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BUILDING COMPONENT ANALYSIS

PROJECT:
BUILDING COMPONENT: Roof

SIGN:

FUNCTION
What is the function of the building component?
Be able to accept and transmit load
Fulfil thermal insulation requirement
Be secured against moisture damages
Be fire resistant
WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE BUILDING COMPONENT IN
RELATION TO:
1. FIRE RESISTANCE?
For fire protection purposes, roof coverings shall be suitably fire-resistant class B roof coverings
(i.e. they must be only moderately fire spreading) (SBI- p.60).
Use of non-combustible materials: roof tiles, fibre cement sheets, metal roofing sheets, bitumen felt.
If non-habitable attics the ceiling construction towards underlying rooms, must be used coverings
class K110 D-s2,d2.
When the attic is used for habitation, the floor deck must be constructed as a Building Component
30. (SBI- p.60)
2. GROUND MOISTURE AND RADON?
Roofs must be constructed in such a way that they are adequately impermeable against
ingress of snow, rain, melt-water. Also they must be constructed with sufficient pitch to secure the
draining off of precipitations.
The ceiling construction must be made adequately diffusion proof and airtight. Should be mount a
strong and durable damp proof membrane (dpm) on the warm side of the insulation.
All joints in the dpm must be overlapped and jammed or taped. Also, joints
must be in firm connection with any dpm in the external wall or the external wall itself (when
constructed without a dpm). It is recommended to place the dpm inside the insulation.
Active ventilation of the roof structure. (SBI-p.60)
3. STRENGTH AND STABILITY?
Certain types of roof coverings are supplemented with a subroof.
Underlays must be able to capture any precipitation which may pass through the roof covering.
A diffusion tight underlay must be ventilated on the lower side. The ventilation gap the cavity
between underlay and the heat insulation - must have an average height of minimum 50 mm. When
using sarking felt or soft sheeting as underlay it is necessary to plan a cavity height of minimum 70
mm.
When using an underlay a distance strip of minimum 22 mm thickness must be fixed on top of the
rafter (when using roof tiles it must be at least 25 mm in thickness).
Normally battens span at least 3 roof trusses and the joints must be staggered.
Use battens which fulfil the requirements for roof battens in strength class K18 according to
Structural timber - Strength classes - Assignment of visual grades and species
The distance between the battens is the distance from mid batten to mid batten. (SBI-p.61)

4. HEAT TRANSMISSION?
Ceiling and roof structures, including jamb walls, flat roofs and sloping walls directly adjoining the
roof.
U-Value-0.10
5. DURABILITY AND MAINTENANCE?
Must be made of materials requiring a minimum of maintenance.
In some cases anticorrosion measures should be taken into consideration.

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