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roofing gravel [1 record]

Record 1 2012-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Quarried Stone - Various
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
  • Waterproofing (Construction)
CONT

Low pitched and flat roofs in Canada with bituminous builtup roof coverings are usually protected by a layer of coarse mineral aggregate type of protective roof surfacing, commonly referred to as roofing gravel.

OBS

roofing gravel: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pierres diverses (Carrières)
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
  • Étanchéité (Construction)
CONT

Au Canada, les toitures à faible pente et les toitures-terrasses à multicouches bitumées sont ordinairement protégées par une couche d'un agrégat minéral à gros grain désigné communément sous le nom de gravier de toiture.

OBS

Sable et gravier. - Cette protection est nettement supérieure au surfaçage minéral puisqu'elle rejoint les protections lourdes des terrasses de séjour.

OBS

gravier à toiture : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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