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Madras terrace roof construction.
Flat tiles are then laid over this concrete.
Madras terrace roof steps in construction teak wood joist are placed on rolled steel joists.
Brick bat concrete of thickness 75mm to be laid rammed and allow to set for three days.
Commonly used for small spans.
Brick jelly roofing or madras terrace roofing this roofing is constructed in the following way.
The flat terrace method of roofing has been in practice in most of south india since as early as the 18th century.
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It involves the use of wood and aachikal a locally termed material which is a small brick and lime plaster.
Transformation of madras into chennai.
The sloped or pitched roofsmay beof rcc mangalore tiled ac sheet roofed gi sheet roofed bengal roofed in the case of madras terrace wooden beams will be fixed first.
Surface of this roof is finished with 3 coats of plaster.
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This roofing has the same advantages and disadvantages associated with a low slope roof.
Madras terrace roof construction has teak wood joists that are kept above steel girders.
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Sufficient slope is provided terrace bricks of size 15x75x25mm to be laid diagonally.
Over this wooden beams are laid at intervals of less than 45cms from each other.
The top covered portion in a building is http roofing it may be a flat one or sloped one.
Wooden joists are placed on r s j with a furring piece in between.
The two layers have a furring piece in between to provide the necessary low slope.
Wooden beams are used to cover the span.
Waterproofing on terrace is the biggest protection we can do to our building.