The main qualities of the roof assembly .Installing the parapet and its operation principles

What parapet: basic definition

Most construction sites defines a parapet enclosing the installation on the roof for safety.According to Wikipedia, the parapet has many meanings.You can hear "the parapet", "dogs", "roofing pedestal" (it is a low wall on the roof of the building, located on the perimeter).The purpose of parapets - reduce the risk of a person falling from the height of the house, to resist the wind and keep the integrity of roofing, roof cover flaws surface.

Classification parapets

Experts consider the following types of parapets:

• not have protrusions, flat, located on opposite sides of the roof of the building
• having a bottom mount, closed special visor
• Dvuhskatovye
• shaped railing serving openwork fence

Installation parapets depend on their material basis, it is:

• Concrete
• Brick
• Metal
• Concrete

note: the choice of material for the installation of the parapet is also determined by its heat resistance.Parapet as the installation of an abundant accumulation of snow is made of galvanized steel, copper, metal sheets.

The most popular brick parapets.Their installation begins after the construction of the overlap.Parapet of this type has a height of two feet, has a special opening of the roof membrane and functional gib.Often, these are installed with metal railings and handrails are in the amount of half a meter in height (plus or minus 30 centimeters).

rules safe installation

Among the most important rules - follow the safety guidelines.The rest is details:

1. Parapet must have a height of not less than 1 meter 20 centimeters
2. Low building kotoryhne height exceeds 10 meters, can not have parapets, have high their presence is necessary.
3. At the junction of the building walls and parapet necessarily the presence of waterproofing tapes
4. stainless metal on a waterproof tape is welded drip (like condition necessary if the coating of PVC materials, TPO)
5. parapet height of 50 cm provides a protective structure in the form of an apron, tightestablished through a metal rail with screws.

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Necessary construction materials:

• Grout
• Brick
• Reinforcing rods of metal
• strap fastening
• Hermetic means protecting from rain (roofing material)
• Self

Stages of construction of the parapet

Only strict adherence to the stages of the parapet masonry give good results:

• basis parapet - floors and roofing, with him, and you must start
• puts the number of reinforcing bars (height -more than half a meter)
• Running parapet masonry (material is selected independently or in consultation with a specialist)
• masonry fence connects

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