofing contractors installing IB PVC roofing in US and Canada.
Roofing Contractors:
NY Flat Roofing Company provides flat roof installation and repair in NY, Manhattan, Brooklyn. Bronx. Queens, Western Long Island and Westchester County. Specializing in EPDM rubber roofing, PVC ant TPO flat roof single-ply membrane roofing systems.
Conventional Roofing
Roofing Materials – Guide covering major types of roofing materials ranging from asphalt shingles, and cedar shakes, to natural slate, clay tiles, and unorthodox roof types.
Re Roofing – a how to guide to re-roofing a house. Covers pros and cons of conventional roofing systems, and provides step by step instruction to DIY roofing installation, and shingling a roof starting from the first shingle all the way up to the ridge line.
Roof Square – is a term used by roofers to refer to a 10 by 10 area of the roof. Roof Estimating guide explains how to estimate roofing squares, and provides some good examples and a basic understanding of the term used by roofers.
Preventing Ice dams guide to winter roofing methods, and techniques to help you stop, prevent, and eliminate ice dams from forming on the roof.
How to prevent Ice dams – Comprehensive Ice dam prevention and snow removal guide for the homeowner. Also covers ice dam prevention products including snow rakes, and ice melting cables.
Metal Roofing
Metal Roofing Manufacturers – Informational resource providing overview of metal roofing materials, and reviews of metal roofing manufacturers. MRM provides a basic guide to understanding metal roofing costs, and directory of metal roofing contractors. Also covers pros and cons of metal roofing.
Standing Seam Metal Roof – Provides overview of standing seam roof construction and panel installation details. Also supplies and install standing seam metal roofing in Boston, MA.
Solar Roofing
Solar Roofing Guide
provides overview if the benefits of solar roofing for solar shingles, thin film photovoltaic solar laminates, and conventional solar roofing panels.
Solar Roofing for flat roofs – Provides overview of various solar roofing systems employed in combination with flat roofing systems. Also provides solar panel back estimation.
Green Roofing
Green Roofs Guide – Covers green roof containers, building a green roof methods, and arrogation techniques necessary to maintain a green roof in drier climates.
Green Roofing – Find out what green roofing is all about, and how much green roofs cost. Also learn about benefits of green roofs and how they can help mitigate green island effect in the urban areas.