3. Vapor barrier and thermal insulation
When roofs and flat roofs are waterproofed, they are usually insulated at the same time, with sheets of insulating material:
expanded polystyrene ;
polyurethane foam ;
Foamglass ;
mineral wool ;
etc.
A complete system is therefore installed, as shown in figure 6 , comprising the following elements, starting from the load-bearing element:
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Standards
- Waterproofing – Flexible bitumen screed reinforced with glass fabric and self-protected by thermostable 40 T.V.-th metal foil – Definition and characteristics - NF P84-316 - (juin 2010)
- Bitumes et liants bitumineux. Détermination de la pénétrabilité à l'aiguille. - NF EN 1426 - (décembre 1999)
- Bitumen and bituminous binders and binders – Determining the softening temperature – Ball-and-ring method - NF EN 1427 -...
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