How to Build a Roof
How to Build a Roof
What is a roof? It is an uppermost cover and a part of building. A roof solves the purpose to protect a building, its material contents and living away from bad weather such as rain, heat, storm, dust and wind. It all depends upon the type of building. This means that there are many buildings that
vary in material content, location and many more things. Good quality roofs protect buildings against heat, sunlight, wind and cold. As a roof is a covering sheet for the house, the above things can be easily avoided.
Roofs vary in design; color all depending upon the type of building. A roof can be of a living room, garden or a kitchen. A garden conservatory consists of a roofing material, which can protect the garden roof against cold, rain and wind but requires light. The other structures can be verandah,
whose roof may admit other elements but not sunlight. Roofs of different structures vary from size, design and style. The size of roof of a stadium or a cathedral or a letterbox varies greatly. Dwellings are numerous and play an important social role.
Characteristics of roofs vary according to the building. This means it depends upon the purpose of the building that needs a roof cover. Roofs vary in designs, as some roofs are traditionally designed according to trend, fashion or tradition. Tradition means a roof to be designed according to culture, religion or custom. It all depends upon one’s taste and mood. Roofs vary greatly in architectural designs, as there are numerous styles and designs. A roof of a restaurant or a house varies largely in color, design and style. A roof of restaurant can be colorful, trendy and catchy, to make the restaurant look attractive so that it can attract the attention of the customers. And a roof of the house may be painted in colors to give it a look of a house so that it can match according to the surroundings.
A roof varies in construction, material and service, as material of roof range from wheaten straw, banana leaves, aluminum sheet, laminated glass to sea grass and pre-cast concrete. Ceramic tiles are used as roofing material in most parts of the world for centuries. Constructing a roof depends upon various factors such as a roof should have a support of underneath space, bridge or a pitch level. Pitch is an important factor for the roof as pitch angle makes the roof rise from its lowest point to its highest point.
The domestic architecture of roofs are pitched and sloped, except the roofs of dry regions. Thatch roofing requires a steep pitch so as to make it durable and waterproof. The other roofing types such as pantiles do not require steep pitching but can easily protect itself from weather conditions being relatively at a low angle. Regions having little rain require flat roofs, so that it can protect itself from slight downpour of rain.
For constructing a roof, durability service should be good for proper functioning at the time of bad weather conditions. Durability is important both in construction and material as less durability can damage the roofs, at the time of weather conditions.