Flat roof repair

Flat roof repair - 1987 - Building 252 (15) 10 April 1987, 55-70 (10) .

A Building Technology special on flat roof repair. J. Smith discusses the factors to be considered when undertaking inspections of asphalt, bitumen felt and and applied compound flat roofs; R. Aston discusses the option of repairing or re-roofing flat roofs concurring with the opinion that flat roofs correctly designed and installed should be good for at least fifty years; R. Sheppard discusses the pitched roof option arguing in favour by way of a case study of a flat roof replacement project at Stoneyfields Court in Newcastle-under-Lyme, owned by the Staffordshire Housing Association; G.Atkinson looks at processes involved in building flat roofs covering waterproofing , new materials and the avoidance of future troubles; concludes with a products review.


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ROOFING DEFECTS
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