A solid slab of concrete capping the top of your house.
Reinforced concrete pitched roof.
A concrete roof is exactly what it sounds like.
Since the high strength thermal insulating plates are not compressed by the load usually experienced in case of pitched roofs no rafter aimed to support the shell cladding.
Exact specifications vary but most concrete roofs are several inches thick.
The same product was used on the exterior walls which were carved to resemble ashlar cut limestone.
This community building in kentucky is made entirely out of liteform products designed to be used as a storm shelter.
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When thermal insulation is provided to reinforced concrete pitched roofs by installing xps plates the load bearing capacity of the roof structure can be fully utilized.
Cloyd joe warnes a concrete expert and consulting engineer has more than 40 years of experience with pitched concrete roofs.
The roof was surfaced with fossilcrete which was stamped and colored to resemble shingles.