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General questions in regards to most roof types and situations. As the Technical Services Manager for Polyglass USA, Inc. this would not be a forum to address any issues directly related to a product my employer manufacturers.
I have been active in the roofing and waterproofing industries for more than 30 years with extensive experience from product installation, product development and consulting. I have been active in the Construction Specifications Institute and Roof Consultants Institute for approximately 20 years. I am a member of ASTM and am a voting member of various subcommittees. I have many years of consulting experience in the fields of Roofing, Waterproofing and Exterior Building Envelope disciplines.
Roof Consultants Institute Construction Specifications Institute ASTM
Division 7 Technical Binders for Malarkey Roofing Products and Polyglass USA, Inc. CSI Phoenix Chapter Cactus Comments
Registered Roof Consultant - Roof Consultants Institute Registered Roof Observer - Roof Consultants Institute Certifified Document Technologist - Construction Specifications Institute Spray Fireproofing Special Inspector - International Code Council
Registered Roof Consultant - Roof Consultants Institute Registered Roof Observer - Roof Consultants Institute Certifified Document Technologist - Construction Specifications Institute Spray Fireproofing Special Inspector - International Code Council
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James, The wording of your questions leaves me with a couple questions, so in anwering I will make a few presumptions as follows; 1) Roof is a steeper slope type roof, Slope is equal to or greater
Joy, The use of Polyurethane and similar spray-applied insulations directly to the underside of the roof deck is a recent practice within the building industry. Most roofing products manufacturer's
Good Morning Scott, The only legitimate reason the Building Inspector can "fail" the roof install would be it was not complaint with the jurisdictional Building Code. To my knowledge all of Colorado
Bob, Sorry for the delay in responding. Your question states that your roof is "rubber" which can often be used generically and misunderstood. The only "rubber" roof that is truly rubber is EPDM, with
Owen, There are unknowns related to the CMU block wall configuration. For the sake of answering your question, I will presume that; 1) this is a single family residential structure, 2) all portions
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