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| Roofing | Flooring | Paving | Tanking | C.D.M. |
Roofing
Index
Introduction
Design of roof to be asphalted
Design of the base
Detail considerations
Maintenance and repair
Mastic asphalt roofing
Site Work
Surface protection
Workmanship
01 Timber roof deck with free standing kerb (cold roof)
02 Timber roof deck with free standing kerb (warm roof)
03 Metal roof deck with free standing kerb (warm roof)
04 Concrete roof deck and skirting (cold roof)
05 Concrete roof deck and skirting (warm roof)
06 Concrete roof deck and skirting (inverted roof) with external insulant
07 Waterproofing to garden roof (partly insulated)
08 Waterproofing to garden roof (fully insulated)
09 Private balconies with tiles (bitumen bedded)
10 Private balconies with tiles (cement mortar bedded)
11 Private balconies/terraces with paving slabs - fully buried
12 Timber upstand expansion joint (cold roof)
13 Concrete upstand expansion joint (warm roof)
14 Sleeved pipe passing through roof (warm roof)
15 Timber valley gutter and brick parapet
16 Apron and drip to concrete (optional water check)
17 Apron and drip to timber (optional water check)
18 Timber roof eaves gutter (warm roof)
19 Concrete roof eaves gutter (warm roof)
20 Clamping cone outlet
21 Traditional asphalt detail timber/metal
22 Traditional asphalt detail concrete deckFlooring
Index
Introduction
Design of floor to be asphalted I
Design of floor to be asphalted II
Design of the base
Detail considerations I
Detail considerations II
Maintenance and repair
Mastic asphalt flooring
Site work
Special applications
Testing the surface
Tolerances on finished mastic asphalt flooring
Workmanship
01 Mastic asphalt flooring with skirting board
02 Mastic flooring with decorative sheet or tile finish and skirting board
03 Mastic flooring overlaid with wood block finish
04 Mastic flooring with ceramic tile finish
05 Mastic asphalt flooring and skirting to tiled shower baths or similar
06 Mastic asphalt flooring with mastic asphalt skirting
07 Mastic asphalt flooring to plant and tank rooms
08 Mastic asphalt flooring to drainage channels with light duty gratings
09 Mastic asphalt flooring to heavy duty drainage channelsPaving
I Index
I Introduction
I Design considerations
I Design of roof or area to be asphalted
I Design of the base
I Detail considerations
I Maintenance and repair
I Mastic asphalt paving
I Site work
I Testing
I Workmanship
I 01 Terraces and balconies to receive sand bedding and block paving
I 02 Terraces and balconies to receive mortar bedding and slab paving
I 03 Uninsulated roof gardens
I 04 Insulated roof gardens
I 05 Fully insulated roof gardens
I 06 Uninsulated rooftop parking in car/HGV decks
I 07 Insulated rooftop parking in car/HGV decks
I 08 Drainage channels on rooftop parking in car/HGV decks
I 09 Unheated ramps in car/HGV decks
I 10 Heated ramps in car/HGV decks
I 11 Heavy duty drainage channels on ramps in car/HGV decks
I 12 Internal levels of multi-storey car parks subject to hosing
I 13 Internal levels of multi-storey car parks with no waterproofing
I 14 General duty and public access decks and podia
I 15 Steps
I 16 Access decks, drying and playing areas
II Index
II Introduction
II Design considerations
II Laying the mastic asphalt paving
II Skid resistance
II 01 Carriageways
II 02 Bridge decks
II 03 Drainage channels in carriageways
II 04 Footpaths
II 05 Traffic calming measures
II 06 Traffic advisory leaflet
II 07 Railway platforms & footbridges
II 08 Street markets
II 09 Loading bays
II 10 Edge finish to loading docks or baysTanking
Index
Introduction
Design of the base
Detail considerations
Mastic asphalt tanking
Site Work
Special considerations
Surface protection
Workmanship
01 Externally applied mastic asphalt tanking to concrete
02 Externally applied mastic asphalt tanking: detail of pick up
03 Externally applied mastic asphalt tanking under foundations
04 Externally applied mastic asphalt tanking over pile caps or under column bases
05 Sump or inspection chamber in externally applied mastic asphalt tanked basement
06 Internally applied mastic asphalt tanking
07 Service pipe passing through mastic asphalt tanking or tank lining
08 Mastic asphalt lining to cold water storage tank
09 Mastic asphalt lining to catch pit, sump or other structure receiving the discharge of hot liquidsC.D.M.
Construction Design and Management - Index
Introduction
Bitumen
Fact sheet on mastic asphalt
Liquid petroleum gases
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