I'm not a residential roofing expert, but I do know to how to do a mere roof repair. As a teen I used to work for my father in the summer months; he was a roofing contractor back in the sixties. My dad was a consultant and a member of the Roofing Contractors Association of Southern California. Needless to say, I did not become a roofing contractor, but I do know what goes into a residential roofing plan.
In late October of 2008, my family and I lost our house to the Santa Ana wind-driven wildfire that approached the Getty Center. Our new home had a shake wood roof just like our old house did, so the first thing we opted to do was to replace it with fire resistant roofing resources.
There are quite a few types of residential roofing materials that provide fire protection; we decided to do the bigger part of the home with a new type of metal roof system that also meets Energy Star compliance. Our current house is an architectural beauty; there is a part of the house that boasts a flat roof top patio that looks out over downtown Los Angeles.
After doing a bit of research I found out about green roofs and how architects and roofing contractors are using new environmentally pleasing technologies to make breath-taking self-contained garden spaces atop commercial buildings. I wished to utilize that new technology in my residential roofing application.
To do green roofs on flat roof buildings there are some structural issues that need to be studied. The roofing contractor I ended up getting to do the work had previously done a few green roofs on some residential roofing jobs back in the summer of 2008. I was fortunate enough to have purchased a home that was designed by an architect that used commercial grade materials for the house's residential roofing structure.
The biggest change that had to be made to the roof was a roof coating that was sprayed all over the commercial waterproofing that was on the roof from the time it was built in the nineties. There is not much difference to utilizing a roof coating on a residential roofing project than there is when utilizing one on a commercial application.
My new house is now completely remodeled and we have newly moved in. The whole pitched part of the roof has a fire resistant metal roof that was manufactured with an Energy Star compliant roof coating that directs the Southern California suns heat away from the inside and the flat section of the house has a roof top garden space that looks out over downtown. What really makes me thrilled about using environmentally friendly techniques on my remodel project is the fact that we saved a lot on our taxes.
With the federal government giving tax payers a credit for using Energy Star compliant materials and with the wealth we are going to save on utility costs, I think more people should use more environmentally pleasing materials on their residential roofing applications. If you think that it is time to replace your roof, I propose you consider looking into using the advanced technologies that provide not only fire protection but that also help cut energy pricing.
Even though we lost so much in the wildfire, I'm thrilled knowing that we have a residence that is Energy Star compliant and gives us protection from any future fires.
In late October of 2008, my family and I lost our house to the Santa Ana wind-driven wildfire that approached the Getty Center. Our new home had a shake wood roof just like our old house did, so the first thing we opted to do was to replace it with fire resistant roofing resources.
There are quite a few types of residential roofing materials that provide fire protection; we decided to do the bigger part of the home with a new type of metal roof system that also meets Energy Star compliance. Our current house is an architectural beauty; there is a part of the house that boasts a flat roof top patio that looks out over downtown Los Angeles.
After doing a bit of research I found out about green roofs and how architects and roofing contractors are using new environmentally pleasing technologies to make breath-taking self-contained garden spaces atop commercial buildings. I wished to utilize that new technology in my residential roofing application.
To do green roofs on flat roof buildings there are some structural issues that need to be studied. The roofing contractor I ended up getting to do the work had previously done a few green roofs on some residential roofing jobs back in the summer of 2008. I was fortunate enough to have purchased a home that was designed by an architect that used commercial grade materials for the house's residential roofing structure.
The biggest change that had to be made to the roof was a roof coating that was sprayed all over the commercial waterproofing that was on the roof from the time it was built in the nineties. There is not much difference to utilizing a roof coating on a residential roofing project than there is when utilizing one on a commercial application.
My new house is now completely remodeled and we have newly moved in. The whole pitched part of the roof has a fire resistant metal roof that was manufactured with an Energy Star compliant roof coating that directs the Southern California suns heat away from the inside and the flat section of the house has a roof top garden space that looks out over downtown. What really makes me thrilled about using environmentally friendly techniques on my remodel project is the fact that we saved a lot on our taxes.
With the federal government giving tax payers a credit for using Energy Star compliant materials and with the wealth we are going to save on utility costs, I think more people should use more environmentally pleasing materials on their residential roofing applications. If you think that it is time to replace your roof, I propose you consider looking into using the advanced technologies that provide not only fire protection but that also help cut energy pricing.
Even though we lost so much in the wildfire, I'm thrilled knowing that we have a residence that is Energy Star compliant and gives us protection from any future fires.
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