Walkable PVC Roof Deck Membranes
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Provides an overview of walkable roof deck membranes and includes discussions on: system characteristics, components, and installation; moisture management: deflection and drainage; design considerations; and how to specify roof deck membrane systems.
Upon completion of this course, the Learner should be able to:
- Describe a walkable roof deck membrane system, its characteristics, advantages, and applications.
- Outline the basic installation process of a walkable roof deck membrane system mentioning key waterproofing details.
- Discuss the importance of water/moisture management and the appropriate deflection, drainage, and design measures that should be taken to ensure a durable project.
- Recall key considerations that should be part of the specification of a walkable roof deck membrane system.
Approximately 1 hour. Delivered online, at your own pace.
Presented by John Ogilvie on behalf of Duradek/Durarail. View the Privacy Policy .
Presenter Information
Name: John Ogilvie
Title: President, Duradek Ltd.
Background: John Ogilvie has been involved with waterproofing decks and balconies with Duradek since 1976. When the concept of a decorated, textured PVC membrane being glued to an outdoor pedestrian traffic surface was just in its infancy, Mr. Ogilvie started a contracting company focused on its sales and application. After successfully pioneering the product’s introduction in the greater Vancouver market, he and his partner purchased a significant shareholding in the organization that developed the product line (they have subsequently become the sole owners).
With his contracting and marketing background Mr. Ogilvie has been instrumental in the development of products and installation techniques that are currently being marketed all over North America. Mr. Ogilvie was a key figure in developing the product line into the industry’s first approved “walkable roof deck PVC system”. He is currently involved in teaching new contracting firms how to install the products, certifying “journeymen” installers as well as running “Best Practices for Deck Waterproofing” seminars to building envelope specialists in the US and Canada.
