[Rhodes22-list] Brad's Roof...

pdgrand at nospam.wmis.net pdgrand at nospam.wmis.net
Fri Nov 21 11:12:28 EST 2008


Rummy,

When I woke up this morning I found that I had a white roof.  It was about
1 foot thick.  I must be on the cutting edge (or just dumb for living up
here).

Paul

> Ed,
> Installing a "green" roof is not as simple or inexpensive as you make it
> sound. There are many large corporations that are installing green roofs
> and all
> are extolling their benefits, but as a roofing professional, I can tell
> you
> that  the nightmares these systems cause and or will cause down the road
> are
> not worth  the effort. Plant roots by nature are highly invasive and can
> penetrate most  roofing materials used today. Installing a "green" roof
> requires many
> layers of  materials including those for proper drainage.
> A simple solution which is currently mandated in CA and a few other states
> is to apply white roofing materials (Cool Roofs) which can reflect as much
> as
> 88% of the suns energy. These are the most common roofing systems that I
> tell
> my  customers to install.
> The days of black roofing systems are just about over for flat roofs. Some
> areas are now experimenting with cool shingle roofing systems. Knowing
> that not
>  everyone wants to have a white shingled roof in this country,
> manufacturers
> are  working to create shingles that will reflect the UV bands that create
> heat in  roofing systems. In many Mediterranean countries, white roofs are
> all
> that you  see. Apparently they know something that we should have figured
> out
> years  ago.
>
> Rummy
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