A roofer is a skilled tradesman who repairs existing roofs including replacing shingles or tiles as well as putting shingles on newly constructed homes. Roofers are employed by a roofing company in Jacksonville. Being a roofer is by no means an easy job, it can be particularly difficult if the old roof of a house has to be completely removed and a new roof installed. The most popular type of roofing material is asphalt shingles but a good roofer also is comfortable installing wood shingles, rubber roofs and metal roofs. Anyone who desires to be a roofer must not have any fear of heights as in many cases the job is many feet in the air. A roofing company in Jacksonville is aware of modern roofing techniques such as using pneumatic or electric nail guns in lieu of the earlier hammer process, this makes for a superior job in less time.
In many cases a roofer works directly for a roofing company in Jacksonville, his work is contracted out to homeowners and owners of commercial buildings. In other cases a roofer may actually be an employee of the contractor who was responsible for the whole house construction.
When working on commercial buildings the roofer is often called upon to repair or replace a rubber roof which is common for these types of flat roof structures. To repair these roofs the roofer must remove a layer of small pebbles before the heavy rubber membrane is exposed for repair. The stone is laid after the rubber roof has been installed as it has the tendency to hold the roof in place in the event of high winds and it is a better surface to walk on if someone has to get on the roof for whatever purpose.
When the roofer is dealing with other roof surfaces in many cases the material is complexly removed and replaced, this is true with asphalt and fiberglass shingles as well as metal roofs. If the roof is old there may be areas where the wooden rafters and other supporting material has rotted. If this is the case the roofer will replace the wood in these areas which can instill replacing rafters and plywood sheeting which is under the waterproof tar paper membrane.
If the roof on your house needs repair or replacement you will need to find a good roofing company in Jacksonville do perform the work. You are invited to contact StormForce of Jacksonville for all your roofing needs.
