Adding an extra new floor on top of an existing old building is one of the most popular urban renovation trends to add extra usable space, but it is almost always limited by the original building’s strict load bearing capacity. The EPS Cement Sandwich Panel is the perfect wall material for this kind of rooftop over-structure project, because its ultra-light weight adds almost no extra vertical load to the original old building’s structure. Unlike traditional brick walls that would add hundreds of tons of extra weight to the existing roof, which most old buildings cannot safely support, the total weight of the full new extra floor built with these panels is so low that it can be safely added to almost any structurally sound existing building without major foundation reinforcement work.
This drastically cuts the total cost and complexity of rooftop addition projects, making it affordable for property owners to add extra apartments, office spaces or rooftop gardens to existing buildings. Installation work is also extremely fast and low noise, so the renovation work will barely disturb the residents or workers who are still living and working in the floors below the rooftop addition. The panel’s excellent thermal insulation ensures the new top floor will never get extremely hot under direct summer sun, a very common problem for poorly insulated rooftop additions built with other lightweight materials. For any property owner looking to add extra usable floor space to their existing building without major expensive structural upgrades, the EPS Cement Sandwich Panel makes rooftop additions a simple, low-risk, affordable project.
