How To Construct A Warm Pitched Roof

Robin is working on an extension so we thought we d shadow him for the day and see how he creates a pitched roof or semi pitched roof leading up to a flat.

How to construct a warm pitched roof.

This can be determined by the size of the timbers or the size of the roof. Here insulation is installed at rafter level using rigid and or semi rigid insulation. This can be achieved by adding a layer of inorganic stones embedded in complex to the surface of the roof or alternatively by using an inorganic textured layer of rbm as the top layer or cap sheet. One pitched roof construction method is a cut roof method.

Part 4 flat roof construction. This is more of a traditional manner in regards to cutting the timber while onsite and building up the roof by the use of rafters ridge boards joists and purlins among others. However certain roof specifications can involve installing insulation over between or under rafters or even a combination of all three. Liquid material is applied and single layer systems have this kind of protection built in.

This video will demonstrate how to install a cure it grp waterproofing system in a warm roof build up. Covers an overview of flat and pitched roofs. A low pitched roof would be 2 12 and it means that over the space of 12 inches the roof only rises two inches. Room in the roof constructions frequently use a combination of warm.

Covers flat roof materials and flat roof construction of warm and cold roofs. Part 1 a guide to roof construction. Roof window surrounds can be particularly tricky to detail effectively even though the window flashings work perfectly well at low pitches. Ideally the insulation is positioned in a continuous layer above the rafters so that the roof structure is in a warm environment.

If you have a flat roof on a part of your property they often are susceptible to problems and so it is now common practice to convert a flat roof into a pitched roof. Covers pitched roof detail. This guide has been submitted by one of the sites members and so it should help to understand what is involved. Tyvek and airguard in room in the roof applications.

Pitch ratios range from 2 12 to 12 12. Part 3 pitched roof detail.