Lightweight Insulating Concrete Roof

Lightweight insulating concrete lwic contractors for new construction reroofing geotechnical applications engineered fill and interstitial floors.

Lightweight insulating concrete roof. This process provides fire protection prevents air infiltration and bonds the total insulation system to the substrate. While coverage area continues to expand the current territory includes pa nj ny de md ct ma dc va wv and oh. Joseph miorelli and co. Lightweight insulating concrete lightweight insulated concrete also known as lwic is a material intended for use as an insulation and substrate for support and attachment of roofing membranes on slope roofs.

Master construction specifications description. Fisher developed a lightweight concrete flooring system for apartment buildings. Since 1985 cellucrete corp has been applying lightweight insulating concrete for roof decks structural concrete engineered fill applications and floor fill installations. Lightweight insulating concrete lwic is batched on site and used to encapsulate expanded polystyrene insulation to provide permanent roof insulation and slope to drain.

Zic nvs insulcel and zonocel. Lightweight insulating concrete lightweight insulating concrete roof decks are high performance roof insulation systems that reduce roof maintenance and replacement costs. Siplast lightweight insulating concrete is available in four mix designs. This section specifies insulating concrete placed on a prepared structural deck and integral insulating board composite construction.

Each design encapsulates the insulation board in insulating concrete. The lwic systems are composed of either aggregate or cellular concrete. Celcore incorporated black mountain nc 28711 ph 828 669 4875 fax 828 669 4874. Cell crete a pioneer of the lightweight insulating concrete industry first started in 1956 when louis c g.

The four designs represent a range of compressive and tensile strengths allowing a choice of system based on substrate and specific project circumstances. The lwic systems are composed of either aggregate or cellular concrete. Cellucrete has established itself as the leader in the lightweight insulating concrete industry with a proven track record of high quality installations throughout the southeast united states. Lightweight insulated concrete also known as lwic is a material intended for use as an insulation and substrate for support and attachment of roofing membranes on slope roofs.

Lightweight concrete used in roof deck construction typically consists of portland cement foam water and admixtures.