Warm Roof Construction Kingspan

It is suitable for flat roofs waterproofed with mechanically fixed single ply waterproofing and has a thermal conductivity of 0 022 w mk.

Warm roof construction kingspan.

Insulated from the outside of the building. They are perfect for securing celotex kingspan eco therm insulation above rafters in the construction of warm roofs the helical fixings rotate as they are driven in corkscrewing into wood to prevent spliting or bouncing of the timbers. Kingspan kooltherm k7 a premium performance phenolic insulation and thermapitch tp10 a high performance pir insulation are both fibre free rigid thermoset insulation which can be used to insulate warm. 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.

Kingspan thermapitch tp10 warm roof insulation board 2400mm x 1200mm x 100mm 38 80 ex vat 46 56 inc vat kingspan kooltherm k7 insulation board 110mm x 2400mm x 1200mm pack of 3. 40mm kingspan thermapitch tp10 is the rafter level insulation comprising of a high performance rigid thermoset insulation core faced on both sides with a low emissivity composite foil facing. Flat roofs often use tapered insulation on a completely flat deck or have a fall built into the deck in the concrete via a screed to provide the fall. A warm roof deck is the most common and most preferred type of flat roof build up in the uk.

One if the benefits of a thermally efficient warm roof is the transfer of a building s dew point to the outside. A warm roof is recognized as being the most suited form of roofing to the uk climate providing both a cost and thermal efficient solution. The product is manufactured with a blowing agent that has zero ozone depletion potential odp and low global warming potential gwp. Warm roof fixings connect coun ter battens to rafters without compressing the layer of insulation in between.

We also have insulation boards suitable for more specialist roof applications for example inverted roof insulation and balcony insulation. Again the roofs can be of a warm or cold construction. We have a wide range of roof insulation products including flat roof insulation tapered insulation and pitched roof loft insulation. Others would treat even steeper pitches as flat roofs.

A warm roof for low slope roofs is a roof where the roof insulation is installed on top of the structure i e. A flat roof where the insulation sits below the waterproof membrane and above the structural deck is a warm roof deck. It is recommended that the minimum fall for a flat roof is 1 in 80 which will allow water to drain easily.