National Roofing

With Increasing population ,massive deforestation and global climate change there has been a gradual decrease in the amount of water available for our daily needs. The first visible signs of these is the decrease in levels of underground water in our wells and tube wells. Hence saving water and preventing unnecessary wastage of water has now become the main mantra   to survive this scarcity and also prevent further damage.  People facing this problem around the world have come up with lots of new and innovative methods for saving water. One of such innovative and cost effective method for fighting water scarcity is rain water harvesting. Read the rest of this entry »

When there is a mention of metal roofing, what is the first thing that strikes you? A tin barn roof of a house! If that is so, then wait and think of other possibilities. According to the National roofing Contractors association, the popularity of metal roofing has grown immensely over the past decade, suggesting clearly that the homeowners and builders are becoming more and more aware about its benefits. In fact, today a whole new variety of metal roofing products are available in the market today. These new age materials are attractive, but also durable, fire resistant and very light giving your home a classy and chic finish.

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If you are building your own house the biggest thing that should worry you is the roof. Imagine the nightmare of leaking rain water while you were sleeping in your bed or even worse your roof gets blown away by a tropical thunderstorm leaving your family no where to hide. Scary enough for you to do what possible it takes to get a roof that last? If your answer is yes than you need not need to move a mountain for it.

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Majority of the houses that have flat or almost flat roofs are topped with built up roofing that are made from layers of asphalt coated roofing felt. The top most layer of these asphalt roofs are generally covered with gravel or crushed rock which helps in holding the roofing material down and also protects it from the harmful effects of the ultraviolet rays. Light colored gravel also helps in reflecting sun’s rays. This type of roofing system is commonly termed as tar and gravel roofs. Such built up roofs can last for a fairly long time – as long as one to two decades, depending on the severity of the weather in that regionTar and gravel roofs are typically used on hose roofs that have very low slopes – ranging from almost flat to somewhere around 3-in-12. This kind of roof is formed by alternating layers of asphalt and tar paper (for the new and contemporary homes, more sophisticated materials are being used) that are adhered with applications of molten asphalt; with the traditional tar and gravel roofing, the tar is covered with a thin layer of gravel; this helps the tar from getting damaged by the ultraviolet sunlight. This also gives a nice finish to the roof if it is well maintained. The life expectancy of such roofs is almost 20 years.

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TAMKO was founded in 1944 by E.L. Craig. At the age of 69, Mr. Craig started his own roofing business in Joplin, Missouri. The name TAMKO was given by his wife – Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma, the initials of the five states they anticipated as their territory. TAMKO’s first headquarter was an old streetcar barn – this long, narrow structure was ideally suited to accommodate a roofing production company. In spite of the dearth of raw materials due to the Second World War, Mr. Craig took up the challenge and within one year TAMKO was not only up and running but also supporting the war effort in the year 1945!

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