Roofing Information

Roofing material is the outermost layer on the roof of a building, sometimes self-supporting, but generally supported by an underlying structure. A building's roofing material provides shelter from the natural elements. The outer layer of a roof shows great variation dependent upon the material used, and the nature of the supporting structure.

Those types of roofing material which are commercially available range from natural products such as slate to commercially produced products such as tiles and asphalt shingles. Roofing materials may be placed on top of a secondary water-resistant material called underlayment.

This Industry is a high risk industry due to the injuries that you can sustain in this job environment. Roofing is focus on the upper layer of a house or building and most roofs are not flat.