How To Build A Concrete Roof

Step 10 pouring the grout.

How to build a concrete roof.

A solid slab of concrete capping the top of your house. The flat concrete roof itself can be up to 7 inches thick although the greater the thickness the more the concrete will need be poured in increasing numbers of layers with each. In this video i m gonna show you how to make concrete slab roof of water tank. Add some water to get a flowing consistency.

There are two ways to make a framework for a flat concrete roof. A grout will hold the flat concrete roof in place. Material included in this concrete slab are wood structural iron portland c. A newly developed system now allows roofs to be built from concrete block.

For example the florida based company hurricane proof systems offers a 7 inch 18 centimeter slab of concrete in three layers. Construction sloping roof concrete easy pour concrete step by step buiding skills. For this step you will have to make the grout mixture. Standard hollow blocks laid on their face and supported between steel joists make a structurally sound roof and far surpasse any code requirements.

A concrete roof is exactly what it sounds like. Exact specifications vary but most concrete roofs are several inches thick. To make a grout you will need sand and portland cement.