House With A Beautiful Thatch Roof, England, United Kingdom

Forms of insulation are felt or plastic sheeting, sometimes with a reflective surface, installed directly below the tiles or other material; synthetic foam batting laid above the ceiling and recycled paper products and other such materials that can be inserted or sprayed into roof cavities. So called Cool roofs are becoming increasingly popular, and in some cases are mandated by local codes. Cool roofs are defined as roofs with both high reflectivity and high emissivity.
Roof that are not well insulated can suffer from problems such as the formation of ice dams around the overhanging eaves in cold weather, causing water from melted snow on uper parts of the roof to penetrate the roofing material.
• Drainage
The primary job of most roofs is to keep out water. The large area of a roof repels a lot of water, which must be directed in some suitable way, so that it does not cause damage or inconvenience.