Parapet Roof Residence

Roof membrane must lap up wall to minimum of 12 above roof plane or per specifications whichever is greater.

Parapet roof residence.

Terminate roofing on parapet wall with mechanically fastened termination bar. At the highest point of the sloped roof the parapet is about 10 tall at the lowest point the parapet is about 14 tall. 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. The perimeter of the roof assembly insulation is wrapped to prevent interstitial airflow from the parapet into the multilayered rigid insulation of the field of the roof.

Parapet flat roof residence how do i set up the wall style for an exterior wall that includes a parapet of about 15 above a flat roof. Insulate within parapet wall cavity to depth of roof insulation if present. It is used at a single ply roof membrane sloped per foot to a gutter like on the bainbridge residence that we designed and built above. The parapet roofby far the most common type of flat roof isn t actually flat at all.

The cure for parapetitus is continuity of the control layers and letting things move when they have to move. This is a wall that is about 12 high total from the finish grade to the top of the parapet.