Flat Roof Tapered Insulation Board

Tapered flat roof insulation a flat roof should always allow for water channelling and drainage to prevent issues such as ponding.

Flat roof tapered insulation board. It can also be made using eps rigid or high density styrofoam. Consists of recycled newsprint to provide strength to the board as well as high recycled content. High performance tapered insulation for flat roofs kingspan thermataper tt47 is a high performance insulation with a fibre free rigid thermoset polyisocyanurate pir core. Engineering design board layouts are available from your plans and field verified dimensions.

To drain and insulate dead level roof decks. What is the best way to go because our association cleans and repaints our tile roof 2 times within 6 years. Because this is a specialty product it costs about 60 80 more than a flat foam insulation of the same thickness. Ponding can lead to premature failures in the waterproofing system and the need to refurbish an area or the entire flat roof before the end of its intended design lifetime.

It is designed to enhance water drainage for flat roofs waterproofed with full adhered single ply partially bonded built up felt mastic asphalt and cold liquid applied. Tapered expanded polystyrene eps roof insulation was developed more than 30 years ago with a dual purpose in mind. Factory cut taper that is easy to install and cut builds slope into an otherwise flat roofing system allowing water to drain freely off the roof. Standard tapered insulation is typically an iso board with fiberglass mats on both sides.

Manufactured from lightweight foam control eps tapered expanded polystyrene eps roof insulation is a value engineered system that has been proven in new and reroof applications all over the country. We examined the cost analysis of the three standard options in a warm flat roof application across four different case studies of non residential new builds and discovered that using a tapered insulation system to achieve a u value of 0 16 w m k could be up to 43 cheaper than the alternative methods. Insulfoam i vii ii ix xiv and xv. However another roofer advised me not to put tapered insulation.

Flat tapered eps roofing insulation insulfoam taper is an engineered insulation consisting of a superior closed cell lightweight expanded polystyrene eps. Thus a 0 5 1 5 inch board would cost about 80 85 per 100 sq ft. Insulfoam taper is cut from the same high quality eps as our flat insulroof products and meets or exceeds the requirements of astm c578 standard.