The system is also referred to as a protected membrane or upside down roof.
Inverted roof construction details.
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This cpd will outline the main features and benefits of inverted roofs as well as the key regulations and codes of practice.
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When a reference is made within this rule to a federal statutory provision an industry consensus standard or any other technical publication the specific date and title of the publication as well as the name and address of the promulgating agency are listed in rule 4101 1 35 01 of the administrative code.
No vapour control layer is required.
An inverted roof also referred to as a protected membrane or upside down roof is form of flat roof in which the waterproofing layer is beneath the thermal insulation rather than above it.
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What is an inverted roof.
In an inverted roof construction the principal thermal insulation layer is located not only above the roof structure but also above the waterproofing resulting in the waterproofing structural deck and support structure being at a temperature close to that of the interior of the building.
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Insulation boards are loose laid on top of the membrane and then weighted down with paving slabs or gravel ballast.
Inverted roofs are designed with the waterproofing layer usually a liquid applied membrane beneath the insulation.
Rigid extruded polystyrene insulation has minimal water absorption due to its closed cell structure.
Simply defined as a type of roof construction where the waterproofing layer lies beneath the insulation instead of above it as in other forms of roofing inverted roofs ensure that the complete roof construction including roof covering is kept at warm temperatures during winter months and at moderate temperates during the summer months.
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This in turn is secured by a layer of ballast or paving or a green roof.
This makes it the only material suitable and approved for inverted roof applications.
In an inverted roof construction the sika trocal membrane is installed directly to the structural decking usually concrete and the innobond thermal insulation is installed on top of the membrane.
In this type of construction the principal thermal insulation material is applied on top of the weatherproof covering so that the complete roof construction including roof covering is kept at warm temperatures during the winter months and at moderate temperatures during the summer months.
