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• How to design and detail steel clad roofs and walls • Clear, concise installation tips and methods for architects and draftsmen • Using flashings to create an architectural feature • Industry ‘best practice’ explained
Profiled steel or aluminium sheets are used in various roof constructions as shown below. The guidance in this document applies in principle to all of these constructions, but primarily to the double skin system with trapezoidal or secret fix profiled sheets, which is the most common type of metal roof construction used in the UK. Sinusoidal
ROOF & WALL FLASHING ARCHITECTURAL DETAILING This Design Guide has been prepared to assist architects and architectural draftspersons with the design and installation intricacies of detailing roof and wall flashing for metal cladding. Quality of a finished installation is dependent on good detailing.
• How to design and detail steel clad roofs and walls • Clear, concise installation tips and methods for architects and draftsmen • Using flashings to create an architectural feature • Industry ‘best practice’ explained
rsINSTALLATION STEPS:Prepare the vent pipe:Ensure that the vent pipe is properly installed and securely strappe. to the structure, extending through the roof.Make sure the end of the vent pipe is prope. iameterFind nominal sizingCut the flashingCut the flash. ng where indicated for the relevant pipe size. Boot or cone should fit s.
THE TYPE of roof flashings required depends on what part of the roof is being flashed and what the roofing material is. Apron flashings. Horizontal apron flashings must: extend over profiled metal roofing (see Figure 10) for:
Complaints to roofing contractors and manufacturers concerning leakage are mainly due to fabrications, either in design or indifferent workmanship. This guide addresses aspects of steel and aluminium fabrications and workmanship, together with special applications such as GRP soakers or on-site welding.
