Roof sloping system
AssigneeGarland Industries, Inc.
InventorsJon McGuire, Julie A. Geyer, Jason D. Smith, Matthew McDermott, Melissa Rus
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Abstract
A sloping compound and method for using the sloping compound on building surfaces and/or ground surfaces to limit or prevent ponding of liquids on such surfaces. The sloping compound is formed of a binder and one or more different filler materials.
Claims24
A sloping compound for use in forming a slope on low-lying regions on a roof top substrate to inhibit or prevent ponding of water on said roof top substrate and/or to create a slope on said roof top substrate to facilitate in the drainage of water on said roof top substrate;
- said sloping compound includes a mixture of binder and filler material;
- said binder includes one or more resins selected from the group consisting of epoxy resin, urethane resin, polyurethane resin, acrylic resin, styrene butadiene resin, silicone resin, vinyl ester resin, phenolic resin, polyester resin and fiberglass resin;
- said filler material includes first and second fillers;
- said first filler includes a rubber component;
- said second filler has a different composition from said first filler;
- said binder constitutes 1-20 vol. % of said sloping compound and said filler material constitutes 80-99 vol. % of the sloping compound.
A sloped faced foundation wall or retaining wall comprising:
- a foundation wall or retaining wall extending at least partially upwardly from a ground surface;
- said foundation wall or retaining wall has an outer and inner surface;
- a sloping surface forming a downwardly sloping surface from said inner and/or outer surface of said foundation wall or retaining wall to an outer edge of said sloping surface;
- said sloping surface has a maximum sloped angle of less than 80°;
- said sloping surface is positioned at or closely adjacent to said inner and/or outer surface of said foundation wall or retaining wall;
- said sloping surface is at least partially formed of a sloping compound;
- said sloping compound includes a mixture of binder and filler material;
- said binder includes one or more resins selected from the group consisting of epoxy resin, urethane resin, polyurethane resin, acrylic resin, styrene butadiene resin, silicone resin, vinyl ester resin, phenolic resin, polyester resin and fiberglass resin;
- said filler material includes first and second fillers;
- said first filler includes a rubber component;
- said second filler has a different composition from said first filler;
- said binder constitutes 1-20 vol. % of said sloping compound and said filler material constitutes 80-99 vol. % of the sloping compound.
A sloping system for use in I) forming a slope low-lying regions on a roof top substrate to inhibit or prevent ponding of water on said roof top substrate and/or to create a slope on said roof top substrate to facilitate in the drainage of water on said roof top substrate, or II) forming a slope adjacent to an inner surface and/or an exterior surface of a foundation wall or retaining wall to create a slope adjacent to said inner surface and/or said exterior surface of said foundation wall or retaining wall to facilitate in the drainage of water;
- said sloping system includes a sloping compound;
- said sloping compound includes a mixture of binder and filler material;
- said binder includes one or more resins selected from the group consisting of epoxy resin, urethane resin, polyurethane resin, acrylic resin, styrene butadiene resin, silicone resin, vinyl ester resin, phenolic resin, polyester resin and fiberglass resin;
- said filler material includes a first and second fillers;
- said first filler includes a rubber component;
- said second filler includes a polymer component;
- said second filler has a different composition from said first filler;
- said binder constitutes 1-20 vol. % of said sloping compound;
- said filler material constitutes 80-99 vol. % of said sloping compound;
- a volume ratio of said rubber component to said polymer component is 1.1:1 to 10:1;
- said sloping compound has a permeability to water after said binder has dried, cured and/or set of less than 0.25 inches of water per square foot per hour.
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