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Advances in roofing technology and roof types provides new ways to keep extra heat out of your home or business during the summer without losing heat during the winter. These advances mean lower energy costs as you don’t need as much air conditioning, and they’re better for the environment.
When you think about keeping your house cool, you might not realize what sort of role your roof plays in the internal temperature. Here are a few ways that the roofing system can help:
Cool-Colored Roofing
This roof type addresses the way in which sunlight is reflected. Darker colors, especially black, absorb light. Lighter colors, especially white, reflect it. While normally only large, flat-roofed, usually industrial buildings use white roofing, lighter colors are beautiful – and becoming more popular – on residential homes.
Dark-colored shingles can still reflect sunlight as well; cool asphalt shingles are made with heat reflection in mind. The granules of cool asphalt are specially coated to reflect sunlight. Coating existing asphalt shingles is not particularly recommended; if you want to make use of cool asphalt shingles, it’s better just to replace the old shingles. Shingles are best for steeply sloped roofs.
Insulation
New weaves of polymeric materials and glass fiber, amongst other types of materials, translate into insulation foams that are more effective in keeping your home the temperature you want it to be.
Insulation is applied in your attic. The new weaves are solid enough that they provide better insulation than any material before it.
Insulation is critical during the winter months in keeping the heat in. At BELDON® Roofing Company, use a fiberglass insulation that utilizes air pockets in addition to its weave to provide the best insulation.
We also offer HeatBLOC, a liquid application that blocks heat radiation efficiently and is the best on the market today.
Roof Types
Asphalt is an absorptive material, and not only because of its dark color. Other types of roofing, such as metal, cool asphalt shingles, and tiling aren’t effective just because of their color but also because of the material itself. These materials are better suited for reflecting light regardless of their colors.
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