Smokeyred Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Does anyone have recommendations?. I’m planning a flat roof above my shop ( which is yet to be built. ). I’m concerned about sparks from the chimney settling on the flat roof and causing a fire. What roof covering would members recommend in such circumstances? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 I have a steel roof on both my shop and my house. We get wildfires out here and a steel roof cuts your house fire insurance costs. Of course you may have more noise issues with rain on a steel roof than we do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommie Hockett Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Make an all metal building. And Thomas hit the nail on the head it gets loud when it rains but I like the sound. Another thing is cell reception goes out the window Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Not always a bad thing.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Flat roof still needs to have a good slope in order to drain water. First look at the fire and why it is causing sparks. Control the sparks, build a smoke shelf, and then look into a spark arrester for the chimney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John in Oly, WA Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Slate? Tile? Fibre Cement Slate? Cembrit Plank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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