Inverted Warm Deck Flat Roof

Insulated above the waterproofing.

Inverted warm deck flat roof.

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. 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. Vegetation contained in the sedum. We also have insulation boards suitable for more specialist roof applications for example inverted roof insulation and balcony insulation.

Inverted roofs are a type of warm flat roof where the insulation is above the waterproofing layer. Warm cold and inverted. 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. In the case of a flat roof insulation is usually in the form of either a rigid board above the deck or a fibrous quilt immediately above the ceiling depending on the type of roof construction.

The structural substrate of the flat roof. 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. The upper trafficked surface of the balcony. There are three recognised designs of flat roof construction.

Flat roof design guide. 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. Insulated below the deck. Vegetation contained within soil.

Insulated above the deck. Inverted warm deck flat roof insulation click to enlarge nowadays flat roofs have the warm roof type. We have a wide range of roof insulation products including flat roof insulation tapered insulation and pitched roof loft insulation. An inverted roof is a form of warm roof in which the waterproofing layer is beneath the thermal insulation rather than above it.