Helene Hardy Pierce is vice president of Technical Services, Codes, & Industry Relations for GAF Materials Corporation. For more information, visit www.gaf.com.
Roofing isn’t the easiest of trades, and each roofing project presents its own challenges. The installation of a traditional roofing system can be summarized, albeit simplistically, as the installation of the insulation, membrane and, possibly, surfacing, followed by the installation of all of the flashing work necessary to complete the roofing installation.