Why is the operated roof or terrace leaking? What to do if waterproofing of the floor in the balcony or terrace lets down and the leak becomes a headache? To understand the reasons it’s useful to know what the construction of terrace itself is and what problems can actual or a potential owners of the houses face?

The function of operated roof is the possibility of its using for different purposes without the risk of mechanical damage. The structures of operated roofs are varied but the main feature remains unchangeable – it’s a possibility of using flat roof all the year round without fear of damage.

Marble polishing is one of the kinds of finishing the surface of natural stone. This working process allows getting perfectly smooth surface of natural stone with a deep and almost plate gloss. The main advantage of such finishing is that polishing reveals a wealth of textures of natural marble and demonstrates its color as much as possible.

Aluminum as a roofing material has become very popular quite recently. Although this metal is the most common metal in the crust; for the first time it was mined in 1825. The metal cost more expensive than gold until the industrial ways of mining aluminum were developed.

A rafter system is a set of bearing elements supporting geometry of the roof and the frame of roofing structure that gives it rigidity and a necessary slope. A composition, a section thickness and a layout of the parts of bearing roof system are determined with the help of estimation considering permanent and temporary loads.

Because of climate conditions of most regions of our country where in winter there is a considerable amount of snow precipitation snow retention systems must be installed on every sloped roof.
Snow falling in windless weather gently covers the roof and in the afternoon with the sunshine and rise of temperature it’s beginning to melt. In the evening there’s an ice crust because the temperature drops.

Natural travertine is a limestone rock which is a medium element between limestone and marble. Travertine is a popular natural stone which is widely used when decorating interiors and for exterior finishing works. A color scale of travertine is varied from light and almost white shades to deep brown tones.

Grinding of marble gives a possibility to get a matte surface of this excellent stone with uniform roughness. The roughness of relief when grinding and restoration is no more than 0,5 mm. Grinding of marble is performed with special equipment – rotor and grinding machines which are equipped with diamond or abrasive tools.

Floor of natural stone is always a luxurious element of finishing interior filling the space with history and aristocracy. Tiling and large-size panels or slabs of granite, dolomite, labradorite, marble, onyx and other minerals are successfully used in interior designs of flats and country houses. Stone floors are royally looking in spacious halls of offices, hotels and business centers as well as exhibition rooms and concert-halls. Using stone in finishing the floors emphasizes respectability and impeccable taste of the owner.