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3 PLY ROOF [1 record]

Record 1 2012-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
CONT

A two-ply roof consists of a base sheet and one layer of membrane. A three-ply roof, which entails installing two sheets of modified bitumen, will yield a longer life span for the roof. The final sheet of membrane in both methods is referred to as the cap sheet.

OBS

three-ply roof: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • three ply roof
  • 3-ply roof
  • 3 ply roof

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
OBS

couverture : Ensemble des ouvrages et matériaux de revêtement qui assurent le «couvert» d'un édifice. La couverture, partie extérieure de la toiture, ne participe pas à la stabilité des ouvrages, mais doit protéger de façon étanche et durable les superstructures d'un édifice contre les intempéries [...]

OBS

pli : Expression employée pour signifier le nombre d'épaisseurs d'un papier de construction, ou dans le contreplaqué, le nombre de placages, tel que trois plis, quatre plis, etc.

OBS

couverture à trois plis : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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