Old Concrete Roof Panels
Tuftex polycarb 2 17 ft x 12 ft corrugated clear polycarbonate plastic roof panel.
Old concrete roof panels. Item 77000 model 1418c1418c. Exact specifications vary but most concrete roofs are several inches thick. If you re going to check your garage roof for asbestos take the appropriate safety precautions. Cracking of the asbestos cement materials usually from mechanical stress from walking on impact or around fasteners or due to thermal movement of the materials see larsen 1990 and hansen 2009.
Structural concrete deck a cast in place concrete deck serves as an integral part of the structure and is designed to carry heavy loads normal weight concrete is typically used for cast in place construction. A solid slab of concrete capping the top of your house. I have an old ish concrete sectional garage full of clutter and bikes. The roof is constructed from corrugated roof sheets probably asbestos cement.
Beneath the roof cover structural concrete roof decks are commonly topside insulated using adhered insulation panels or cast in place lightweight insulating concrete. Quad deck uses unique technology to create an energy efficient and quality insulating concrete floor and roof system. To check the concrete for asbestos look out for thin pieces of it containing small fibres. Structural panels concrete roof deck is an innovative technology designed to provide a structural roof sheathing without the need for thermal barriers pouring setting or curing which resolves the latent moisture.
Often these sheets were used as siding corrugated roofing and soffit material. The only cementitious structural panel approved by factory mutual fm fm approval standard 4472. Wear a face mask gloves and cover any bare skin. Usg s structural panel concrete roof deck can be applied with mechanical fasteners to serve as a structural substrate for direct mechinically or adhesive applied roof systems.
The facings are then stuck to an insulating core made typically of materials like foam paper cloth or. A concrete roof is exactly what it sounds like. Ideal for use in commercial and residential construction quad deck combines the strength security and reliability of reinforced concrete with the energy efficiency fast construction and comfort of insulating concrete forms.