Vm Zinc Warm Roof Build Up

The main advantages are air tightness speed of installation and simplified roof.

Vm zinc warm roof build up.

Our products make installers work easier. With this warm roof system zinc plus standing seam can be installed on rigid insulation without ventilating the underside of the zinc plus. Vmzinc and sustainable building. On the face of it it might seem like an odd comparison but there is a choice to be made between a cold roof and a warm roof and this article will look into the reasons to consider each option for zinc roofing.

Zinc roofing warm vs cold roofing. Space within the roof build up and furthermore the entire roof structure is on the warm side of the insulation. Between the zinc plus and the insulation a breather membrane is fixed with an overlap of 150 mm. The only system with a bba certificate allowing installation of a zinc roof on a building with a humidity class of 5.

You can construct a cold roof build up when using zinc but the absolute minimum pitch is. Proud member of ftmrc. All insulation materials have to resist a compression strenght of minimum 50kpa 0 5kg cm at a maximum 10 deformation. Vmzinc plus must be used on all warm roof build ups vmzinc membrane must be used breather membrane.

Warm roof non vented on cellular glass foamglas compact roof. Warm zinc roof construction can also use timber substrates but the need to reduce cold bridging in many countries has led to the use of rigid insulation boards and composite insulation boards or sandwich panels as the direct substrate under the zinc. Vm zinc quartz plus alkorplan pvc timber. The insulation must have the necessary approvals for use in warm roof applications.

Back to all projects. Fixed through to the deck with special fixing clips and screws supplied by vmzinc. Vmzinc is one of the leader of innovative solutions in zinc for building envelop. In the uk this means that the roof structure is entirely below the insulation.

The breeam british research establishment environmental assessment method refers to sustainable construction developed in the uk and widely used all over the world. Products systems used. Fundamental elements of the system. Our material and its aspects inspire architects and make it possible to design unique buildings that respect the environment.

Cellular glass offers a high performance insulation that is proven to be the only insulation that will never take up moisture.