Warm Deck Zinc Roof

Introduction warm cold roofs this guidance offers guidance on the difference benefits between warm and cold roofs.

Warm deck zinc roof.

The warm deck roof design is the modern method for flat roof construction and is preferred wherever this option is possible. The insulation in a warm deck roof is installed immediately below the roof membrane on top of the roof deck usually with a vapour control layer underneath the insulation. With this warm roof system zinc plus standing seam can be installed on rigid insulation without ventilating the underside of the zinc plus. Guidance advice on warm cold.

Metdeck is the warm roof solution. Hence have a warm air roof void so have insulated and draft proofed all the sides of this void from any adjacent cold roof spaces to minimise thermal bypass. Zinc roofing warm vs cold roofing. Metdeck upper face is an 18mm fsc certified wbp exterior grade plywood.

So called because the insulating layer is located above the roof rafters and between the structural supports a warm deck roof results in a temperature for the roof and loft area that is consistent with the rest of the. Ventilation is required for these roofs. Rigid insulation is used in combination with special clips that enable the zinc to be fixed to. Warm zinc roof construction can also use timber substrates but the need to reduce cold bridging in many countries has led to the use of rigid insulation boards and composite insulation boards or sandwich panels as the direct substrate under the zinc.

The main advantages are air tightness speed of installation and simplified roof. Fixed through to the deck with special fixing clips and screws supplied by vmzinc. On the face of it it might seem like an odd comparison but there is a choice to be made between a cold roof and a warm roof and this article will look into the reasons to consider each option for zinc roofing. A cold deck roof is where the insulation is placed between the joists rafters or in between the ceiling joists in the case of a pitch roof.

Contrasted with the cold deck roof this construction has a much lower risk of condensation as the void will be of a comparable temperature to the roof. With this warm roof system vmzinc plus standing seam can be installed on metdeck composite panels without ventilating the underside of the vmzinc plus. This video will demonstrate how to install a cure it grp waterproofing system in a warm roof build up.