But today we will review the most trendy modern concrete flat roof house plans.
Roof wall design with cement.
Sufficiently waterproof concrete can be achieved and is regularly used for water tanks ships pipe and more.
Interior support beams can help but the construction works best when concrete walls floor and roof form a solid shell.
Each home was designed and constructed using an icf wall system and lite deck icf roof system.
Concrete weighs a lot and the outside walls have to be capable of supporting the giant slab.
Of course a concrete roof requires more support than a typical wooden roof.
The two homes with longer spans required 10 lite deck system the two shorter spans used 6 lite deck.
The required anchor load capacity depends on the design wind speed as well as the roof truss span.
Due to the features of the design it would be extremely hard for this house to withstand the vagaries of the weather and heavy rain snowfall.
Near airports these icf roofs have proven to dramatically reduce sound infiltration.
Just like icf walls the combination of foam and concrete in the roof protects interior spaces from outside temperature fluctuations.
Three of the homes featured a gable roof design one a hip design.
For this reason adding a concrete roof onto a wood.
Moreover a flat roof is a poor choice for a location with harsh winter and much snow.