Why flat roofs are best for commercial buildings

It has been noted that while building a commercial office, the owner of the space is more concerned about the internal design rather than the outside of the commercial building and its roof. While building the commercial office, the owners choose either flat or slanted roof without understanding that what is suitable for the building. In most of the cases, the builder asks the owners to select flat roofing for the building. Flat roof is cost effective and is durable. It increases the age of the commercial building.

The greatest benefit of installing flat roof includes the accessibility. Slanted roof has steep slopes which reduce the accessibility. In sloping roof, people are more prone to accidents as compared to flat roofs where people can walk without any fear. Many business complexes prefer flat roof as it is used by the employees during the breaks and the company can even organise events on the roof. Many people think that flat roofs are entirely flat, but it is a common misconception. Actually flat roof surface is virtually impossible as it does not allow the accumulated water to get drained. However, flat roof has several unnoticeable small slopes per square foot of the roof to help in draining logged water during the monsoon season. Small slopes on the roof surface also ensure that the water does not leak through the ceiling in the building.

The flat roof system also helps in saving a lot of space in the commercial building. In sloping roofs, the wooden beam used in creating inclinations blocks a lot of space. Most of the space in such cases goes unused creating a dead space. In flat roof building, dead spaces are negligible. The installing cost of a slanting roof is much higher than in flat roof. The building of the slanted roof requires a lot of raw materials. Along with raw materials, slanted roof installation requires a lot of time. However, the time consumption in installation of flat roof is less than half. These two factors mainly affect the decision makers to choose between the flat roof and slanted roof for the commercial building. These factors also impact the pricing of the two roof installation system.

Apart from the type of roofing system, the life expectancy of the roof also depends on the maintenance of the roof by the owner of the commercial building. It is advisable to check the roof annually for any damages. Regular checking will help the owner of the building to spot the damaged areas and cracks on the roof. Immediate fixing of the cracks helps in increasing the durability of the building’s roof. Along with commercial building, the roof of the house also needs regular maintenance.

There are several roofing companies that help in repairing roof damage, but minor damages can be repaired with the help of friends. Self-repairing of the roof helps in saving the money to be spent on fixing the damaged roof.