For homeowners these may be the roofing applications over your porch or on garage transitions.
Low slope roofing bur.
Built up roofing also called bur is the most common roofing material used on low slope roofs.
A continuous semi flexible roof membrane consisting of multiple plies of saturated felts coated felts fabrics or mats assembled in place with alternate layers of bitumen and surfaced with mineral aggregate bituminous materials a liquid applied coating or a granule surfaced cap sheet.
Because it is difficult to predict how long low slope roofing products will last tamko offers a limited warranty that includes a binding arbitration clause and other terms and conditions which are incorporated herein by reference.
These roofing types may also be found on condos apartment complexes and other large residential complexes.
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It is composed of alternating layers of reinforcing fabric and bitumen asphalt and is finished with a top layer of aggregate such as stone or gravel.
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Existing low slope roofs can be replaced or retrofitted.
Low slope roofs are defined as roofs with a pitch of 3 in 12 or less.
Bur is preferred for low slope or flat roofs because it creates a continuous sealed surface.
Low slope roofing products begin to age as soon as they are exposed to nature and buildings experience aging factors differently.