Warm Roof Boards

The insulation is immediately below the waterproofing layer.

Warm roof boards. The vapour control layer is above the decking but below the insulation. This changes the dew point where warm and cold air streams merge and turn to liquid. Warm roofs offer a superior thermal performance and therefore come with a higher cost. Installing a warm roof can be extremely straight forward and simple to do.

The breakdown warm roof vs cold roof. The thermal efficiency isn t as good as with warm roof. A warm roof uses solid pir insulation boards that sit above the roof deck topped by moisture tolerant boards. Warm roof insulation ensures the entire roof structure is insulated meaning a warm deck roof is more energy efficient than a cold roof.

The great thing about a warm roof is that if your. A cold flat roof insulation requires more work taking off old boards and replacing them and the roof surface. A warm flat roof or a built up roof bur is one where all the insulation is above the joists deck making them part of the warm fabric of the building. We also have insulation boards suitable for more specialist roof applications for example inverted roof insulation and balcony insulation.

With a warm roof the insulation is installed on top of the existing surface rather than in between the rafters. We would like to show you a description here but the site won t allow us.