What is a parapet: the basic definition of
Most construction sites define a parapet as a fencing roof installation for safety. According to Wikipedia, the parapet has many meanings. You can hear "parapet", "barbet", "roofing pedestal"( this is a low wall on the roof of the building, located on its perimeter).The purpose of the parapets is to reduce the risk of a person falling from the height of the house, to resist the wind and keep the roof covering intact, to cover up the flaws in the roof surface.
Classification of parapets
Specialists consider the following types of parapets:
- Do not have projections, smooth, located on the different sides of the roof of the building
- Having a lower fastening, closed with a special visor
- Two-edged
- The railings that form an openwork rail
The installation of parapets depends on their material base,it happens:
- Concrete
- Brick
- Metal
- Concrete
Note: The choice of material for mounting the parapet is also determined by itseploustoychivostyu. Parapet as an installation from a plentiful accumulation of snow is made of galvanized steel, copper, metal.
The most popular are brick parapets. Their installation begins after the construction of the ceiling. The parapet of this type has a height of half a meter, has special holes in the roofing carpet and a functional clamping bar. Often such parapets are installed with metal handrails and in total are 1.5 meters high( plus or minus 30 centimeters).
Rules for the safe installation of
Among the rules, the main thing is to follow the principles of security. The rest is in more detail:
- Parapet should have a height of at least 1 meter. 20 cm.
- . Low buildings, whose height does not exceed 10 meters, may not have parapets;
- At the junction of the walls of the building and the parapet there must be a waterproofing tape made of stainless metal
- . A drip cap is welded onto the waterproofing tape( a similar condition is required if the coating is made of PVC materials, TPO).
- The parapet height of 50 centimeters provides a protective structure in the form of an apron firmly fixed by the railfrom metal with screws.
Additional on video in the adjacent tab:
Required building materials:
- Cement mortar
- Brick
- Reinforcing bars from metal
- Fixing bracket
- Hermetic protection against rain( ruberoid)
- Screws
Stages of parapet construction
Only strict adherence to the parapet laying will givehigh results:
- The base of the parapet - overlapping and covering the roof, it is necessary to start with it
- A row of reinforcement bars is put( height - more than half a meter)
- Youparapet laying( the material is chosen independently or in consultation with a specialist)
- The masonry is connected by a fence
More details on the installation of the parapet can be found on the video in the adjacent tab:
