A vapour control layer helps you shield your building from the consequences of condensation.
Vapour control layer cold flat roof.
Cold flat roofs are difficult to detail correctly but where used they should be in accordance with bs 5250 and have.
The architect plans stated requirement for a vapour control layer below the insulation or a 3 in 1 insulation board including vapour control layer and an additional foil backed plasterboard.
Condensation is generated when warm moist air rises and condenses into a liquid on contact with the cooler areas above the insulation.
Be it a cold or warm roof construction the primary function of a vcl is to keep warm moist air from inside the building inside the building.
A vapour control layer or vcl on a warm flat roof sits between the roof decking and the insulation.
Vapour control layers are positioned to the inside of the insulation in order to minimise the amount of warm moist air entering the construction.
An effective vapour control layer at ceiling level an unobstructed 50mm ventilation space above the insulation.
Because of this the vcl always sits at the warm side of the insulation.
It has transpired that there is no vapour control layer fitted.
The roof is an unventilated warm roof design finished with a single ply membrane.