7 1 appendix 7 1d.
Nhbc warm roof detail.
Flat roofs and balconies shall support and transmit loads safely to the structure.
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7 1 appendix 7 1b surface treatments.
The structural substrate of the flat roof.
Roofs should be designed by an engineer in accordance with technical requirement r5 where.
National house building council is registered in england and wales under company number 320784.
Raft foundations edge detail.
Appendix 7 1 a shows the three flat roof constructions acceptable to nhbc with variations for timber and concrete structural support.
Where holding down straps are necessary they should have a minimum cross section of 30mm x 2 5mm and be fixed at maximum 2m centres.
The design should detail how straps are to be fixed and what materials are to be used.
Be produced by an engineer in accordance with technical requirement r5 and be in accordance with bs en 1991 1 1 bs en 1991 1 3 and bs en 1991 1 4.
Nhbc house davy avenue knowlhill milton keynes bucks mk5 8fp.
Insulated above the deck.
Warm roof concrete deck timber deck profiled metal deck.
Balcony access weatherproofing and drainage.
Systems may be used at a greater pitch where they meet the requirements of this chapter and materials are adequately held in place.
Introducing revised chapter 7 2 pitched roofs page 1 pitched roofs a high proportion of claims page 1 roof mortar page 2 mechanical fixing of ridge and hip tiles page 3 dentil tiles in ridges and hips page 4 interlocking tiles page 4.
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Nhbc standards chapter 4 3 formerly ch 4 4 strip and trench fill foundations.
Where the roof pitch is 15 or more ventilation equivalent to a 10mm slot running the full length of the eaves should be provided.
Nhbc standards chapter 5 2 suspended ground floors.
A roof with a maximum slope of 10 from the horizontal.
Where the ceiling follows the slope of a roof regardless of pitch or where a cold roof has a pitch less than 15 ventilation equivalent to a 25mm slot running the full length of the eaves should be provided a nominal clearance of 50mm should be maintained.
The upper trafficked surface of the balcony.
Warm roof concrete deck warm roof timber deck warm roof profiled metal deck inverted warm roof concrete deck intensive green roof extensive green roof.
7 1 appendix 7 1c construction details for flat roofs and balconies.
Nhbc is authorised by the prudential regulation authority and regulated by the financial conduct authority and the prudential regulation authority.
Steel straps with a galvanized finish are normally acceptable.
The structural design of flat roofs and balconies should.
Some roof covering manufacturers provide detailed guidance.
Inverted warm roof inverted concrete deck.
Nhbc standards chapter 4 4 formerly ch 4 5 raft pile pier and beam foundations.
