The chances of water seepage with a slanted roof are less simply because water is designed to run off and does not.
How to insulate a roof from the outside.
There are lots of different ways to insulate this type of roof but one of the best methods calls for the installation of rigid foam insulation above the roof sheathing.
There are several different methods for insulating roofs and walls alike but with a flat roof you have to worry about water getting in.
As its name suggests external insulation is placed outside the house.
Just make sure there is no rot in the roof deck before closing that all in with nice warm insulation.
The foam insulation can be put directly over the shingles or the shingles removed if there is a weight consideration.
A damp proof membrane is attached to this base.
At that point what you are doing is building a r e m o t e wall read more about that here.
The roof trusses and purlins are exposed by removing tiles or slates battens and counter battens.
Insulating a flat roof presents a challenge even for experienced roofers and home builders.
To make installation of the foam easiest screw a board over the very bottom of the existing roof edge.
A kind of sloping base is formed by attaching wooden panels or boards to them.