Roof Parapet Wall Detail

While a roof parapet wall may seem like a small detail in the grand scheme of the entire building design it can actually change the dynamic of an entire roof both in terms of cosmetic detailing and safety.

Roof parapet wall detail. If you didn t get it right you concentrated the stresses at roof edges and you could suck in a parapet or tear or rip a membrane at the parapet photographs 3 and 4. Roof parapet wall dwg cad drawing detail. Fri 12 13 2019 06 20. Parapet with plywood sheathing and parasolo flashing.

Creativeminds cad drawing and structure detail of roof parapet wall along with coping and drip course detail. Parapet wall supported deck with parasolo flashing. Unlike standard exterior walls parapet walls are exposed to the elements on three sides. Ct 06 base flashing wall cover on wood parapet wall.

Expansion joint roof to wall adhesive parapet with paraguard coping adhesive multi ply sbs modified bitumen roofing lightweight insulating concrete paradiene 20 30 zic substrate. Detail drawing dwg dwg 425 kb en. Courtesy of max baker and the national research council of canada. Roofing cad details.

Parapet wall with edge grip. Typical roofing details pdf files. Parapet walls are a difficult detail with a long history of failure. Any modifications or changes to the certainteed drawings are the sole responsibility of the roof consultant architect designer or builder and certainteed assumes no responsibility or liability for any such modifications or changes.

Furthermore parapets are often inadvertently connected to interior space via balloon framing gaps in structure or penetrations for wiring and mechanicals introducing warm moist.