| Covers sheathing and underlayment techniques, as well as secrets for installing leakproof valleys. Many estimating tips help you minimize waste, as well as insure a profit on every job. Troubleshooting techniques help you identify the true source of most leaks. Over 300 large, clear illustrations help you find the answer to just about all your roofing questions.
If you estimate, install or repair roofing in residential or commercial structures, this book will show you the methods and materials the real pros use—the tricks, shortcuts, and estimating formulas that will get you the job, keep your labor and material costs on target, and bring you a healthy profit. In the competitive roofing business, it's not enough to just measure the roof and add 10 percent for waste. The estimating system you'll find here will help you make a quick, accurate take-off with a realistic waste factor.
To make money in this business, you've got to provide a roof that's attractive and durable enough to last for years, with a minimum of maintenance and repair problems. Callbacks are hard on your profit margin and on your reputation. With the help of this book, you'll know which roofing methods and materials will do the job best, and provide the best value.
You'll learn how to estimate and install:
- Roof sheathing
- Underlayment
- Asphalt shingles
- Wood shingles and shakes
- Mineral-surfaced roll roofing
- Tile and slate roofing
- Metal roofing and siding
- Built-up and elastomeric roofing
Hundreds of large, clear, illustrations and easy-to-understand tables, charts, calculations, examples, and step-by-step installation and repair procedures will help you find the answers to just about all your roofing questions.
About the Author
Dan Atcheson, the son of a Texas architect, began working in construction in his teens, as a draftsman and as an apprentice in plumbing, electrical and carpentry. During his career, he has worked in all areas of construction, from earthwork, through framing, to roofing.
He added estimating to his skills in the 70's, then started teaching construction cost estimating at Texas Tech University. Finally, he began touring the country, giving estimating seminars and speaking at estimating conventions. He now devotes his time to his construction consulting business, and to writing for the construction industry.
His technical papers on construction and estimating have been published in numerous trade magazines, and he has published three other books: Estimating Earthwork Quantities, Earthmoving Equipment Production Rates and Costs, and Estimating Framing Quantities.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Measuring and Calculating Roofs; 2: Roof Sheathing, Decking and Loading; Chapter 3: Underlayment on Sloping Roofs; Chapter 4: Asphalt Shingles; Chapter 5: Mineral Surfaced Roll Roofing; Chapter 6: Wood Shingles and Shakes; Chapter 7: Tile Roofing; Chapter 8: Slate Roofing; Chapter 9: Metal Roofing and Siding; Chapter 10: Built Up Roofing, 291 11: Elastomeric Roofing; Chapter 12: Insulation, Vapor Retarders and Waterproofing; Chapter 13: Roofing Repair and Maintenance; Chapter 14: Estimating (and Maximizing) Production Rates; Appendix A: Roof Slope Factors; Appendix B: Valley Length Factors; Appendix C: Equations Used in this Book; Index. |
