Start here if you re building a roof over a patio or deck.
Roof slab or roof deck.
A solid slab of concrete capping the top of your house.
For example the florida based company hurricane proof systems offers a 7 inch 18 centimeter slab of concrete in three layers.
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Constructing the concrete roof deck.
Constructing a concrete slab for a structural roof is different from that for building a slab on the ground in that attention must concern two important objectives.
One concern is that the concrete must develop the compressive strength intended by the structural engineer in the design of the roof deck.
Exact specifications vary but most concrete roofs are several inches thick.
Roof enclosure for a concrete deck with a fluid applied membrane prma ballasted with cast in place concrete topping slab with xps insulation.