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Reinforced concrete pitched roof.
A concrete roof is exactly what it sounds like.
For example the florida based company hurricane proof systems offers a 7 inch 18 centimeter slab of concrete in three layers.
The icf home in nearby newcastle also lost most of the roof.
Exact specifications vary but most concrete roofs are several inches thick.
This community building in kentucky is made entirely out of liteform products designed to be used as a storm shelter.
When thermal insulation is provided to reinforced concrete pitched roofs by installing xps plates the load bearing capacity of the roof structure can be fully utilized.
Polypropylene fibers have been used in the concrete for the roofs constructed thus far.
Since the high strength thermal insulating plates are not compressed by the load usually experienced in case of pitched roofs no rafter aimed to support the shell cladding needs be integrated.
Construction sloping roof using mixer truck latest technologies building sloping concrete roof.
The roof was surfaced with fossilcrete which was stamped and colored to resemble shingles.
Concrete pitched roof slab edge gutter detail this is a hidden gutter detail at the edge of a reinforced concrete pitched roof slab.
Insulated reinforced concrete roof decks the only known roof systems that have consistently survived high category hurricane and tornado velocity winds have been built with structural reinforced concrete decks securely and sufficiently connected to structural reinforced concrete or reinforced concrete block walls.
A stiff concrete mix specified at 3000 psi is pumped into place as workers advance up the slope to vi brate and finish the concrete to the desired thickness.
New technology allows builders to pour a lightweight concrete roof on ay icf home using plywood form and regular wooden trusses for support.
The same product was used on the exterior walls which were carved to resemble ashlar cut limestone.
In this case the hurricane straps held the roof in place but the tornado pulled off the plywood roof sheathing which left the inside exposed.
Lapped with the roof s rebar to pro vide secure anchorage.
The building features an icf wall system and a pitched litedeck concrete roof.
Plan view of a reinforced concrete pitched inclined slab.
A solid slab of concrete capping the top of your house.