When a major overhaul or construction of a house is started, a problem arises - how to cover the roof, because the roof of the house is its main component.
To solve this problem, you first need to decide what material to choose for the coating.
Any developer for roofing materials puts forward strict and reasonable requirements:
- strength;
- functionality;
- durability;
- reliability;
- attractiveness or color;
- the ability of the material to clearly repeat the configuration of the roof;
- the cost of the material and work with it, and other quite important properties of the roofing material.
It is advisable to work out the required parameters for the roofing material before the start of construction work. Having decided on the requirements, you can safely select “clothes” for the roof of your house.
metal tile
Metal roof - the most popular, popular and fairly cheap building material. The metal tile looks like a molded sheet of steel, which is covered with a protective special polymer layer or galvanized.
She has an excellent set of qualities:
- tangible durability;
- strength;
- moisture resistance;
- does not lose its original configuration and color for a long time;
- almost completely does not pass ultraviolet;
- resistant to mechanical damage;
- has a low weight.
The last factor is very important for a roof with a complex configuration or a mansard roof. The light weight of the material allows it to be used on roofs of a large area, while not weighing down its frame and not creating additional pressure on the foundation of the house.
The cross section of the sheet profile, its color and shade may be different. However, the metal tile has low sound and heat insulation.
Flexible roof (tile)
Flexible tile is a seamless fiberglass base, which is carefully impregnated with bitumen, and the outer layer of the tile is protected by a fine basalt coating of various shades.
Having all the advantages of a metal tile, a flexible roof is distinguished by:
- strength;
- high heat and sound insulation;
- has sealing - this is achieved when, under the action of sunlight, sheets of a flexible roof are fused without forming a visible seam.
Tip! This roofing material will appeal to those customers who make extraordinary demands on the external design of their family nest.
natural tile
It is a classic roofing material used for over a hundred years.
Modern technologies make it possible to bring clay tiles to perfection, giving it the following qualities:
- reliability;
- tangible durability;
- strength;
- moisture resistance;
- does not pass ultraviolet at all.
However, natural tiles have a significant weight. Therefore, it is possible to use such “clothes” under the condition of a strong, reinforced roof truss structure.
Soft roof (ondulin)
Soft standard roof widely used in the construction business of the USA, Canada and other famous European countries.
For the base of the roof, durable fiberglass is taken and treated on both sides with bitumen with different (specific) additives. The outer layer of the roof is covered with fine basalt chips, giving it any color, shade and property of refraction under the sun's rays. The undoubted advantages of a soft roof are:
- reliability;
- durability (service life can reach 50 years);
- strength;
- moisture resistance;
- does not pass ultraviolet;
- not afraid of damage (mechanical, chemical);
- excellent waterproofing;
- fireproof;
- practically does not give in to corrosion;
- high flexibility.
It is flexibility that makes it possible to “dress” roofs of the most complex structures and configurations without special costs and losses.
Tip! However, ondulin cannot be laid directly on the rafters, for this you first need to make a flooring from plywood boards.
Sometimes the construction of a new house is delayed for several years.
At the same time, the developer must ensure the safety of external walls, internal partitions and load-bearing structures, and if the configuration of the roof shape has not yet been worked out, then it is easier to use a temporary coating.
In this case, the question arises - what is cheaper to cover the roof and ensure the safety of the building?
Faithful friends of construction will come to the rescue, time-tested and weather-tested asbestos-cement slate and roofing material.
asbestos slate
The most beloved roofing material of the last century remains in demand today.
It has a dull, gray look, but asbestos slate has:
- service life up to forty years;
- excellent water resistance;
- resistant endurance of mechanical influences;
- resistant endurance of impressive loads (snow);
With time slate roofs lose their qualities and can warp from moisture, the edges of the sheets break off (crumble), lichen appears (mainly on heavily shaded areas of the roof).
Ruberoid
Your attention! In the classic version - this is the cheapest type of "clothing" for the roof and is a very thick paper, generously impregnated with bitumen.
Hence its many shortcomings:
- short service life (up to 12 years);
- low strength;
- does not like mechanical stress;
- passes ultraviolet;
- dislikes strong winds and too low temperatures.
Over time, the roof, covered with roofing felt, looks like a gray, boring, lost, lonely creature.
Before making a decision on how to cover the roof of a house, carefully study the proposed roofing materials and then you will be protected from troubles and extra cash costs.
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