Half inch plywood does not meet fm approvals requirements regardless of the roof cover type.
Fm insured roofing.
Products that pass get the fm approved mark.
Since reroofing represents roughly seventy percent of the roofing contracts in the market each year we ll use it as a case study to illustrate the detailed knowledge required to meet factory mutual standards.
Fm approvals is the independent testing arm of international insurance carrier fm global.
Designed to help roofing professionals roofnav provides easy access to the most up to date fm approved roofing related information and related installation.
Facilities insured by fm global can expect the planning phase of their roofing project to take longer.
If a building is fm global insured and has a nonconforming deck type such as half inch plywood fm global will work with the building owner designer to find an acceptable roof cover for that project.
Thereby adhering to factory mutual requirements is of utmost importance when working on the roof of an fm global insured building.
They send back the plan review and either approve accept ask for more information or reject the submitted roofnav assembly number.
Think of it as like the good housekeeping seal of approval.
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In general fm approved decks include.