MODIFIED
BITUMEN:
TOP CHOICE FOR
RESIDENTIAL FLAT
ROOFS
Just peel off the release paper and stick down the membane. This ease of installation makes self-adhering bitumen roofing very attractive to residential
contractors.
If there is one characteristic that separates
commercial builders from residential,
it's roofing systems. Residential
tradesmen have never taken a liking to
flat roofs. The key difference is that
sloped-roofing products shed water,
whereas low-slope roofing products
must be waterproof. But as remodeling
continues to grow and because many
room additions would be so much simpler
with flat roofs, it's time to look
seriously at low-slope roofing products
for residential construction, and at
modified bitumens, in particular.
Of all the low-slope roofing products
on the market, modified bitumen