Counterflashing for Pop-Up Roofs in Washington DC
Here in the center of Washington dc, especially in the historic neighborhoods, there are a handful of different roof types but the majority of them have a lot of the same qualities and characteristics related to composition and configuration. There are some though that have been significantly modified since their original construction over 100 years ago.
In some cases there are pop-up roofs which are basically additions on the houses that go up instead of just out to enlarge the ground level footprint.
On a traditional historic brick row home, a pop-up is a little bit different. A pop-up Edition is generally built dimensional framed lumber. Here in the United states, especially outside of the historic district Washington dc, the vast majority of residential buildings are built entirely differently. Instead of having structural brick walls they’ll generally have a structural wood frame. Even where there’s brick cladding on the exterior, that brick is generally supported by the wood frame, not the other way around.
We provide this information here on our blog, and our website, to help our customers and future clients, and we recommend every building owner in DC who values the longevity of their roof (and their investments) and building use a contractor who values the simple and important principles of proper roof construction like Dupont Roofing DC.
Our company specializes in flat roofing here in Washington DC and we’re happy to help building owners of almost all types. Learn more about our company and the proper techniques of working with roofing on historic buildings in Washington DC here on our blog, and you can call us at (202) 840-8698 and email us at dupontroofingdc@gmail.com. We are happy to help and at least talk through options.
A lot of the principles we talk about in review on a weekly basis are critically useful for understanding flat roofing, and the principles of waterproofing, in general. Where a typical roofer of the past might focus on doing things quick and cutting corners to make more money, our company tries to take a more proactive approach to analyzing and identifying options for our clients.
