Having a manual for warm flat roof construction with details and a summary of rules to follow helps.
Warm flat roof fascia detail.
To discuss your project in more detail please contact your local area manager.
Warm roof upstand to abutment wall with cover flashing.
A flat base is required to lay the roof covering on.
Depending on the building use insulation could be required to construct a warm roof build up.
So what is warm flat roof construction.
Whatever new flat roof covering you choose epdm rubber kemper.
Front fascia flat roof detail.
The insulation is placed below the waterproof covering and is either mechanically fixed or bitumen bonded on to the top of the deck.
The details shown concentrate on combined gravel stops and fascias.
The basic construction of a flat roof starts with roofing timber that is laid across two upright items usually two walls.
A minimum thickness of 18mm must always be used.
Due to the insulation being over the top of the roof the timber structure beneath is warm which is why the term warm roof is formed.
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In this video our principal surveyor steven dickinson explains problems with insulating a roof using the warm and cold roof construction methods.
A warm flat roof is formed by placing a layer of insulation over the top of the roof structure.
Inverted warm deck roof the insulation boards in an inverted warm deck are laid over the structural deck and the waterproof covering.
Fascias may have a wide variety of decorative patterns.
The sandwich warm deck roof is the most common type of flat roof.
Warm flat roofs are very forgiving however if not installed correctly cold spots are easily built into the roof and problems.
Front fascia flat roof detail.
This can be either smartply osb3 or good quality structurally sound wbp plywood.
Warm roof upstand to abutment wall with termination bar and cover flashing.