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How to make a roof for concrete walls.
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The steel joists will provide a strong foundation for the flat concrete.
Concrete tiles create an organic warmth reminiscent of stone or clay.
Constructing a concrete slab for a structural roof is different from that for building a slab on the ground in that attention must concern two important objectives.
There is nothing in basic portland cement that will act as a bonding agent.
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Of course a concrete roof requires more support than a typical wooden roof.
One of the most crucial step in building a flat concrete roof is to figure out the size of the concrete block you will need.
Attaching a wood roof to a cinder block building is difficult but possible.
Constructing the concrete roof deck.
When it does you either have to patch it or replace it.
Concrete weighs a lot and the outside walls have to be capable of supporting the giant slab.
Failure to create an attachment point will result in roof failure especially in high winds.
For this reason adding a concrete roof onto a wood.
However the do it yourselfer can attach a wooden roof to cinder block with little or no training in one to two days depending on the size and scope of the project.
Interior support beams can help but the construction works best when concrete walls floor and roof form a solid shell.
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That being said the exterior walls of pre fabbed concrete are often coated more for appearance.
Concrete is marvelous stuff but in time it will deteriorate.
Portland cement concrete works well in mass and provides great compressive strength but not bond.
Step 3 placing the steel joists.
The blocks come in several sizes but this guide will assume you are using a 16 3 4 inch wide concrete slab.
One concern is that the concrete must develop the compressive strength intended by the structural engineer in the design of the roof deck.