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SOLIN BASE BITUME [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-12-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Roofs (Building Elements)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- build-up roofing
1, record 1, English, build%2Dup%20roofing
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- build-up roof 2, record 1, English, build%2Dup%20roof
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A built-up roofing consists of plies or layers of roofing felt bonded together on site with hot bitumen. A protective surface coating of gravel or slag is sometimes embedded in a heavy top coating of hot bitumen. It is laid down to conform to the roof deck, and to protect all angles formed by the roof deck with projecting surfaces, and forms a single-unit flexible waterproofed membrane fastened to the deck by cementing and nailing. The simple principle on flat roofs is to turn the membrane up to form a skirting or base flashing on the vertical surfaces, making a large watertight tray. The only outlets from this tray are the roof drains to dispose of water. 3, record 1, English, - build%2Dup%20roofing
Record 1, Key term(s)
- build up roofing
- buildup roofing
- build up roof
- buildup roof
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- couverture multicouches
1, record 1, French, couverture%20multicouches
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Une couverture multicouches consiste en couches de feutre collées entre elles, à pied d’œuvre, avec du bitume chaud. 2, record 1, French, - couverture%20multicouches
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On applique parfois une surface protectrice de gravier ou de laitier noyée dans une épaisse couche de bitume. La couverture multicouches épouse la forme du toit, elle protège tous les angles et projections. Elle forme une membrane imperméable, compacte, souple, fixée au support par collage et clouage. Sur les toits plats, il suffit de prolonger la membrane le long des saillies verticales pour obtenir un solin de base, formant un grand plateau imperméable. Les seuls orifices de ce plateau sont les drains d’évacuation de l'eau. 2, record 1, French, - couverture%20multicouches
Record 1, Key term(s)
- couverture multicouche
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-01-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Construction Methods
- Petroleum Asphalts
- Roofs (Building Elements)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mopping
1, record 2, English, mopping
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The application of hot bitumen with a mop or mechanical applicator to the substrate or to the felts of a built up roof. 2, record 2, English, - mopping
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mopping: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 3, record 2, English, - mopping
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Procédés de construction
- Bitumes
- Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- épandage
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9pandage
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La rigidité de l'étanchéité multicouche nécessite un tasseau biseauté à la base du parapet afin de soutenir le solin au tournant du coin. Les feutres du solin sont prolongés par-dessus le parapet. Une attention particulière doit être apportée lors de l'épandage du bitume sur les feutres afin d’éviter d’endommager le revêtement du mur extérieur. Les feutres secs ne sont pas étanches à l'eau et ne peuvent empêcher les infiltrations d’eau dans le parapet. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A9pandage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
épandage : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 2, French, - %C3%A9pandage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-11-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Construction Materials
- Roofs (Building Elements)
- Waterproofing (Construction)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- bituminous base flashing
1, record 3, English, bituminous%20base%20flashing
correct, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Flashings are used to make watertight any roof area where the roof membrane terminates, is interrupted, or intersects an area or projection having a marked change in slope or direction ... Flashings are generally divided into two categories: base flashings and counterflashings. Base flashings are, in a sense, a continuation of the membrane, turned up onto a surface that is in a different plane from the field of the roof, and installed as a separate operation. They are usually fabricated using a nonmetallic material, such as an asphalt-coated felt. Counterflashings, or cap flashings, can be of metal, coated felt, or other materials. They shield and seal the exposed edges of the base flashing. The combined use of non-metallic materials for base flashings and metal for counterflashings brings out the best in each material. Bituminous base flashing materials have the same coefficient of expansion and contraction as the roof membrane, and they work together as a unit. They are the only type of material acceptable for use in constructing base flashings. 2, record 3, English, - bituminous%20base%20flashing
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bituminous base flashing: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 3, record 3, English, - bituminous%20base%20flashing
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Matériaux de construction
- Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
- Étanchéité (Construction)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- solin de base bitumineux
1, record 3, French, solin%20de%20base%20bitumineux
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- solin de base bitumé 2, record 3, French, solin%20de%20base%20bitum%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le solin de base peut être un prolongement de la membrane de couverture ou être constitué d’un autre matériau qui est liaisonné à la membrane pour former un joint étanche à l’eau. Il monte le long des surfaces verticales pour acheminer l’eau à la membrane. Si le toit se termine à un parapet ou à une chanlatte, le solin de base devrait passer par-dessus cette construction et être fixé à l’extérieur, par exemple à une bande de clouage. On réduit ainsi au minimum les risques que de l’eau s’infiltre derrière le solin de base et dans le toit. 3, record 3, French, - solin%20de%20base%20bitumineux
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
solin de base bitumineux : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 4, record 3, French, - solin%20de%20base%20bitumineux
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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