When constructing a roof for a build, its important to take into consideration the constraints that the building may have. Building constraints will have an impact on the design of roof that can be used, and as such the roof will need to be of a specific design.
Building design constraints can include: The height of building, spans, repetition of the building design, protruding balconies and cantilevers.
A full assessment should be carried out before hand, and should ideally be facilitated by an independent facilitator to ensure a suitable roof is used.
If the company installing the roof is new to these assessments, its recommended to invite an advisor to provide expert input. At this stage, the roofing options to use in construction may only be reduced to two or three, rather than a single option.
Once the roof design is agreed, planning consent can then be obtained.