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Technical Guids
Technical Guides

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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 deck


Flooring

    
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 channels


Paving

    
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 bays


Tanking

    
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 liquids


C.D.M.

    
Construction Design and Management - Index
     Introduction
    Bitumen
    Fact sheet on mastic asphalt
    Liquid petroleum gases
    Mastic asphalt information


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