Gypsum Plank Roof

Securock brand gypsum fiber roof board s unique fiber reinforced homogenous composition gives the panel strength and water resistance through to the core.

Gypsum plank roof.

Structural panels concrete roof deck is an innovative technology designed to provide a structural roof sheathing without the need for thermal barriers pouring setting or curing which resolves the latent moisture issue commonly found in roofing with poured concrete. Fill with grout and smooth any surface damage to gypsum plank. Gypsum roof decking 2 1 gypsum plank roof decking figure 1 2 1 1 gypsum planks are normally 2 inches thick 2 feet wide and 8 feet long and are factory laminated of two gypsum panels. Upon completion of gypsum plank decking remove debris and sweep surface clean.

Leave ready for subsequent work. Its use increased since it provided roof deck fire protection diaphragm values and an economical substrate for roofing. Gypsum poured over formboards has been used as a substrate for roofing materials since the 1940 s. Used as the roof deck of steel frame buildings and sometimes for the floor system.

A wide variety of gypsum roof plank options are available to you. These include office complexes schools public buildings shopping malls and warehouses located throughout the united states. A structural precast unit consisting of gypsum core reinforced with welded galvanized steel mesh and bounded on all four edges with a tongue and groove steel form. Product evaluation code report 14076.

Gypsum concrete roof deck systems have been installed since the early 1950 s in all types of commercial markets. A type of roof decking that will be discussed is called gypsum roof decking. Remove and replace cracked broken and plank damaged beyond repair. Gypsum decks incorporated the placement of bulb tees.

Bulb tees are high strength lightweight steel sections used as structural subpurlins in specialty roof decks such as tectum wood plank poured gypsum decks and span rock gypsum plank decks.