Accessibility to the roof, a determining element to facilitate maintenance in buildings

Abstract

In the process of conducting maintenance, despite its planning and its material and financial guarantees, irregularities appear that might threaten the efficiency of the maintenance referred to the construction conditions of the buildings themselves. In this case, they can be cataloged, among many aspects, the non-accessibility to the roof. This aspect is defined as the main objective of study.

With design and execution of the, from to investments and capital repairs and with accessibility to the roof in buildings, it is possible to facilitate greater efficiency in terms of time and cost in the different types of building maintenance. Even if we consider that accessibility to the roof would not only make easier its maintenance as an element of construction and its waterproofing, but also other installations such as water tanks and hydraulic networks, ventilation of sanitary networks, air conditioning equipment, antennas or communication, generator sets and exterior lighting and fire protection network.

Therefore, facilitating accessibility to the roof would allow several technical specialties related to maintenance to reduce time and cost of carrying them out, always complying with the technical and design standards in buildings.

The above is to substantiate with an analysis of the properties belonging to CIMEX in the province of Ciego de Ávila.