Best roofing option for low pitch?
Looking for recommendations for materials and/or installers for low pitch roof as it seems our current metal roof is not compatible with low pitch :rolleye1:
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Depends on the pitch, have to be careful even with conventional shingles. If you have a low pitch it's imperative to have a very good underlayment such as Grace Water Shield.
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TPO—For Low-Pitch Roofs...
When Category-4 Hurricane Irma was blowing steel roofs off my neighbors' homes, my heat-sealed TPO roof stayed bonded in place. :coolsm:
While not designed for climates with more cool days than hot days, its many other advantages still make for an excellent roofing material. Link to a Canadian site: http://firestonebp.ca/roofing/tpo-roofing-systems/ |
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My father-in-law always said to use rolled roofing on low pitch roofs. Also the wind doesn't affect it as much since the seams are nailed the length
of it. Dave M |
My dormer roof originally had rolled roofing. It never lasted more than a couple of years before needing repairs. After replacing it twice, I finally had it shingled. Several roofers told me the pitch was too low for shingles. I took photos from the side to figure out the pitch and determined through internet research that in fact the pitch was within the limits for conventional shingles. I did use Grace ice and water shield. That was about 5 years ago. Not a single problem since then.
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TPO—Tough Rubber Plies...
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While photographing a helicopter making mosquito-control runs, I realized I had a photo of that TPO roofing that has done so well—even after Hurricane Irma tried to remove it. :eek: It's heat sealed, so it's kind of like, "bagging the roof" with a very tough material. |
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