Flat Roof Tapered Insulation Board

Is it common for flat roofs with a 2 insulation on top of the deck be covered with modified bitumen without adding plywood on top of the insulation boards.

Flat roof tapered insulation board.

Standard tapered insulation is typically an iso board with fiberglass mats on both sides. The boards can simply be installed on top of the existing waterproofing layer. Compatible with an array of roofing. Insulfoam i vii ii ix xiv and xv.

Saint gobain insulation uk manufacture and supply glass mineral wool slabs and rolls along with rigid polyisocyanurate pir boards that can be considered suitable for a wide range of applications across flat roofs whether you re looking to insulate at joist level or above the roof deck in your flat roof construction. External noise control like water off a duck s back. Flat tapered eps roofing insulation insulfoam taper is an engineered insulation consisting of a superior closed cell lightweight expanded polystyrene eps. Consists of recycled newsprint to provide strength to the board as well as high recycled content.

Factory cut taper that is easy to install and cut builds slope into an otherwise flat roofing system allowing water to drain freely off the roof. It is readily available in the two most popular and efficient tapers 1 8 3 18 mm per foot 305 mm 1 and 1 4 6 35 mm per foot 3 18 mm 2. It can also be made using eps rigid or high density styrofoam. Tapered insulation is also ideal for existing roofs that may not already incorporate a structural fall.

With the exception of schools very few buildings are governed by external noise control standards yet where flat roofs are concerned multiple sound sources especially rain fall can cause disruption in the interior environment. By creating appropriate falls and drainage a flat roof is more likely to last for its designed life by channelling water to outlets efficiently. Because this is a specialty product it costs about 60 80 more than a flat foam insulation of the same thickness. This is where hardrock multi fix dd tapered range comes in.

Jablite provides a bespoke design service and quote for insulation within 48 hours. The xtratherm range of high performance insulation boards provides the ideal technically advanced solution for flat roof projects. Insulfoam taper is cut from the same high quality eps as our flat insulroof products and meets or exceeds the requirements of astm c578 standard specification for rigid cellular polystyrene. Jablite tapered insulation for warm roofs is compatible with a wide range of waterproofing systems.

That s what i m seeing on my friend s roof and now that it needs to be re roofed with tpo the tearing off of the old mod bit material is stuck to the insulation boards therfore the foam boards have to be replaced as well. Xtratherm manufactures an extensive range of high performance pir flat roof insulation boards that include tapered insulation providing comprehensive technically advanced solutions for all flat roof projects.