Flying Concrete Roof

More or less a sand cast in an old creek bed.

Flying concrete roof.

A well built and maintained concrete roof should last at least 200 years. Exact specifications vary but most concrete roofs are several inches thick. Light weight aggregate made it easy to nail on 3 8 re bar and plaster. A solid slab of concrete capping the top of your house.

A concrete roof is exactly what it sounds like. All types of arrangements of supporting the unsafe structure in which the shores do not reach the ground come under this category. 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. The first thing to note is that it is the reinforced concrete slab not the screed that keeps the water out.

Expect the construction of a concrete roof to take a lot longer than a traditional roof since there are many more stages involved. 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. When planning a flat concrete roof you should also decide on what finish you want on it. Check out my recent work.

Landio unscripted episode 7 inspired by renowned architects antoni gaudi and james hubbell jeff is entering year 11 on t. 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. This is the roof in my living room a shell shaped boveda. It must be correctly designed and constructed.

This one was quick using semi skilled folks. Conventional roofing materials are stripped by high winds and become part of the flying missile stream as well as. Flying concrete house tour 2019. This is the first roof panel we cast in texas.

For example the florida based company hurricane proof systems offers a 7 inch 18 centimeter slab of concrete in three layers. Flat concrete roofs as they are locally constructed have a number of issues. Cabbage roof under construction tim s small shop. Most lightweight concrete has a good r value and is a good insulator of heat and sound.

The largest span is 6 meters. The walls must be built strong enough to support it.