Warm Flat Roof Detail Drawing

A flat roof must be strong durable and stable throughout its lifetime.

Warm flat roof detail drawing. Flat roof details and information relating to insulating a flat roof. The cad drawings shown below illustrate typical detailing to united kingdom practices before using these drawing they should be checked to ensure that they meet your projects individual needs and comply with local regulations and building practices. Please fill in your details below to access our full list of standard details for sika sarnafils range of systems. Download sectional drawings for velux flat roof solutions.

As well as the small selection of roof detail drawings shown here many of the building notes have a related construction detail drawing with specific dimensions eg rafter sizes spans insulations types for purchase with the building specifications. Typical details for a warm flat roof u k. It must provide adequate protection against the elements keeping the buildings structure and interior dry. Warm flat roofs inverted flat roofs green flat roofs.

Hopefully this video will help explain the difference between warm flat roof construction and cold flat roof construction. This video shows detailed drawing. Warm roof systems benefit from the insulation sitting above the deck. This enables the temperature of the structure and the deck to be kept close to the temperature of the inside of the building hence warm.

We have mocked up a typical hybrid roof build up in the drawing below. By comparison a warm roof would require 180mm of iko enertherm alu insulation to achieve the same u value raising the overall roof height by 60mm. Zero ventilation space is required and the construction appears stacked and compact. Details both in 2d and 3d to give a clear understanding.

Discover other popular velux ranges and sectional drawing packages. Pdf and dwg drawings are readily available for the velux flat roof range including flat curved kerbed installations and rooflight domes. You can view the u value calculation and the interstitial condensation risk analysis here. Additional construction details drawings.

For this content to be displayed you need to accept all cookies in the cookie settings and confirm your selection or by clicking the allow all button. To put together a warm deck roof it s important that the insulation be positioned above the structural deck the layers that make up the ceiling.