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Three Flat Roof Drainage Options

Flat roofs have a number of advantages, although these depend on each application. They can make a commercial building seem less imposing, because the...
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Is Your Home Graded Properly?

Property grading has nothing to do with property zoning, and development rights in this instance. Here we are thinking of the natural, or artificial a...
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Sloping the Streams Around Your Roof

All water responds similarly to gravity and slopes. When we think about it, we realise our eavestroughs are like canals around our roofs. The valleys ...
The Minimum Roof Pitch for Regular Shingles20200429033943

The Minimum Roof Pitch for Regular Shingles

Roof pitch refers to the steepness of a roof as a ratio relative to absolute flatness. In North America we express this as a fraction of 12. Hence a r...
The Importance of a Well-Equipped Gutter Contractor20180606015851

The Importance of a Well-Equipped Gutter Contractor

Installing gutters under roof overhangs is more complex than it looks. Ask any DIY homeowner who tried to do the job themselves, and botched it. They ...