Roof ideas for the house – The suitable roof

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Roof ideas for the house – The suitable roof

Let us preview some ideas of roofs for houses so that you can choose the suitable roof for the house that you want to build or for your dream house. The list of roof ideas for houses is necessary in that case in which the perfect house is the one which has a well-built roof. If the roof allows leaking then it can destroy even the most beautiful houses.

To choose you need roof ideas for houses and several principles which you have to follow. When you choose the roof of a house you should keep in mind the weather conditions in the area where the house is built, the materials that compose the roof, the local standards and conditions for constructions, trends and last but not least the personal choices where you can pick details about design, value, finishing, colour and shape.

Roof ideas for houses and the materials that are most commonly used

The asphalt shingles are the most commonly used because the asphalt is economical and easy to assemble. The asphalt shingles can last up to 15-30 years.

The wood shingles are lightweight, made with simple tools and they can be assembled without difficulty. They offer a natural look and they have a lifespan of up to 30-50 years. The lifespan has the disadvantage of a high price and they also are fireproof only if you treat them.

The metal roofs have different colours and styles, they are robust and they can last up to 50 years. They do not need a lot of repairs over time but they are expensive and difficult to assemble.

The roof tiles are designed for rainy weather and are made of locally available materials such as clay and slate. The contemporary concrete and plastic materials are also usedand clay tiles have a waterproof finishing.

The slate is primarily suitable as a roofing material, it has a very low absorption level (less than 4%), it is highly resistant to frost and cracks caused by frost and has a longer lifespan.

Styles and ideas for the roofs of houses

The roof’s slope, the angle between the roof place and the horizontal plane are crucial characteristics for the roof design and they are important elements in the list with roof ideas for houses, being the particularities of the roof’s structure and of the protection ways against climate effects.

When it comes to roof ideas for houses the slope should be considered and the roofs can be flat (with low slope, below 5 degrees), with low slope (below 15 degrees), medium (with slope between 15-45 degrees) and steep when the slope is bigger than 45 degrees. The roofs with medium slope and with steep slope are also called tall roofs. These have usually two layers and between them a layer of air to ensure a good thermal insulation (very good insulating characteristics).

It must be took into account on the priorities and ideas list for roofs of houses the waterproofing of the flat roofs as well as the fireproof protection measures for the combustible materials.

Ceramic roof tiles, metal roof tiles or what else can we cover our house with?

How to choose the perfect roof for our house?

What are the factors that we should keep in mind when we choose what type of roof to use for the house?

In practice the most frequently used are two main types: the terraced ones and the ones with slopes.

Most houses are equipped with sloped roofs.

If the architecture of the roof is complicated, the number of terraces or slopes depends on the type of the roof, the spread surfaces higher.

The spread surface depends on the weight that it can bear. The weight in turn is conditioned by the amount of rainfall especially in winter, when the fallen snow stays and by the frequency and by speed of the winds.

All these conditionings are accentuated by the location of the house and also by the geographic area.

In the mountain area, the layer of snow persists longer.

Analyzing influence factors, the aesthetic of the construction and the financial possibilities we can choose the type of roof.

The type of roof is given by the material which the cover is made of.

The weight of the cover is expressed in kg/sq.m of cover.

The specific weight of the cover divides the covers in lightweight covers and heavy covers.

Of all lightweight covers the ones from wood, reed, cane, bitumen and sheet iron.

The heavy covers are the ones made of burned ceramic with different profiles from the roofing tile category.

The roof made of iron sheet roof tiles weighs about 4-5 kg/sq.m compared to a roof made of ceramic roof tiles that weighs about 45 kg/sq.m. or a concrete one that weighs about 45 kg/sq.m.

A roof can be considered light if it is generating savings compared to another type of roof.

All these considerations must be taken into account in designing and assembling of the roof.

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