Glazing Slope Roof

The sloped glazing system is designed to withstand uniform gravity loads such as dead load wind load and snow load as well as concentrated live and impact loads and transfer them to the structure.

Glazing slope roof. A metal counterflashing for the step flashing that forms the transition from the roof to the rafter is integrated into the pressure bar detail. Other considerations for roof pitch and specification. 2008 figure 11 sloped glazing in lieu of roofs. Skylights set at an angle of less than 45 degrees 0 79 rad from the horizontal plane shall be mounted at least 4 inches 102 mm above the plane of the roof on a curb constructed as required for the frame.

Established in 1880 ppg continues to be recognised as a leading designer and supplier of patent glazing systems offering innovative design solutions to a wide variety of overhead glazing requirements. At eaves the bottom purlin is often stiffer than the upper one causing water ponding. Sloped glazing is a system of exterior cladding which is attached to the main force resisting system structure of a building roof or sloped façade and usually supported by an elevated curb. Figure 12 coordination of slope with deflections.

Browse kawneer s structural overhead glazing products to view offerings of prefabricated thermal sloped glazing ssg thermal performance commercial skylight systems and. Here are a few more things to think about in relation to roof pitch and specifying skylights. Wind loads snow loads and the weight of the glass itself. Aluminium roof glazing bars.

Stock a wide variety of patent aluminium roof glazing bars held by our sister company pennycook patent glazing co. Framing supporting sloped glazing and skylights shall be designed to resist the tributary roof loads in chapter 16.