Flat Roof Parapet Coping Details

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Flat roof parapet coping details.

Parapet with plywood sheathing. Some plain parapets come with an added coping or corbel to help bear structural load but most of them are simply flat extensions of the wall below the roof. 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. Normally you would find the venting at the soffit the underside of the roof overhang.

The parapet itself is standard wood framing with an applied siding in this case t g 1 4 cedar. Courtesy of max baker and the national research council of canada. Accommodating a wide variety of roof conditions the innovative and clean design of metal era s coping products make them a great way to complement your building s aesthetics. Lightning protection system roof mounted paratread.

The assembly is straight forward but what complicates matters is that the roof needs to be vented. The width of the coping the weight and the location of expansion joints can all be determined by utilizing table 10b. See more ideas about parapet architecture details construction drawings. The copper coping is bent down 4 on both sides of the wall at an angle of 90 degrees.

Cold rolled copper is specified as a flat coping cover on an 8 thick parapet wall. Like any roof with batt insulation the venting is an important part of the system. At the highest point of the sloped roof the parapet is about 10 tall at the lowest point the parapet is about 14 tall. The detail drawings are grouped by details and can be downloaded below in dwg or pdf format.

For example assume 20 oz. Roof membrane temperatures ottawa canada summer day. 100 dan road canton ma 02021 phone 1 800 451 2504 sales 1 800 576 2358. With standard and custom colors and an array of easy install designs you ll find the right product at the right price for your project.

Parapet with paraguard coping. Expansion joint roof to wall paraguard expansion joint roof to wall wall with self terminating parapro flashing. Curb with adhesive. Firestone has developed cad drawings of its tpo installation details to assist roofing professionals with the specification of firestone tpo roofing systems.