Susca Roof Consulting provides technical and quality control services to institutional, residential, commercial, and municipal clients. We specialize in slate, tile, copper, low slope roofing and historical properties. We enable owners to more effectively control and manage their roof assets to provide the greatest overall value. Susca Roof Consulting is an unbiased source, able to diagnose, evaluate and design roof and rain carrying systems.
We assess proposals for suitability and economy of design and scope. Pre-planning and accurate review ensures proper execution, maximizes the long-term life of the roof system and provides the customer with the best use of their resources. Richard Susca has 28 years of contracting experience with The C.G. Bostwick Company, a Connecticut roofing and sheet metal contractor.
As a consultant, Rich relies on more than a century of institutional knowledge handed down to him at Bostwick and the good fortune to have been chosen to personally work on many of Connecticut's historical properties.
We assess proposals for suitability and economy of design and scope. Pre-planning and accurate review ensures proper execution, maximizes the long-term life of the roof system and provides the customer with the best use of their resources. Richard Susca has 28 years of contracting experience with The C.G. Bostwick Company, a Connecticut roofing and sheet metal contractor.
As a consultant, Rich relies on more than a century of institutional knowledge handed down to him at Bostwick and the good fortune to have been chosen to personally work on many of Connecticut's historical properties.
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Rich Susca attended the University of Connecticut, School Of Engineering.
His professional experience comes from 28 years at at CG Bostwick an over 100 year old Roofing and Sheet Metal Contractor that specialized in slate.
Mr. Susca started as an estimator, later served as project manager, vice president and president.
His in depth knowledge of historical properties is the result of nearly three decades of restoration and maintenance of some of the finest properties in Connecticut.
In addition to educational seminars in his field, he has served as a board member and President of the Connecticut Roofing Contractors Association.
His professional experience comes from 28 years at at CG Bostwick an over 100 year old Roofing and Sheet Metal Contractor that specialized in slate.
Mr. Susca started as an estimator, later served as project manager, vice president and president.
His in depth knowledge of historical properties is the result of nearly three decades of restoration and maintenance of some of the finest properties in Connecticut.
In addition to educational seminars in his field, he has served as a board member and President of the Connecticut Roofing Contractors Association.
Roof Inspections: The observations and recommendations of an impartial inspector, such as a roof consultant, typically carry more weight than those of a roofing contractor because, unlike the contractor, the consultant does not gain from any work performed.
A consultant can impartially inspect and report on the condition of your roof and make qualified recommendations to maximize the service life of the roof.
The consultant solely represents the interest of the customer.
Maintenance Inspections: Documentation of the conditions found with recommendations for the appropriate course of action needed and a suggested time frame.
A consultant can impartially inspect and report on the condition of your roof and make qualified recommendations to maximize the service life of the roof.
The consultant solely represents the interest of the customer.
Maintenance Inspections: Documentation of the conditions found with recommendations for the appropriate course of action needed and a suggested time frame.
Properly installed and maintained, slate and tile roofs can (depending on the variety) provide 150 years of service.
There are slate roofs in Europe that have lasted hundreds of years.
Maintenance.
The best tile and slate will crack or come loose under various circumstances.
It is important to catch these problems as they occur and repair or replace them as soon as possible so that further damage does not occur.
The resulting damage caused by water infiltration can be extensive.
Planning.
Whether new construction or historical restoration, the first and most important step is accurate diagnosis and planning by a slate and tile roofing professional.
There are slate roofs in Europe that have lasted hundreds of years.
Maintenance.
The best tile and slate will crack or come loose under various circumstances.
It is important to catch these problems as they occur and repair or replace them as soon as possible so that further damage does not occur.
The resulting damage caused by water infiltration can be extensive.
Planning.
Whether new construction or historical restoration, the first and most important step is accurate diagnosis and planning by a slate and tile roofing professional.
Copper has been used as a roofing material for centuries.
In America, the use of copper in architecture has been steadily growing since the time Paul Revere founded his copper company.
One of the oldest copper roofs in America is Christ Church in Philadelphia, built in 1787.
Style.
Copper has traditionally been favored by architects due to its endurance and lasting beauty.
Today copper can be found in all types of architectural applications including industrial, contemporary and historical styles.
In America, the use of copper in architecture has been steadily growing since the time Paul Revere founded his copper company.
One of the oldest copper roofs in America is Christ Church in Philadelphia, built in 1787.
Style.
Copper has traditionally been favored by architects due to its endurance and lasting beauty.
Today copper can be found in all types of architectural applications including industrial, contemporary and historical styles.
History in the United States: Composition or what we now know as built-up roofing was introduced in the United States in 1840 utilizing pine tar instead of coal tar or asphalt as the adhesive.
Prior to that time low slope or "flat" roofs were waterproofed with metals such as; tin plate, copper, lead and zinc.
The use of coal tar bitumen began in 1847 and was followed by a type of asphalt bitumen within a few years.
Coal tar and asphalt composition roofs were the dominant systems installed on larger non-residential projects for the next 100 plus years until the invention single ply membranes.
Prior to that time low slope or "flat" roofs were waterproofed with metals such as; tin plate, copper, lead and zinc.
The use of coal tar bitumen began in 1847 and was followed by a type of asphalt bitumen within a few years.
Coal tar and asphalt composition roofs were the dominant systems installed on larger non-residential projects for the next 100 plus years until the invention single ply membranes.
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