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New Flat Roof with Tapered Insulation

August 5, 2010 by Thomas Petrilli

IMG_0027This is an EPDM (rubber) roof; it was installed over an existing built up (tar and gravel) roof; due to a number of factors it consistently held about 4″ of water on its surface. Although the name can be deceiving, a flat roof needs slope; not a lot, just enough to encourage the water to drain off to a gutter or roof drain within 24-36 hours after a rain. This house used to hold about 2″ of water all year round; if the owner wanted to he could have started a brine shrimp farm. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Flat Roofs, Flat Roofs, Roof Repair, Roof Replacement Tagged With: Energy Star Flat Roof, flat roof repair, flat roof replacement, leaking flat roof, old town alexandria flat roof, old town alexandria roof repair, row house flat roof, tapered roof insulation, TPO flat roof, White Flat Roof

Row House Flat Roof

May 13, 2010 by Thomas Petrilli

We just finished these row houses. I’m writing about them because unlike the hundreds we have already done these are more like bathtubs than roofs. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Flat Roofs, Roof Replacement Tagged With: Alexandria flat roof, arlington flat roof, flat roof, flat roof contractor, flat roof drain, flat roof drainage, flat roof with ponding, leaking flat roof, row house flat roof, TPO flat roof, TPO scupper drain

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