Description

This book is about roofs and roofing: the materials, production methods and criteria used in the construction of these major elements of buildings. It draws attention to features of roofs and roofing that ensure good performance, and to things that go wrong so they can be avoided. It draws from BRE experience to provide the building professional with a comprehensive checklist of points of concern with roofing and sources of further information and advice.

This extensively revised third edition contains new coverage of extensive lightweight green roofs, modern methods of construction, photovoltaic systems, thermal insulation, loft conversions and single-layer membranes, metal roofing, siphonic roof drainage, new materials technologies, improved finishes for timber, metals and concrete, provisions to accommodate climate change, new standards on roof drainage.

The text has been enhanced by over 200 photographs, some 50 of which are new to this edition, over 200 drawings of roofs and roof construction detail, many other drawings, maps, charts, graphs and tables, case studies, feature panels and surveyor's inspection lists on roof types and coverings, and a comprehensive index.