This section refers to general low slope less than 5ยบ pitch concrete roofs screeded to falls and crossfalls to outlets where the roofing membrane is exposed to the elements and temperature fluctuations.
Concrete slab concrete flat roof section detail.
Oct 4 2017 flat concrete roof construction details detail drawings.
The roof should incorporate insulation and usually a vapour control layer to protect from interstitial condensation.
A concrete slab flat roof is normally made up of a structural layer of concrete finished with a smooth screed onto which a water proof layer such as a membrane is laid.
Concrete slab flat roofs.
Large amount of water vapour can evaporate from reinforced concrete or a wet screed.
Being trapped between the reinforced concrete roof structure and membrane.
A concrete roof is exactly what it sounds like.
D 2 21 waterproofing between layers of thermal insulation d 2 22 flat roof with impermeable concrete slab and external insulation d 2 23 flat roof with impermeable concrete slab and internal.
Because typical concrete is porous it needs to be treated with an additive such as xypex which makes the concrete waterproof.
Detail 2 1 brick veneer concrete block detail at foundation 2 detail 2 2 brick veneer concrete block detail at slab edge 3 detail 2 3 brick veneer concrete block detail at low parapet with protected roof.
The simplest way to construct a roof terrace is by utilising a concrete slab.
For example the florida based company hurricane proof systems offers a 7 inch 18 centimeter slab of concrete in three layers.
A solid slab of concrete capping the top of your house.
Design and detail together with proper preparation of the substrate are key elements to successful roofing.
Exact specifications vary but most concrete roofs are several inches thick.