Pitched Roof vs Flat Roof
The main differences between the Pitched Roof and the Flat Roof are shown in the table below:
| Pitched Roof | Flat Roof |
|---|---|
| Pitched aesthetically roofing is viewed as the more conventional alternative. | Modern and contemporary designs make flat roofing quite common. |
| More thermally efficient, as it reduces the wall surface in contact with the outside world. For this cause, pitched roofs are common in areas with changing weather and humid temperatures. | For warm, hot areas flat roofs are more common. |
| Air powers crack at a pitched roof on the ground. The downwind aspect of the suction power is only modest. Small-format roofing materials are raised effortlessly by the air and lowered back to their original location. Therefore, they're more robust in form. | More robust in a systemic context. The wind current applies behind the ridge on a flat roof and generates a negative pressure which raises roofs like an aero plane's wing portion. |
| The initial construction expense is comparatively high amid lower maintenance costs. Nonetheless, corresponding angled repairs to the roof are often less costly than their level counterparts. | Thanks to vastly reduced downtime, the fast turnaround period on a flat roof project can be very appealing. |
| Pitched roofs are also more reliable when it comes to drainage owing to their construction, with water channeled directly through down pipes and guttering, and drained from the house. | Drainage is often less effective than pitched roofing so property owners may think twice in places that see severe or sustained rainfall. However, this can be rectified with a green roof, or with dedicated drainage solutions. |
| The room above a pitched roof has little potential for use. | Flach roofing systems allow the rooftop room to be used. A rooftop garden for say, or a heating and cooling device on the rooftop. |