Green Roof Buildings
Blog URL http://www.coolflatroof.com/flat-roofing-blog/
Located Boston, Massachusetts USA
Tags flat roofing, green building, roofing help, sustainable home improv, metal roof instalaltion, solar pv roofs, diy roof repair, how-to fix flat roof
Flat and Metal cool roofing systems. DIY how-to guide to fix roof leak problems, implement energy-saving home improvement products and make your house comfortable and green. Join sustainable community and save money along the way.
Latest Blog Posts
- Massachusetts Roofing – recent flat and metal roofs which we installed in MA. on Nov 23, 2009 in Cool Flat Roofs Metal Roofing Solar PV roofing flat roofing IB Roof ice dam roof repair roof ventilation Roofs in MA rubber roofing solar pv
Massachusetts is our home state and here is where we install majority of our roofs (with Connecticut being in second place). In Massachusetts, roofing market is very different, depending on location, and although there are a lot more sloped roofs, no...
- Building inspectors vs. homeowners & contractors (just a rant). on Oct 21, 2009 in flat roofing IB Roof ihop low slope roof Metal Roofing roof repair Roofs in CT Roofs in MA rubber roofing
Forewords: If you are a building inspector / official, please try to understand that this rant from contractors point of view… Or at least be objective and unbiased. Pros and cons of building permits: Why do we need building inspectors (and do...
- Boston Solar Decathlon Home: solar PV / hot water panels and IB flat roof installation. on Oct 19, 2009 in Cool Flat Roofs Solar PV roofing cool roofs flat roofing IB Roof renewable energy Roofs in MA solar pv solar roofing
As I’m writing this, the 2009 Solar Decathlon in Washington, DC is nearing its completion. Twenty teams from around the globe are competing to build the best Solar Home, judged in ten different categories, including: architecture, engineering,...
- Pros and cons of installing roof in the winter on Oct 8, 2009 in Cool Flat Roofs Metal Roofing flat roofing IB Roof ice dam low slope roof Roofs in CT Roofs in MA rubber roofing
It is October, and the cold weather is upon us. Now most homeowners who did not have a chance to replace their leaking roofs during spring and summer, want to get it done now – before he cold weather arrives. August, September and October are t...
- Pros and cons of roofing in the winter on Oct 8, 2009 in Cool Flat Roofs Metal Roofing flat roofing IB Roof ice dam low slope roof Roofs in CT Roofs in MA rubber roofing
It is October, and the cold weather is upon us. Now most homeowners who did not have a chance to replace their leaking roofs during spring and summer, want to get it done now – before he cold weather arrives. August, September and October are t...
- Rubber roof replacement in Boston, MA on Sep 14, 2009 in Cool Flat Roofs cool roofs flat roofing IB Roof roof repair roof ventilation Roofs in MA rubber roofing
Rubber roofing (EPDM) is not the best system for flat roofs, but in some instances, it just does not work right off the bet, and when it leaks, repairing such a roof is not even an option. In late July of 2009 we began work on one such roof in Roxbur...
- Flat roof deck installation in Wellesley, MA on Aug 20, 2009 in Cool Flat Roofs cool roofs flat roof decks flat roofing IB Roof low slope roof Roofs in MA rubber roofing
This will be project profile of a flat roofing system installed over a sun-room roof in Wellesley, Massachusetts. The roof system was planned in such a way that a premium wooden deck would be installed over it, and the long-lasting water-tightness w...
