Product range enhanced
by an innovative roof
element
Fire prevention, noise protection, a comfortable interior climate: The solid roof element combines all benefits of precast concrete construction - even at the price of a conventional wooden roof of a carpenter. Specialist companies are able to assemble high-quality living space in a quick and easy way with the aid of accurately prefabricated modular components.
The component model of a town house on a scale of 1:1 is situated at the factory premises of Cemex Beton-Bauteile GmbH based in Bad Dürkheim (Germany). To begin with, the newly developed solid roof element was installed in this house for testing purposes. The special feature: The elements rest on the gable walls in parallel to the ridge of the pitched roof, just as well as the 24 by 8 cm thick wooden beams connecting them. The roof is transverse mounted, thus reducing the spans and, as a consequence, the costs. The fascia is made of precast concrete parts being 5 m wide and 6cm thick. The roof...