Today flat roofs are used by architects for the same reasons that they became a cornerstone of modernist architecture.
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A concrete roof is exactly what it sounds like.
Contemporary designers frequently aim to produce the same clear and simplified forms that appeared at the beginning of the 20th century but are now free to use a wide range of new materials and construction techniques that reflect present day technology.
They must be carefully designed and installed to provide the appropriate performance and life expectancy.
Others would treat even steeper pitches as flat roofs.
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Typically they are designed to have a minimum fall of 1 40 which given on site inaccuracies should.
For example the florida based company hurricane proof systems offers a 7 inch 18 centimeter slab of concrete in three layers.
A solid slab of concrete capping the top of your house.
Exact specifications vary but most concrete roofs are several inches thick.
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Increasingly popular with designers architects and home buyers a flat tile roof offers a crisp clean appearance that perfectly complements both traditional and modern architecture.
Flat concrete roof tiles refer to a variety of profiles completely lacking in any barrels or rolls.
However whilst they are described as flat almost all flat roofs are actually laid to a fall to ensure that rainwater can run off to the lower side.
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The definition of a flat roof according to bs 6229 is having a pitch less than 10 o to the horizontal however some in the industry would consider up to 15 o as their definition of a flat roof.