Tapered Roof System

The key to successful tapered insulation design is doing the necessary analysis of the project to confirm field conditions such as dimensions drain locations and deck slope verification for ponding water or deflection.

Tapered roof system.

A cricket or saddle diverts water around the high point of a chimney or from one roof area to another. When correctly installed tapered insulation helps eliminate problems due to ponding water and can extend the longevity of your low slope roofing system. Poor drainage on commercial roofs can result in damage far more destructive than either wind or other natural elements. Positive drainage is necessary to insure a safe long lasting roof.

Over the course of the roof system the tapered insulation will create a slope toward the drains which typically ranges from 1 8 slope 1. The first piece may go from 1 high to 1 high then the next piece will go from 1 high to 2 high. The tapered roof system has many different advantages but one of its biggest selling points is that it can save you up to 26 on your roofing costs. A tapered roof cricket will protect the mortar and flashing of your chimney.

It is readily available in the two most popular and efficient tapers 1 8 3 18 mm per foot 305 mm 1 and 1 4 6 35 mm per foot 3 18 mm 2. Tapered rigid insulation tapered rigid insulation is polyisocyanurate insulation or eps insulation custom manufactured to provide a slope. Today firms make tapered roof insulation crickets that are pre cut. This is because it is quicker to install than a roofing system that would require a layer of screed on top which would need time to set.

Any tapered foam roof system will be a vast improvement over an older flat roof design.