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gable roofs 10
gambrel roofs 10
generators 62
giant asphalt shingles 222
glass-fiber mat sheet 87
glass-fiber reinforcement 6
gravel removers, powered 68
gravel-surfaced BURs 89
green strength of sealants 164
guarantees 443
gutters and downspouts 455
hangers and ferrules 462
inside-outside drain system 470
locating downspouts 470
materials used in gutter
manufacture 459
metal gutter installation 455
metal roofing 379
molded gutter 458
outlet sizing 458
plastic gutter installation 463
ponding on flat roofs 465
replacing gutters and downspouts 464
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gutters and downspouts cont.
shapes of common gutters 461
sizing gutters 458
ladders 72
laminates for metal roofing 356
leveling cash flow 401 404
liability insurance 411
life expectancy of roofing materials 3
lifting safely 46 48
low-slope roofs 4
aggregate 5
asphalt shingles 210
built-up roofing (BUR) 5
climate vs. slope 4
glass-fiber reinforcement 5
membrane comp onents 5
metal roofing 352
modified bitumen roofing (MBR) 5
ponding problems 465
single-ply membranes 7
wooden shingles and shakes 252
nail stripper 61
nailing recommendations
asphalt shingles 186
built-up roofing (BUR) 108 133
metal roofing 359
slate roofs 290
staples vs. nails in asphalt roofing 185
tile roofs 324
wooden shingles and shakes 259 263
National Fire Protection Association 2
National Roofing Contractors
Association (NRCA) 3 57
neoprene 140
nesting techniques, asphalt shingles 215
nitrile alloys (NBP) 144
nonvulcanized, uncured elastomers 141
nuclear test equipment 478
rake of roof 9
metal roofing 374
reflective coatings 179
built-up roofing (BUR) 90
single-ply roofing 179
reglets, metal roofing 367
ribbon courses, asphalt shingles 194
ridge of roof 9
asphalt shingles 210
metal roofing 368
plastic roofing panels 384
slate roofs, saddle and combing 297
tile roofs 329
wooden shingles and shakes 253
roll asphalt roofing
materials used in asphalt roofing 181
preparing roof for asphalt shingles 185
saturated felt underlayments 184
underlayments 188
roof area calculations 17
roofing supplies 492
roof or chicken ladder 72
roof removers, powered 68
roof types 10
rubber roofing (see ethylene propylene
diene terpolymer (EPDM))
takeoffs 15
tanker storage of materials 99
taxes and government overhead 411
“telegraphing” of undersurface
unevenness, asphalt shingles 215
telescopic hoists 77
testing 476
impedance-method testing 478
infrared testing equipment 476
nuclear test equipment 478
thatched roofs 1
thermoplastics 144 165
thermosets, single-ply roofing 135 157
tile roofs 8 315
birdstop or eave closures 334
broken tiles 322
cements 329
cold weather design 323
colored-tile patterns 324
coloring clay tiles 316
coloring concrete tiles 320
cutting tiles 322
deck surface preparation 321
drains 323
fastening tiles 324
fiber-cement shakes 343
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tile roofs cont.
flashing 328
flat-tile application 329
handling tiles 322
installation guide 329
low-slope, mortar-set roofs 340
manufacturing clay tile 315
manufacturing concrete tiles 319
narrow tiles 322
Oriental-style tile roofs 337
preparing roof for tile 321
reroofing 341
ridges 332
roll or mission tile application 332
sealants 320
shapes available in clay tiles 317
slope of roof matched to tile 321
Spanish or S tile designs 334
starter course 329
storing tiles 322
turret tile 337
two-piece roll or barrel layout 334
underlayment 321
wind hazard areas, hurricane clips 327
wiring tiles to roof 326
tools and equipment 59
blowers or air brooms 66
brackets, roof brackets 74
conveyors 79
cranes and hoists 74
cutters, powered roof cutters 68
dryers, roof dryers 66
evolution of roofing tools and
equipment 59
generators 62
gravel removers, powered 68
hand tools 61
high lifts 78
hoists and cranes 74
impedance-method testing 478
infrared testing equipment 476
kettles for heating materials 65
ladders 72
light-weight roofing tools and
equipment 61
maintaining tools and equipment 78
mechanization of roofing tools 59
metal roofing 347
nuclear test equipment 478
patch-scratchers 68
pneumatic tools 62
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tools and equipment cont.
power tools and equipment 62
pumps 67
roll formers 358
roof or chicken ladder 73
roof-removers, powered 68
safety 59
scaffolds 73
scissor-lift trucks or high lifts 78
seamers, power seamers 358
slate roofs 288
specialized equipment 64
sweepers 70
trash chutes 71
vacuum systems 70
water-removal tools 66
track hoists 11
trash chutes 71
trolley hoists 78
turret tile 337
underlayment
asphalt shingles 188
built-up roofing (BUR) 86
glass-fiber mat sheet 87
impregnated felts 86
saturated and coated felts 86
saturated felt underlayments 184
saturated roofing felts 85
sheathing paper, built-up
roofing (BUR) 91
slate roofs 289
tile roofs 321
Underwriters’ Laboratories (UL) 2
unemployment insurance 411
unfading slate 281
utility knives 61
vacuum systems 70
valley of roof 10 197
canoe valley, slate roofs 302
closed-cut valley 201
metal roofing 373
open valley for dormer roof 200
open valley with metal flashing 199
plastic roofing panels 382
slate roofs 302
wooden shingles and shakes 257
woven valley 201
value engineering 29
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vapor barrier for wooden shingles
and shakes roofs 261
vendor discounts 439
ventilators on roof 481
vents and stacks
built-up roofing (BUR) 112
flashing 207 220 260
vinyls 145
vulcanized elastomers, single-ply
roofing 137