LeeLemonoil
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Hi guys,
If you please help me brainstorm some ideas to help with the following situation:
A sister and her family are moving to their new place, a nice condo / apartment which features a big terrace. (~60 m2)
The terrace is also the roof of the condo beneath it - the apartments a built like a set of stairs above each other into a slope
Now, the Surface of the terrace/roof was renovated 3 years ago and features mandatory insulation. That’s not the problem.
The problem is Joe that construction is sealed / waterproofed:
By a black roofing Membrane which is a rubbery plastic. It’s PVC-P, so PVC with a shitload of plasticizers.
It’s a „state of the Art“ material praised by the roofers. I’ve the Data-sheet. According to it the Membrane is free of Heavy metals. Good.
It’s also claimed to be free of SVHC-phthalates and other SVHC (substances of very high concern) and only features <0.1% VOCs
Well that doesn’t read / sound too bad.
It still contains loads of plasticlizers and phthalates - those that the industry and lobbyists Label of no concern to human health. I don’t take their word on it.
The thing is constantly exposed to southwest and the sun. Even when it’s moderately summery warm outside (25 degree Celsius) it easily heats up to 70 degree) - and to me it begins to stink rubbery, plasticaly. So that’s only 0.1% VOCs gassing out of it? I doubt it.
Now there will be coming tiles of stone coming onto it as the actual surface to walk on which will keep direct Sun radiation at bay. But there are up to 6cm between the tiles and the Membrane and the tiles still give off heat to the Membrane
And everything the Membrane might emit circulates from beneath the tiles.
My question:
Have you any ideas if there is another material that could be put thinly onto that rubbery Membrane to keep more heat and radiation off of it and is itself free of ***t?
Also, would you think that a small layer of gravel could be helpful to dissipate additional heat and sunrays and maybe even filter or ward off VOCs and plsticizers emmiting? I think I’ll suggest that to them.
What about those rubbery surfaces used at outdoor sport-courts and playgrounds? They don’t seem to get so hot even when shone on the entire day? But they are not the most harmless Material mix either?
Thanks a lot for any ideas!
If you please help me brainstorm some ideas to help with the following situation:
A sister and her family are moving to their new place, a nice condo / apartment which features a big terrace. (~60 m2)
The terrace is also the roof of the condo beneath it - the apartments a built like a set of stairs above each other into a slope
Now, the Surface of the terrace/roof was renovated 3 years ago and features mandatory insulation. That’s not the problem.
The problem is Joe that construction is sealed / waterproofed:
By a black roofing Membrane which is a rubbery plastic. It’s PVC-P, so PVC with a shitload of plasticizers.
It’s a „state of the Art“ material praised by the roofers. I’ve the Data-sheet. According to it the Membrane is free of Heavy metals. Good.
It’s also claimed to be free of SVHC-phthalates and other SVHC (substances of very high concern) and only features <0.1% VOCs
Well that doesn’t read / sound too bad.
It still contains loads of plasticlizers and phthalates - those that the industry and lobbyists Label of no concern to human health. I don’t take their word on it.
The thing is constantly exposed to southwest and the sun. Even when it’s moderately summery warm outside (25 degree Celsius) it easily heats up to 70 degree) - and to me it begins to stink rubbery, plasticaly. So that’s only 0.1% VOCs gassing out of it? I doubt it.
Now there will be coming tiles of stone coming onto it as the actual surface to walk on which will keep direct Sun radiation at bay. But there are up to 6cm between the tiles and the Membrane and the tiles still give off heat to the Membrane
And everything the Membrane might emit circulates from beneath the tiles.
My question:
Have you any ideas if there is another material that could be put thinly onto that rubbery Membrane to keep more heat and radiation off of it and is itself free of ***t?
Also, would you think that a small layer of gravel could be helpful to dissipate additional heat and sunrays and maybe even filter or ward off VOCs and plsticizers emmiting? I think I’ll suggest that to them.
What about those rubbery surfaces used at outdoor sport-courts and playgrounds? They don’t seem to get so hot even when shone on the entire day? But they are not the most harmless Material mix either?
Thanks a lot for any ideas!
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