The structural substrate of the flat roof.
Inverted warm deck flat roof.
On pitched roofs the definition of warm or cold can relate to the entire space below the pitch of the roof but above the ceiling.
Insulated above the waterproofing.
Inverted roofs are a type of warm flat roof where the insulation is above the waterproofing layer.
Benefits of inverted roofs the great benefit of inverted roofs is that the insulation protects the membrane from extremes of weather such as frost uv exposure and the expansion and contraction that comes about from summer winter temperature cycles which can be as much as 80 c on some roofs.
An inverted roof is a form of warm roof in which the waterproofing layer is beneath the thermal insulation rather than above it.
We also have insulation boards suitable for more specialist roof applications for example inverted roof insulation and balcony insulation.
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An inverted roof construction sees the principal thermal insulation layer located above the roof structure and also above the waterproofing this method results in the waterproofing the structural deck and the support structure all being at a temperature similar to that of the interior of the building.
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Warm cold and inverted.
Inverted roof 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.
This means that the insulation should be highly resistant to water absorption for example an extruded polystyrene based product which will not be affected by water or repeated freeze thaw cycles.
No vapour control layer is required.
Flat roof design guide.
Inverted warm deck flat roof insulation click to enlarge nowadays flat roofs have the warm roof type.
Insulation can either be put below the weather proof membrane which is called a warm roof deck construction or above the waterproof membrane which is called an inverted warm deck.
Insulated above the deck.
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We have a wide range of roof insulation products including flat roof insulation tapered insulation and pitched roof loft insulation.
Inverted roofs should only be used with timber solid or i joist or metal profiled decks if they have been designed to support the loads particularly from the depth of ballast needed to retain the insulation material.
