The quantities of bituminous materials used on built-up roofs shall conform to Table 9.26.11.1.
Table 9.26.11.1.
Quantities of Bitumen for Built-up Roofs
Forming Part of Sentence 9.26.11.1.(1)
9.26.11.2.
Coal-Tar and Asphalt Products
Coal-tar products and asphalt products shall not be used together in built-up roof construction.
9.26.11.3.
Roof Felts
Bitumen roofing felts shall be at least No. 15 felt.
9.26.11.4.
Aggregate Surfacing
Aggregate used for surfacing built-up roofs shall be clean, dry and durable and shall consist of particles of gravel, crushed stone or air-cooled blast furnace slag having a size of from 6 mm to 15 mm.
The minimum amount of aggregate surfacing per square metre of roof surface shall be 15 kg gravel or crushed stone or 10 kg crushed slag.
Built-up roofing shall consist of not less than 3 mopped-down layers of roofing felt flood coated with bitumen.
9.26.11.7.
Installation of Layers
In hot process applications each layer of bitumen-saturated felt shall be laid while the bitumen is hot, with each layer overlapping the previous one.
The full width under each lap referred to in Sentence (1) shall be coated with bitumen so that in no place does felt touch felt.
Felt shall be laid free of wrinkles and shall be rolled directly into the hot bitumen and broomed forward and outward from the centre to ensure complete adhesion.
9.26.11.8.
Roofing over Wood-Based Sheathing
Except as permitted in Sentence (2), built-up roofing applied over wood, plywood, OSB or waferboard roof sheathing shall be laid over an additional base layer of felt laid dry over the entire roof deck with not less than a 50 mm headlap and a 50 mm sidelap between each sheet.
Where plywood, OSB or waferboard roof sheathing is used, the dry layer of felt required in Sentence (1) may be omitted when the joints are taped and the sheathing is primed with asphalt.
9.26.11.9.
Attachment to Decking
Roofing shall be securely attached to the decking or where insulation is applied above the deck, the insulation shall be securely attached to the deck before the first layer of felt is fastened to the insulation.
9.26.11.10.
Cant Strips
Except as permitted in Sentence (4), a cant strip shall be provided at the edges of roofs.
At least 2 plies of the roofing membrane shall be carried over the top of the cant strip.
Flashing shall extend over the top of the cant strip and be shaped to form a drip.
The cant strip required in Sentence (1) need not be provided where a gravel stop is installed at the edge of roofs.
The roofing membranes shall be carried over the edge of the roof before the gravel stop referred to in Sentence (4) is fastened and 2 plies of roofing membrane mopped to the top surface of the gravel stop before the flood coat is applied.
The gravel stop referred to in Sentence (4) shall extend over the edge of the roof to form a drip or shall be flashed so that the flashing extends over the edge to form a drip.