Trades, building and associations
roof covering
In short and in plain language
The roof covering is the outer layer of a roof.
It keeps the rain out. Examples are tiles or the sheet on a flat roof.
In Lower Saxony, it matters for the duty to fit solar panels. The key point is whether the roof covering is fully renewed.
Definition
Outer layer of a roof that keeps out rain, such as a covering of tiles or the waterproofing of a flat roof. In Lower Saxony, the solar obligation for roof renovations depends on whether the roof covering is fundamentally renewed.