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2. Asphalt roll roofing - Wikipedia

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   Single coverage thicknesses range from 55 to 90 pounds per square (100 sq. ft.) for single-coverage; Double coverage range from 110 to 140 pounds per square. [4] Fibre content: mixed rag fibre - lowest cost, shortest life; all plastic fibres; fibreglass - longest lived; Bitumen: bitumen - stiffens & hardens in winter, cracks in time

3. Bituminous waterproofing - Wikipedia

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   The weight designations originated with organic base felt weighing 15 or 30 pounds per 100 sq. ft. (6.8 kg or 14 kg per 9.3 m 2). However, modern base felts are made of lighter-weight fibre, so the weight designations, though common colloquially, are no longer literally accurate. [ 2 ]

4. Vapor barrier - Wikipedia

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   Permeability can be reported in perms, a measure of the rate of transfer of water vapor through a material (1.0 US perm = 1.0 grain/square-foot·hour·inch of mercury ≈ 57 SI perm = 57 ng/s·m 2 ·Pa). American building codes started classifying vapor retarders in the 2007 IRC supplement.

5. Underlay - Wikipedia

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   Underlay is also the term for the material under roofing tiles; [1] this roofing membrane is often made of rubber and is used to seal the roof and prevent leakage. Underlayment used with roofing shingles provides a second layer of water proofing to prevent leaks and is called tar paper , roofing felt , or since the 1990s synthetic underlayment.

6. Floor area - Wikipedia

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   Hong Kong law Chapter 123F, Building (Planning) Regulations, Regulation 23 sect 3 sub-paragraph (a) defined that: Subject to sub-paragraph (b), for the purposes of regulations 19, 20, 21 and 22, the gross floor area of a building shall be the area contained within the external walls of the building measured at each floor level (including any floor below the level of the ground), together with ...

7. Asphalt shingle - Wikipedia

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   Area density typically ranges from 1.8 to 2.3 pounds per square foot (8.8–11.2 kg/m 2). Fiberglass shingles gradually began to replace organic felt shingles, and by 1982 overtook them in use. Widespread hurricane damage in Florida during the 1990s prompted the industry to adhere to a 1700-gram tear value on finished asphalt shingles ...