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PENTE MAXIMALE TOIT [1 record]

Record 1 2012-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
  • Plans and Specifications (Construction)
  • Tolerances and Modular Co-ordination (Construction)
CONT

Both an acceptable membrane underlayment or insulation and the EPDM [ethylene-propylene-diene-monomer] membrane are laid loose over the substrate and held in place with a minimum of 10 pounds of ballast per square foot. Adjoining sheets of EPDM membrane are seamed together a minimum of 3 inches using Primer and QA Seam Tape, OR Primer, Seam Adhesive, in-Seam Sealant and Lap Sealant. The maximum roof slope for this roofing system is 2 inches to one horizontal foot.

OBS

maximum slope: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
  • Devis, cahiers des charges et plans (Construction)
  • Calcul, tolérances et modulation (Construction)
CONT

[...] la pente d'un toit, c'est le rapport entre son élévation et sa course. [...] les pentes minimales et maximales [sont déterminées] par le Code national du bâtiment.

OBS

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

Spanish

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