For many homeowners, it?s always a seventh-heaven feeling once roofing work is completed and everything looks appealing. However, for roofing work to qualify as perfectly completed, it?s important to inspect all its major components after the work is done. Understanding what these components are and their purposes on the roof will make it easier for you, as the homeowner, to trace roofing problems when they arise. Below is a list of the top four components that make up a modern residential roof system.

Water and Ice Shields
If you live in rainy and cold areas above the snowline, you?ll always contend with two main roofing issues – water and ice damage. To curb this menace, your roofing installation company should add water and ice shields on/around potential problem areas on your roof. These areas include low-pitch roofs of 4/12, 3/12, and 2/12, roof valleys, and around penetrations. When perfectly installed, these waterproof shields are responsible for preventing water and ice that get under your roofing materials from damaging your decking. Some states in the U.S. require that homeowners install ice and water shields along roof edges to prevent leaking. As such, it?s important to know whether such laws apply in your area before you install your roof.
Roof Sheathing (Decking)
A roof decking or sheathing is the perfect assortment of wooden materials, usually plywood or planks, that are laid as the foundation of your roofing system. These are mostly the last line of...