Roofing Parapet Wall

Courtesy of max baker and the national research council of canada.

Roofing parapet wall.

Terminate roofing on parapet wall with mechanically fastened termination bar. Roof membrane temperatures ottawa canada summer day. Things you should know about wall coping. Single ply roofing membranes commonly run up the inside of the parapet wall and terminate underneath a metal coping where the coping functions as roof edge securement the international building code requires that the coping comply with ansi spri fm 4435 es 1 wind design standard for edge systems used with low slope.

A parapet is a barrier that is an extension of the wall at the edge of a roof terrace balcony walkway or other structure the word comes ultimately from the italian parapetto parare to cover defend and petto breast. While a roof parapet wall may seem like a small detail in the grand scheme of the entire building design it can actually change the dynamic of an entire roof both in terms of cosmetic detailing and safety. Roof membrane must lap up wall to minimum of 12 above roof plane or per specifications whichever is greater. Illustrated above is a real time roof measurement of a commercial structure with a parapet wall.

On walls greater than 36 inches high membrane wall flashing sheets are suggested to be strapped i e installed vertically. This video is about making a transition form a flat roof to a parapet wall with taracotta clay caps. A parapet wall is a low or dwarf wall built along the edge of the roof terrace walkway balcony etc. Wsrca suggests for walls 24 inches and taller that wall cladding be considered in lieu of membrane wall flashings per detail tp 8a.

Insulate within parapet wall cavity to depth of roof insulation if present. Roofing material must extend up a portion of the parapet wall as well. Different types of parapet walls and their uses are discussed below. Contents types of parapet wallsclassification based on appearance 1.

The german equivalent brüstung has the same meaning. If you didn t get it right you concentrated the stresses at roof edges and you could suck in a parapet or tear or rip a membrane at the parapet photographs 3 and 4. Clearoof high resolution imagery available only on the iroofing app takes the satellite image and sharpens it for easier faster measurement. A parapet roof is simply put when a building s outermost walls extend upwards past the roof around the edges most often by a few feet.

Wall coping as roof edge securement. This new torch on flat roof is leaking because the parapet walls and the coping stones are defective water damage to the ceiling below from the leaking ceil. This detail may be used where wall heights are 24 48 inches above roof surface.