What type of roofing is best for a flat roof?
http://www.askthebuilder.com/B200_Membrane_Roofing_for_Flat_Roofs_.shtml Membrane Roofing for Flat Roofs Roofing membranes and synthetic rubber roofing compounds for flat roofs outperform gravel roofing materials and make roof leak detection far easier. These roofing materials are basically seamless and fight UV damage. Used mostly commercially, flat roof membranes have many residential uses. Do you have an old fashioned ballasted flat roof? This is a roof covered with gravel. The gravel is used to hold down the roofing materials in high winds and it also protects the old asphalt from ultraviolet (UV) light from the sun. UV rays really hurt asphalt. If you have one of these roof systems and a leak(s), forget about locating them. It will be virtually impossible! The gravel does a fantastic job of hiding leak locations. Synthetic Membranes The use of synthetic membranes has just about el
