Lightweight concrete roof decks insulating concrete roof deck systems by insul flow provide performance value whether your project involves a new roof or replacing a damaged one lightweight concrete contractor insul flow has a practical concrete roof deck system for your needs.
Lightweight concrete roofing system.
Lightweight insulated concrete also known as lwic is a material intended for use as an insulation and substrate for support and attachment of roofing membranes on slope roofs.
It provides a very effective and efficient method of insulating the concrete base from intense heat and for creating drainage slopes screeds which facilitate quick surface water runoff as well as eliminate any chances of ponding or stagnation.
The largest single use for lwic is as a roofing base and thermal insulation for industrial and commercial buildings with low slope roofs.
In addition lightweight concrete provides the building owner with long term cost savings.
Specialty concrete since 1956 cell crete a pioneer of the lightweight insulating concrete industry first started in 1956 when louis c g.
Roof systems lightweight concrete and screeds allows architects and building contractors greater versatility in design and performance of a flat concrete roof or deck.
The lightweight concrete also provides a sound substrate for membrane application and it can be formed to achieve proper slope without adding costly and complicated tapered insulation.
It also provides a higher fire rating for the system.
The lightweight insulated concrete system lwic utilizes the sarnafil g 410 feltback roof membrane designed specifically for adhered applications bonded to the concrete using sarnacol 2121 water based membrane adhesive.
The lwic systems are composed of either aggregate or cellular concrete.
Fisher developed a lightweight concrete flooring system for apartment buildings.