Installing A Warm Flat Roof

Roofing timber steel joists plywood exterior covering such as epdm or modified bitumen water based adhesive foam with fibreglass backing insulation warm flat roofing.

Installing a warm flat roof.

Cure it grp roofing system 75 410 views. Frame the roof one important and perhaps not so obvious fact is that a flat roof is not actually flat. Add the plywood once you ve added the framing it s time to add a layer of 5 8 inch plywood sheathing. In a warm roof the insulation is laid on top of a moisture or vapour barrier directly onto the flat roof deck which means that the insulation is continuous.

The 8 step process for diy installation step 1. Warm roof construction is the easiest method and is often cheaper. Warm flat roof vapour barrier insulation explained duration. In addition you will still need tools such as a measuring tape drill and utility knife along with the following.

How to install a warm deck roof duration. One of the main benefits you will receive from installing a warm flat roof is condensation will not become an issue because of the positioning of the insulation. At least 100mm of rigid board insulation must be positioned on top of the vapour control layer the vapour control layer stops any moisture within the building contaminating the insulation.