Inverted Warm Roof Construction

In an inverted roof construction the principal thermal insulation layer is located not only above the roof structure but also above the waterproofing resulting in the waterproofing structural deck and support structure being at a temperature close to that of the interior of the building.

Inverted warm roof construction.

Warm inverted roof inverted roofs are a type of warm flat roof where the insulation is above the waterproofing layer. Rigid extruded polystyrene insulation has minimal water absorption due to its closed cell structure. This means that the insulation should be highly resistant to water absorption for example an extruded polystyrene based product which will not be affected by water or repeated freeze thaw cycles. An inverted roof is quite simply where the waterproofing layer is installed over the structural deck rather than over the insulation.

An inverted roof construction sees the principal thermal insulation layer located above the roof structure and also above the waterproofing this method results in the waterproofing the structural deck and the support structure all being at a temperature similar to that of the interior of the building. Inverted roofs are designed with the waterproofing layer usually a liquid applied membrane beneath the insulation. No vapour control layer is required. An inverted roof also referred to as a protected membrane or upside down roof is form of flat roof in which the waterproofing layer is beneath the thermal insulation rather than above it.

No vapour control layer is required.