It may be true that a building starts at its foundation, but over the long term, a sound building begins with its roof.

Hunterstruct is good for your home

Hunterstruct experience in structural repairs is invaluable when it comes to building design.

Good drainage starts at the top-the roof. From there, the otherwise pesky droplets are typically directed to ground via eaves troughs and downspouts, ideally ensuring water collected by the roof moves to ground without causing problems along the way.

One of the best building finishes in all respects is the cedar shingle or shake.

Life is under construction

Ideal for roofs, cedar shingles and shakes shed water as a roof should, but in addition, resist the forces of nature like rot-causing bacteria,  freeze and thaw cycles, and to a great extent, sun damage.  Because when maintained they will look great and work well for years, wood roofs are a worthy design consideration when choosing a roofing material.

When a wood roof is unsuitable (and they certainly have their limitations), other methods of ensuring water clears the roof are needed.

We have included some of these in our “Roofs” section, as well as several of the framing details that give attractive roofs their nice lines.

Hunterstruct adheres to the roofers’/ builders’ code: “No Drain, No strain,” which means that if a building doesn’t move water well, there is no point in building it.