Parapet Wall Roofing

These parapet anchors are fully adjustable and can be installed on wall thicknesses from 2 36 inches all the way up to 14 1 inches.

Parapet wall roofing.

You want your capping to be robust yet attractive fitting to the style of the parapet and the entire building. A parapet wall is a low wall usually enclosing a roof or a protective barrier at the edge of a terrace or on the side of a bridge. Parapet walls can be constructed using different materials like reinforced cement concrete steel aluminium glass etc. In modern use one is constructed to provide a barrier to prevent people or objects from falling from the edge of the structure and to slow the spread of fire.

Do you need an anchor solution that doesn t damage your roof walls. While a roof parapet wall may seem like a small detail in the grand scheme of the entire building design it can actually change the dynamic of an entire roof both in terms of cosmetic detailing and safety. The cure for parapetitus is continuity of the control layers and letting things move when they have to move. To make them less vulnerable to water and thermal issues parapet capping and roof flashing should be added.

Malta dynamics is excited to announce its new reusable parapet anchor designed specifically for flat roofs surrounded by parapet walls. Max baker and stonewall jackson would be proud. Different types of parapet walls and their uses are discussed below. A parapet roof is simply put when a building s outermost walls extend upwards past the roof around the edges most often by a few feet.

Parapet walls must be at least 9 inches high to install. Parapet walls are often subjected to strong rain wind hail and other harsh weather elements. In earlier times these walls were built to afford some protection for rooftop defenders of a structure such as a castle or city walls under attack.