If unavoidable get further direction from design team before proceeding.
Residential roof parapet wall design.
The main roof beyond has a coping cap flashing piece over the parapet wall.
Connect the water control element layer of the roof to the wall the air control element layer of the roof to the wall the vapor control element layer of the roof to the wall and finally the thermal control element layer of the roof to the wall.
Modern flat roofs with parapet walls.
The international code council icc is a non profit organization dedicated to developing model codes and standards used in the design build and compliance process.
A parapet roof is a flat roof with the walls of the building extending upwards past the roof by a few feet around the edges.
Likewise strive to avoid balloon framing of the parapet wall.
Strive to avoid penetrations through top of the parapet wall.
Roof terraces are one of the dreams of modernist architecture but have not seen the popularity of parapet roofs due to their complexity and the difficulties associated with overlooking provisions written into residential design codes.
The cantilevered roof overhangs have a gravel stop metal flashing piece at the roof edge concealing the slope.
The first example below shows a hybrid of traditional flat roofs.
If unavoidable get further direction from the design team before.