Modern high spec flat roofs
Not every flat roof is the same as another flat roof. It would resemble saying that an old second-hand auto you got for a couple of hundred pounds and a fresh out of the box new family 4×4 are the same. Truly, they are the two cars. Indeed, they both (ideally) get you from A to B. Yes, they both have seats and four wheels. However, that is likely where the similarities end.
Your new car will have gadgets and buttons in aplenty to make your trip as simple, enjoying and comfortable as possible. It might cost more to purchase and insure because of the value but since of its low CO2 emissions and economical fuel consumption, you’re probably going to save money on road tax and fuel.
It costs less to maintain and will cruise through its MOTs. It will have the most recent security additions and airbags to help keep your family protected at all times.
While your cheaper motors may have cost you peanuts to purchase, however it might just wind up costing you dearly to run and maintain. In case you’re fortunate you may receive a few years in return before it winds up on the scrap heap or perhaps sold for spare parts.
Felt roof versus PVC flat roof
The same can be said for a traditional felt flat roof and a membrane roof. They are roofs and they both offer protection from all weather conditions. Apart from that, the basic comparisons are very different.
A traditional flat felt roof’s initial outlay cost is less to purchase and install. It will most likely work well for you for two or three years. Be that as it may, soon you are probably going to have issues.
Felt is usually susceptible to temperature changes. The warm summers and frosty winters can cause felt roofs to wind up very brittle, they can blister and crack, which results in rain water not completely draining away properly. In other words, it can pool in patches and ultimately, over time, will leak into your property’s roof structure. This can be cause serious damage without you noticing; it can rot your joists and deck quite some time before the problem has been noticed.
Indeed, it could be a long time – maybe months – before you realise, by then water can gradually pool until the point when it has no place else to go however but down… through your ceiling and into your your home, causing many hundred (or evening thousands) of pounds worth of damage.
Traditional flat felt roofs have a normal life expectancy of 10 years. Because it’s around 10 years, many insurers will not insure a flat flat roof. It’s probably likely repair work will need to be carried out several times before the end of the decade.
Why membrane flat roofs?
At this present day technology has given us various new options when it comes to selecting and installing a flat roof. Anti-slip, PVC single-ply membrane roofing systems have revolutionised both the commercial and domestic markets because of their exceptional protection.
100% waterproof, storm safe and resistant, guaranteed to never crack nor blister, unaffected by contraction or expansion and offers extensive strength, roofing membranes maintenance free.
