Epdm ethylene propylene diene monomer tpo thermoplastic polyolefin pvc polyvinyl chloride spf spray polyurethane foam asphalt rolls.
Commercial roof material types.
However there are more advanced forms of materials that do not require a gravel coating.
Commercial roof types materials summary.
Type iv glass ply sheet type 6 glass ply sheet no 15 perforated felt.
Shingle roofing is mostly known for homes and residential roofing but shingles are very often used for steep slope commercial roofing applications.
Asphalt or built up roof.
Some of the most common types of commercial roofing materials include.
Shingles can be made out of a few different materials including wood slate metal plastic ceramic and composite material such as asphalt.
Underlayments tar paper and felt paper synthetic underlayment ice and water shield insolation dens deck fire sheet fiberboard.
Materials include rubber rolls epdm pvc tpo bitumen and modified bitumen.
In the 1970s technological advances in asphalt sciences led to the development of modifiers such as app atactic polypropylene and sbs styrene butadiene styrene which when added to unblown unoxidized asphalt impart either plastic app or rubber sbs characteristics.
High performing commercial roofing material types pvc roofing.
Known technically as elastomeric or plastomeric roof membrane depending on the material single ply roofs come in a few different varieties including.
Flat roofs more cost effective quicker and easier to install.
A commercial standing seam metal roof is the ideal choice for a building with a roof slope greater than 2.
However flat roofs are more prone to standing water and material degradation.
This is the most traditional of the types of commercial roofs.
For many projects pvc roofing is our preferred choice as the best flat roof material on the market.
Of all these membrane types epdm synthetic rubber is the most common single ply membrane roof material in both residential and commercial use.