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FLOOD COAT [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waterproofing (Construction)
CONT

The top ply should be installed in a flood coat of asphalt/bitumen as well. It is important that the asphalt/bitumen has to be at the correct temperature at the point of application. The asphalt/bitumen flood coat must impregnate the entire polyester fleece material, only the top fleece surface needs to be flood coated. Particular attention is paid to the skylight corner curb detail... The installation is finally complete once the parapet flashing are installed. The protected roof membrane is then given a glaze coat of asphalt and insulation, slip sheet and ballast are installed and placed on the roof.

OBS

flashing: Sheet metal or other material used in roof and wall construction to shed water.

OBS

parapet: Wall serving as a guard at the edge of a roof, terrace, bridge, balcony, etc.

OBS

parapet flashing: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Étanchéité (Construction)
OBS

solin : Bande de métal ou de mortier pour calfeutrer un vide (solin plat) ou pour garnir la jonction de deux plans (solin saillant), par exemple au droit d'une souche de cheminée.

OBS

parapet : Mur servant de garde au bord d'un toit, d'une terrasse, d'un pont, d'un balcon, etc.

OBS

solin de parapet : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Asphalts
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
  • Waterproofing (Construction)
DEF

The top layer of bitumen, which is poured on the surface of a aggregate-surfaced built-up roof.

CONT

Built-up roofing (BUR) membranes. At one time built-up roofing membranes were almost the only membranes used. They still account for a large part of the roofing market. A BUR membrane is traditionally made by using several layers of roofing felts bonded together with hot bitumen and then covered with a waterproof pour coat.

OBS

flood coat : term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee(New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • water-proof pour coat

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bitumes
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
  • Étanchéité (Construction)
DEF

Couche supérieure de bitume sur une couverture multicouches.

CONT

Membranes multicouches. À une certaine époque, les membranes multicouches étaient presque les seules membranes utilisées. Encore aujourd'hui, elles occupent une part importante du marché de la couverture. Une membrane multicouche est traditionnellement constituée de plusieurs épaisseurs de feutres de couverture liaisonnées par du bitume chaud et recouvertes d'une couche d'étanchéité.

OBS

couche de surface : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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