Gravel Shake Roof

Bur built up roof and membrane systems.

Gravel shake roof.

Cedar wood shakes have been used in america since colonial times having been the primary roofing system installed for hundreds of years. On my customers shake roof an adjuster found damage fro 97 shakes on the left elevation 91 shakes on the front elevation 41 on the right elevation and 67 on the rear. A built up roof for example will typically include the built up membrane itself with or without gravel as well as some kind of insulation and cover board which will vary in thickness from roof to roof. Built up roofs or burs also called a tar and gravel roof is a well established and popular style of flat roof that is made up of alternating layers of roofing felt or fiberglass and asphalt that is applied with heat which combine to make a long lasting sturdy roofing system.

Zinc roofing 1 6 lb m ft 2 7 8 kg m 2 copper asphalt composite shingle 4 2 lb m ft 2 20 5 kg m 2 asphalt roll roofing 1 1 lb m ft 2 5 4 kg m 2 felt tar and gravel roofing 3 ply 4 8 lb m ft 2 23 4 kg m 2 felt tar and gravel roofing 4 ply 5 3 lb m ft 2 25 9 kg m 2 felt tar and gravel roofing 5 ply 6 1 lb m ft 2 29. I m trying to ask for a full roof replacement saying that it will almost be impossible to know which of the 296 shakes i replace are the same. Here alternating layers of roofing felt usually fiberglass and hot applied asphalt are combined to create a long lasting roof system. Traditional wood shakes were created by splitting logs wood along the grain.

The old tar and gravel roof type has been used on relatively flat roofs for over 50 years but many newer systems and specific material types including modified membrane systems are becoming increasingly available in residential applications.