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Thin, single-coat synthetic coatings

Author: Williams PAUCHET

Publication date: February 10, 2018

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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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