Flying Concrete Roof

A well built and maintained concrete roof should last at least 200 years.

Flying concrete roof.

For an exposed concrete roof installation it is recommended that a competent concrete mix design consultant or concrete supplier be engaged to assist in the development of the concrete mix to be used. There are a number of possibilities ranging from bare concrete to tiles or even shingles. Flat concrete roofs as they are locally constructed have a number of issues. It must be correctly designed and constructed.

Flying shores is a system of providing temporary supports to the party walls of the two buildings where the intermediate building is to be pulled down and rebuilt figure 4 and 5. Our locally available aggregate here in san miguel is a type of pumice espumilla or arenilla which we typically mix 8 1 or 10 1 by volume with cement for walls and 5 1 for roofs. This is the first roof panel we cast in texas. The walls must be built strong enough to support it.

When planning a flat concrete roof you should also decide on what finish you want on it. This one was quick using semi skilled folks. The largest span is 6 meters. Expect the construction of a concrete roof to take a lot longer than a traditional roof since there are many more stages involved.

Most lightweight concrete has a good r value and is a good insulator of heat and sound. More or less a sand cast in an old creek bed. Exact specifications vary but most concrete roofs are several inches thick. Conventional roofing materials are stripped by high winds and become part of the flying missile stream as well as.

Cabbage roof under construction tim s small shop. For example the florida based company hurricane proof systems offers a 7 inch 18 centimeter slab of concrete in three layers. A concrete roof is exactly what it sounds like. Check out my recent work.

A solid slab of concrete capping the top of your house. This is the roof in my living room a shell shaped boveda. Landio unscripted episode 7 inspired by renowned architects antoni gaudi and james hubbell jeff is entering year 11 on t. Light weight aggregate made it easy to nail on 3 8 re bar and plaster.

Flying concrete house tour 2019. After curing a week this panel was drug out of the form with a backhoe the owner plans on reinforcing fixing the lower mold since we need 5 more roof panels from it and the idea seems to be working.