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Smart tips on choosing a roof
There are several things that should be known to the homeowners in choosing the right roof design. Starting from design, to materials suitable for a home stay.
1. Home Location Climate
The first thing to note is to know the character of the climate based on where the location of the house you have. Whether in places with extreme climates, high rainfall, in hot spots like in Africa, or something like that.
2. Roof Design and Materials
After knowing the weather climate that often happens, next is to create a design and choose the appropriate roofing material with your home. For example if the home location is in an area with high rainfall, then you need to make a steep roof design, so that rain water falls faster to the ground thereby reducing the risk of leakage. But if the weather is extreme, it is advisable to choose a roof made of relatively strong material, eg concrete. Or if the weather tends to be hot, clay roof can be an option, do not roof metal.
3. Roof Frame
The selection of roof trusses is done after we determine the design and roof material to be selected. For example if we want a roof frame not made of concrete, then no longer need to use the skewed roof of the wooden framework.
If you want a skewed frame, then a lightweight steel frame can be an option. In addition to more environmentally friendly, lightweight steel structures are also stronger than wood and are not easily weathered or damaged by termites.
4. Installation
Given the installation process (installation) that tend to be difficult, it is advisable to use the services of experts in installing the roof, whether it is the installation of the roof or frame. Do not get caught by the cheap price, good work with the offer of a guarantee within a certain time can be the best option for us who do not understand correctly about the installation of the roof.