Roof Expert Witness – Roof Membranes, Roofing Systems, and Roof Assemblies
August 9th, 2010
The roof membrane is the top waterproofing membrane on a roof. The roof membrane typically identifies the roofing system. For example, a Fully Adhered TPO roofing system would be a Thermoplastic TPO membrane which is fully adhered to the insulation below.
A roofing system is comprised of a roof membrane, typically installed over some type of insulation or hard board. These insulations range from wooden roof decks, wood fiberboard, perlite, fiberglass, high density gypsum board, poly isocyanurate, or Styrofoam. The most prominent roof membranes include asphalt and cedar shake shingles, roofing tiles of various forms, slate, metal roofing, asphalt built up roofing, single ply membranes, sprayed polyurethane foam, and modified bitumen membranes. All of these membranes have different physical properties and their resistance to hail impact differs greatly. The roofing system includes all parts of the roofing system on top of the roof deck.
A roof assembly includes the roofing system and the structural roof deck assembly.
By kacey
Posted in: Roof Inspection, Roof Repair Project, Roof Replacement Project, Roofing Expert Witness, Roofing Specifications
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