Tuesday, March 14, 2017

What is a Wind Vented Roofing System?

Over 20 years ago a mad scientist named Thomas Kelly created a roof system that doesn't need to be secured with fasteners or adhesives. His idea was so revolutionary that when he started his company he named it the 2001 Company because he knew the technology he invented was ahead of its time. His idea turned out to be so far ahead of its time that in 2017 most people still haven't heard of this product.

Wind Vented Roofing System

This roofing system uses negative pressure from wind in order to stay attached to the deck. What this means for a roofing contractor is that this roof will hold even during high wind speeds without any roof penetrations. Roofing membrane is loose laid across the field, and patented wind vents are installed around the perimeter and projections coming out of the roof to create one-way negative pressure. No fasteners. No adhesive. No ballast. Wind pushes the air out from beneath the roofing membrane out of the wind vents, pulling the membrane to the roof. This means that the faster wind blows across your roof, the tighter the system will hold the membrane to the roof.

Benefits

Moisture

The wind vented system is perfect for roofs that may have moisture underneath them. The wind vents pull the moisture along with the air out from underneath the deck. This is a quick, easy solution to a dry roof.

Third Roof

Roofing contractors sometimes roof directly over an existing roof if there is just one on a building. This saves time by eliminating tear off. With the wind vented system, you can actually roof over even the second roof because the weight of the third roof is minimal. If a contractor bids a third roof rather than a tear off of two roofs and a re-roof, he'll be the lowest bid almost guaranteed. This money saver has been key to winning several bids since contractors learned exactly how to use the Wind Vented Roof System.

Temporary Roof

This system is also great for temporary roofs. Many hospitals are built with plans to expand vertically down the road. Because of this, a lot of these hospital jobs opt for the Wind Vented System for its ease of tear off since there is no ballast, adhesive, or fasteners holding them to the roof. This saves time and money on the tear off as well.

3 comments:

  1. Thank you for this information. The blog explains us about the great scientist Thomas Kelly who created a roof system, there are various types of roofs which were not known to me but thank you that I came to know and I would let you to know that there is one leading company in Gujarat,India. The company of Aluminium Tear-off Vial Seals Manufacturers in Gujarat, India there is special offers with highest quality and rich in terms of services with best result and feedback by customers.

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