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.
Timber cladding flat roof detail.
Timber frame wall detail tile cladding.
Flat roof joist and decking 3 10.
Guidance on flat roof construction pitched roofs and drainage.
When building a flat roof it is vital that a degree of falls is built into the construction to ensure rainwater run off.
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As well as the small selection of timber frame detail drawings shown here many of the building notes have a related construction detail drawing with specific dimensions.
Trada and approved document part a give guidance on sizes of joists for flat roofs relating to spans and loading.
Joists are placed on edge spaced at 400 600mm centres supported by external and internal load bearing walls.
Assuming that the cladding will always be subject to some penetration of moisture a separate protective membrane will be necessary behind the cladding largely protected from wind rain and daylight by the cladding itself.
Non loadbearing wall junctions 1 5.
The definition of a flat roof according to bs 6229 is having a pitch less than 10 o to the horizontal however some in the industry would consider up to 15 o as their definition of a flat roof.
Detail design timber cladding basic principles in principle any timber cladding should be designed as a rainscreen.
Tile hanging off timber frame 1 8.
Render on timber frame.
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Others would treat even steeper pitches as flat roofs.
Cad details document name pdf dwg download all cad construction details 37 1 mb 3 4 mb mc01 identification of roof areas 694 kb 167 kb mc01a single layer underlayment 678 kb 302 kb mc01b double layer underlayment 711 kb 322 kb mc02 vent pipe flashing 626 kb 349 kb mc03 valley.
It dealt in detail with flat roof constructions and can be regarded as one of the first guidelines for such roofs fig.
However the width of cavity is generally decided by the style and width of the cladding board.
Timber boarding on timber frame 1 9.
The basic construction of a flat roof starts with roofing timber that is laid across two upright items usually two walls.
The construction of the flat roof is similar to that of the timber upper floor.
Separating wall junctions 1 4.
Membrane edge fixed timber roof element hose clip pipe collar.
Having a manual for warm flat roof construction with details and a summary of rules to follow helps.
Whether a solid masonry or timber frame structure tdca recommends that this cavity shall be a minimum of 21mm wide.