How To Lay A Concrete Roof

Next place your two tiles one on top of the other loose onto the battens without anything being fixed.

How to lay a concrete roof.

Otherwise attach the tiles to the roof felt. A solid slab of concrete capping the top of your house. The steel joists will provide a strong foundation for the flat concrete roofing. Use roof adhesive to fix down the tiles as each one is slid into place and nail the tiles down.

Exact specifications vary but most concrete roofs are several inches thick. Installing a cement tile underlay is easier with the help of an assistant. Roll out 10 foot 3 m long sections at a time and then secure it with nails separated by intervals of 24 inches. A concrete roof is exactly what it sounds like.

The first section of the tiles is cut to size and attached to the roof starting at a lower edge and working up. Check the labeling before choosing the flashing. Keep all nails at least 2 inches from the edge of the roof. How to tile a roof if you would prefer to read how to tile a roof and see more help please visit this link unless you found this video via my website.

When you reach the end of the roof cut the underlayment roll to match the edge. If the roof s edges are longer than the flashing available for purchase you can connect separate pieces together. The open end should face sideways. 1 position a roll of 60 or 90 pound underlay at one side of the roof perpendicular to the lower edge of the roof.

Step 5 placing the concrete slabs. Firstly get two of your roof tiles and either two full battens or two offcuts of batten and place them onto the roof one above the other. For a concrete roof we would usually clean and scrape the surface of the roof until all old moss and dirt is gone sweep it spotless then apply two coats of bitumen primer which will soak into the substrate and give you a good surface to start on. As the width of the concrete slab is 16 3 4 inches place the steel joists at this distance.

Use the flashing to cover the outside edges of your roof. Attach the roof tiles if there are roof battens nail the tiles to them. Knowing the roof s size can help you get the correct flashing length. The bottom of the joists should rest on either a beam or a wall.

Make sure the tile lugs are seated snuggly onto the top edges of the battens. Next place the concrete slab on its face. Let this dry completly. Place drip edge flashing on the roof.