Energy Star Certified Residential Roofing Equipment And Fire Protection
Energy Star Certified Residential Roofing Equipment And Fire Protection
I’m not a residential roofing professional, but I do know to how to do a mere roof repair. As a teenager I used to work for my dad in the summer months; he was a roofing contractor way back in the sixties. My dad was a consultant and a member of the Roofing Contractors Association of Southern California. Needless to say, I did not become a roofing contractor, but I do understand what goes into a residential roofing project.
In late October of 2008, my family and I lost our residence to the Santa Ana wind-driven wildfire that approached the Getty Center. Our new house had a shake wood roof just like our old house did, so the first thing we opted to do was to replace it with fire resistant roofing resources.
There are quite a few types of residential roofing materials that offer fire protection; we decided to do the major component of the residence with a new type of metal roof system that also meets Energy Star compliance. Our new house is an architectural beauty; there is a section of the home that has a flat roof top patio that looks out over downtown Los Angeles.
After doing a bit of research I found out about green roofs and how architects and roofing contractors are using new environmentally attractive technologies to make amazing self-contained garden spaces atop commercial buildings. I wanted to utilize that advanced technology in my residential roofing application.
To do green roofs on flat roof buildings there are various structural issues that need to be studied. The roofing contractor I ended up hiring to do the job had previously done a few green roofs on some residential roofing jobs back in the summer of 2008. I was lucky enough to have purchased a home that was designed by an architect that used commercial grade materials for the home’s residential roofing structure.
The largest change that had to be made to the roof was a roof coating that was sprayed onto the commercial waterproofing that was on the surface from the time it was built in the nineties. There is not much difference to using a roof coating on a residential roofing job than there is when utilizing one on a commercial application.
My new home is now wholly remodeled and we have rece
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ntly moved in. The entire pitched part of the roof has a fire resistant metal roof that was made with an Energy Star compliant roof coating that directs the Southern California suns heat away from the interior and the flat section of the house has a roof top garden area that looks out over downtown. What really makes me happy about using environmentally friendly techniques on my remodel job is the fact that we saved a lot on our taxes.
With the federal government giving tax payers a credit for using Energy Star compliant materials and with the wealth we are going to save on utility costs, I think more people should use more environmentally helpful materials on their residential roofing applications. If you think that it is time to swap your roof, I suggest you consider looking into using the advanced technologies that offer not only fire protection but that also help cut energy pricing.
Even though we lost so much in the wildfire, Im happy knowing that we have a dwelling that is Energy Star compliant and gives us protection from any future fires.
By: Rod Harlan
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Roofing contractor serving the greater Los Angeles area. Specializing in green roofing, Residential Roofing , roof repair and Commercial Roofing. For more information visit 4myroof.com
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