Frame A Pitched Concrete Roof

Mono the mono roof is a single very low pitched roof used mostly on contemporary homes.

Frame a pitched concrete roof.

The steel joists will provide a strong foundation for the flat concrete. On the body of the square the longer side input the 12 and input the 7 on the tongue the shorter side of the square by lining up the stair gauges at the corresponding point on the square. Framing are suitable for the channels. The same product was used on the exterior walls which were carved to resemble ashlar cut limestone.

The roof was surfaced with fossilcrete which was stamped and colored to resemble shingles. Step 3 placing the steel joists. I chose a pitched roof design and in this video take you through the entire job from start to finis. When using a truss 1 roof the framing process.

Input the pitch of the roof that you calculated above we ll use 7 12 for reference throughout on the framing square. Then the lower chord of the truss served as framing for the finished ceiling. In wood frame construction the pitch of the roof is determined by the way the framing components are laid out cut and assembled in place. These trusses are not intended to carry structural roof load but they proved to be very efficient with only minimal additional support as a shoring system.

One of the most crucial step in building a flat concrete roof is to figure out the size of the concrete block you will need. A roof with a pitch of less than 5 has a shallow slope and a roof pitch of more than 8 appears to have a steep slope. Then a concrete mixture is poured spread through the framework and reinforced with steel bars which serve as a kind of skeleton for the cured concrete. These frames can either be removable concrete forms or stay in place insulating concrete forms which simply become a part of the finished roof.

Cloyd joe warnes a concrete expert and consulting engineer has more than 40 years of experience with pitched concrete roofs. The roof finish is standing seam metal attached to. How to building frame a roof by steel frame amazing smart techniques practical implementation. It uses a single mono truss 1 and often has a pitch lower than 3 inches per foot 2 making it easy to roof but hard to maintain.

The blocks come in several sizes but this guide will assume you are using a 16 3 4 inch wide concrete slab. All photos courtesy enviro safe concrete roofing system inc.