Kingspan Warm Roof Construction Details

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Kingspan warm roof construction details.

Kingspan k7 pitched roof board is a rigid board insulation that is designed to be used for tiled or slated pitch warm and cold roof spaces. The board can be used to form a warm unvented roof. The definition of a flat roof according to bs 6229 is having a pitch less than 10 o to the horizontal however some in the industry would consider up to 15 o as their definition of a flat roof. Kingspan thermaroof tr26 is a high performance insulation with a fibre free rigid thermoset polyisocyanurate pir core.

With a fibre free rigid thermoset phenolic core and a low emissivity foil outer face kingspan kooltherm k7 delivers superior thermal performance with easy to handle rigid boards. There are typically two different ways to insulate a roof a warm roof and a cold roof. Robust details for part e of the building regulations england wales insulation ci sfb 27 9 rn7 m2 low energy low carbon buildings. We also have insulation boards suitable for more specialist roof applications for example inverted roof insulation and balcony insulation.

In building construction roof pitch is a numerical measure of the steepness of a roof. We have a wide range of roof insulation products including flat roof insulation tapered insulation and pitched roof loft insulation. Kingspan kooltherm k7 pitched roof board is a premium performance pitched roof insulation that provides a thermal conductivity between 0 020 w mk and 0 023 w mk. It is suitable for flat roofs waterproofed with mechanically fixed single ply waterproofing and has a thermal conductivity of 0 022 w mk.

It can be installed in a number of timber roof construction types and can be placed above between and below rafters and also within vertical stud walls to roof voids and between ceiling joists. Others would treat even steeper pitches as flat roofs.