White ballast can range in size from 2 1 2 3 4 inches and can be made to meet various astm standards.
Roof ballast rock.
Unwashed landscaping decorative drainage and roof ballast stone.
Large mixed color decorative rock.
A1 grit ballast is a natural smooth water worn and screened large gravel used for many applications.
A ballasted roof means that the roof membrane is not anchored or adhered in any way to the decking material.
Needed at perimeters and at large penetrations.
Stone ballast typically requires crushed graded stone placed over a stone filter sheet rolled out over the insulation.
Conventional gravel ballasted roofs have been built for many years and are suitable on most flat roofs and structures.
Ballast is required with 20 lbs s f.
Most importantly saves time allowing projects to run efficiently.
When the concept first came to the u s plenty of roofers scratched their heads and wondered how the roof stayed on without being anchored especially during high winds or storms.
The firestone epdm ballasted system is an economical epdm roofing system suitable for a wide variety of buildings.
The stone ballast on a ballasted roof system is the only thing holding the roof system in place.
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It is however ballasted generally with gravel.
It can be applied on any building that can accommodate the extra load of the ballast and where the roof slope does not exceed 10.
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The insulation is loose laid onto the decking.
Our process as opposed to traditional forms of removing ballast reduces intense labor portions as well as minimizes risk of damaging roofs with shovels wheelbarrows.
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Stone ballast is no longer allowed by many building codes.
Next the membrane is rolled over the insulation 2.
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In gravel ballasted roofing systems the waterproofing membrane is covered and ballasted against wind uplift and other exposures with a layer of gravel.
In windy areas ballast stone can actually blow off the roof creating projectiles below.
Ballast river rock removal ballast vacuuming services will remove all river rock from single ply roofs.
Over time the stones move around creating bald spots where the system isn t held down at all.
Single ply roofing materials aren t self adhered nor are they sealed together in any way.
Ballast stone can crush the underlying insulation creating weak spots in the roof membrane.
Ballast is commonly used with roofs made of tar and gravel roof alternatives including ethylene propylene diene monomer epdm polyvinyl chloride pvc and thermoplastic polyolefin tpo single ply flat roofs.
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There are no fasteners installed at all 3 and 4.