roof

A roof (PL: roofs or rooves) is the top covering of a building, including all materials and constructions necessary to support it on the walls of the building or on uprights, providing protection against rain, snow, sunlight, extremes of temperature, and wind. A roof is part of the building envelope.
The characteristics of a roof are dependent upon the purpose of the building that it covers, the available roofing materials and the local traditions of construction and wider concepts of architectural design and practice, and may also be governed by local or national legislation. In most countries, a roof protects primarily against rain. A verandah may be roofed with material that protects against sunlight but admits the other elements. The roof of a garden conservatory protects plants from cold, wind, and rain, but admits light.
A roof may also provide additional living space, for example, a roof garden.

View More On Wikipedia.org
Recent contents Top users
  1. C

    Junction boxes in roof space

    Hi all, with majority of new builds adopting loop at the switch for residential lighting circuits these days, am wondering if any one still bothers with junction boxes in the roof space these days?
    • colesbob77
    • Thread
    • ausie elec boxes junction roof space
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Australia
  2. H

    I'm looking to identify an object in my roof

    This electrical item sits on top of the plaster from the roof. There is a humming noise coming from it, it puts out a lot of heat and sometimes things in the room below will vibrate. It's very strange I know. I am unable to get closer to it as I have been informed that there is no manhole on the...
  3. ionionascu

    UK Minimum space between solar panel and roof window

    Hi. We are planning a loft conversion and I want to arrange the velux roof windows so that I maximise the space available to install solar panels. Can someone please let me know what is the recommended or mandatory space that must be left between the edge of the window's frame and the edge of...
  4. patoune

    UK Flat roof electric velux > 'no contact' message on pad

    Hello, I've got an issue with my electric flat roof skylight velux: the pad reads 'no contact' with the flat roof velux. Please see attached picture. Have you come across this issue before? The plug is switched on. Thanks very much everyone!
  5. D

    Hi my aerial is on the roof of my house but when I walk past the TV in my bedroom it loses signal. Can anyone tell me why.

    Hi my aerial is on the roof of my house but when I walk past the TV in my bedroom it loses signal. Can anyone tell me why.
  6. C

    Roof isolator ELV array

    Hi everyone, I have asked 3 different installers who answered YES, NO, and I will have to find out. On a small ELV solar array (74V/18A) is a rooftop isolator required in the regs? There will be 12 x 250W panels (VOC 37V ISC 9A) feeding 2 MPPT controllers, Victron 100/50 and 100/30 Panels will...
  7. Leesparkykent

    Electrician Jobs Pv roof team and electrician

    I’m looking for a PV roof team and a qualified sparks...Good rates of pay and will supply a new van, mobile, tablet etc. All work is in Kent and are mainly on domestic properties with the odd commercial install. Currently getting between 5 and 10 installs a week. If anyone is interested or knows...
  8. A

    roof monkeys

    have the pv lot not got their own forum,every other post seems to be by a roofer who fits bits of glass to other peoples roofs and talking about tiles etc.
    • alarm man
    • Thread
    • aus roof
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Australia
  9. A

    Downlighters in a "Cold Roof"

    A plasterboard ceiling as been taken down in a flat roof kitchen extension, to reveal old fibreglass insulation, which is to be replaced with foam 100mm sheets. The joist depth is 150mm or 6" and is an existing "cold roof" extension so a 50mm air gap must be maintained for ventilating...
    • Athelstan
    • Thread
    • aus downlighters roof
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Australia
  10. M

    mounting pv panels on slate roof

    I have just achieved mcs accreditation and have been asked to install a system on a slate roof. I am aware that some installers drill the slates and use sealed bolts to fix the mounting rails, I'm not overly keen on drilling someones slate roof and was wondering weather there is an alternative...
    • MBE Contracting
    • Thread
    • aus flashing mounting panel panels roof slate slate roof
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Australia
  11. D

    Routing cable through flat roof

    Hi all, I'm just trying to route some cable accross a kitchen which has a flat roof. I've had a look at the ceiling void and could pass a cable over the top of all the joists / rafters (there's quite a good gap between the top of the joist and the insulation) but would that contravene the...
    • DomB
    • Thread
    • aus cable flat flat roof roof routing through
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Australia
  12. C

    Getting 100m of 16mm SWA onto a roof?????

    I'm guessing it's going to weigh a tonne (quite possibly). Has anyone come across any sort of a winch or pulley system for getting heavy stuff like this up onto a flat roof? Other than putting a reel down at ground level and pulling it up into a massive tangled up heap at the top? Could do with...
  13. S

    roof vents

    Never done a roof vent before and doing a new build atm. will i need to use an inline fan surely a standrad ceiling fan wont have enough power to extract it wil it?? Thanks in advance
    • switched on
    • Thread
    • aus roof
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Australia
  14. H

    ? best type of down light for volted roof insulated with sellotex board insulation

    im in the process of taking over a job which has been first fixed by others its an old large garage converted into 2 story outhouse upstairs all the lighting and power cables have been wired using fp200 white or simeler and coverd in selotex board for insulation all ov the downlighter holes have...
    • HUD
    • Thread
    • aus best board insulated insulation light roof type volts
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Australia
  15. G

    Drilling Flat Roof Joists

    Are we allowed to do this ? If yes is it the same hole size/distances as floor joists ? I normally use the safe zones, but this isn't possible as its like an all glass byfold door type extension. I'm thinking I can as surely floor joists have just as much weight on them, thought I'd see what...
    • Gravid
    • Thread
    • aus confused drill drilling flat flat roof floor joists never normally roof
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Australia

OFFICIAL SPONSORS

Electrical Goods - Electrical Tools - Brand Names Electrician Courses Green Electrical Goods PCB Way Electrical Goods - Electrical Tools - Brand Names Pushfit Wire Connectors Electric Underfloor Heating Electrician Courses
These Official Forum Sponsors May Provide Discounts to Regular Forum Members - If you would like to sponsor us then CLICK HERE and post a thread with who you are, and we'll send you some stats etc

YOUR Unread Posts

Tags

advice aus cable circuit course earth electric electrical electrician hello led light lighting lights looking new please question rcd socket supply switch testing training wiring
This website was designed, optimised and is hosted by Untold Media. Operating under the name Untold Media since 2001.
Back
Top
AdBlock Detected

We get it, advertisements are annoying!

Sure, ad-blocking software does a great job at blocking ads, but it also blocks useful features of our website. For the best site experience please disable your AdBlocker.

I've Disabled AdBlock