Boarding Flat Roof

Bearing in mind the building is a commercial kind of building and must have been built in the early 60 s stroke 70 s the roof in question has not been leaking long so unsure if decking would be rotten.

Boarding flat roof. Flat roof options help to free up internal space and are often cheaper that pitched roof options as they require fewer materials to cover the same roof span. The stripping of the existing roof covering can be a difficult and laborious task with obvious additional costs. The glassfibre roof covering will sit well on the new ply overlay. Discussion in builders talk started by d438a1 aug 1 2010.

Is it ok to overboard an exisisting asphalt flat roof. I am not personally a fan of the glassfibre finish. What pitch is a flat roof. Flat roofs are exceedingly popular with those looking to create a cool modern home.

But finishing the roof like this might be construed by some as a short cut. Creating a flat roof can be completed as either a diy weekend project or by a professional contractor. Hopefully a quick easy question. Oriented strand board isn t plywood nor is it a type of particleboard fiberboard or wafer board and although it is a newcomer to a plywood.

There is also the scope to incorporate a green roof onto the flat structure. For first time homeowners it s typical to hire a professional contractor who can complete the flat roof installation for you and offer a full warranty for their work. A deck is the structural substrate of a flat roof and should be capable of supporting the static and dynamic design loads as well as any loads occurring during construction from machinery and plant. Browse our range of roof boards below and choose between general purpose hardwood plywood shuttering plywood exterior wise spruce plywood sheets and more.

The current roof 20mm t g which is not rotten but generally must of the planks are slightly bowed which has caused the current felt to. When fitting an asphalt roof what decking is used. The steels or rsj s rolled steel joists are often built into one or both walls to give added stability to the roof structure. I have a flat roof that needs re felting once i ve fitted a roof window.

On a basic level flat roof construction comes in the form of roofing timbers or joists as they are more commonly known or steels that are laid across two uprights walls in most cases.