The roof is the upper element of the roof of the building, designed to protect it from mechanical influences and atmospheric precipitation. In addition, the roofing creates the appearance of the house, so the choice of such material should be treated very responsibly.
Currently, a large selection of such materials is presented on the market, and quite often it is very difficult to purchase the most suitable. In order to resolve such a task, it is necessary to take into account a number of features of coatings for the roof and their varieties.
Roll roofing materials, which include roofing material isoplast, have been used for a long time. Such materials are quite sensitive to temperature extremes, atmospheric influences, and especially ultraviolet rays. Material such as roofing ground is not frost -resistant, its service life is no more than 5 years, but if it is necessary to cover the roof for a short time, then such material is quite suitable.
Among the most common roofing materials, it is necessary to include slate, which is a small slabs that are made of clay shale. In addition, such roofing material is currently made of sheet asbestos cement. For the most part, the slate is produced by a wavy profiled. Such material is in great demand, as it has a low cost.
Bitumen-fiber and PVC lines on the front side have a protective-decorative colorful coating. Such roofing materials are easy to install, as they have a low weight and are devoid of fragility inherent in slate. In addition, they are easily processed, and nails with plastic gaskets are used to fasten them. After such material is laid on the roof, walking on it is not recommended, since you can damage the roofing.
At the moment, the most popular coating for the roof is metal tile. It is a roofing sheet made of galvanized iron with colored polymer coating. The roof made of metal tiles is quite light. Such material is distinguished by service life, operational characteristics, color resistance, guarantee.