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FOAM AND MEMBRANE LOAD CALCULATION FORMULAS

Calculating Loads of Isocyanurate "ISO" Foam

Calculating Loads of Extruded Polystyrene "XPS" Foam

Calculating Loads of Extruded Polystyrene "XPS" Foam

  STEP ONE = MULTIPLY THE ROOF SQUARE FEET BY THE THICKNESS OF THE FOAM IN INCHES


STEP TWO = DIVIDE BY 12 TO GET CUBIC FEET OF FOAM


STEP THREE = DIVIDE BY 27 TO GET CUBIC YARDS OF FOAM


STEP FOUR = MULTIPLY BY 0.70 TO GET THE TYPICAL YIELD OF CUBIC YARDS OF FOAM


STEP FIVE = DIVIDE BY 114 TO GET THE NUMBER OF FLAT BED LOADS


STEP SIX = ROUND UP TO A WHOLE NUMBER TO GET THE FINAL NUMBER OF LOADS

Calculating Loads of Extruded Polystyrene "XPS" Foam

Calculating Loads of Extruded Polystyrene "XPS" Foam

Calculating Loads of Extruded Polystyrene "XPS" Foam

 STEP ONE = MULTIPLY THE ROOF SQUARE FEET BY THE THICKNESS OF THE FOAM IN INCHES


STEP TWO = DIVIDE BY 12 TO GET CUBIC FEET OF FOAM


STEP THREE = DIVIDE BY 27 TO GET CUBIC YARDS OF FOAM


STEP FOUR = MULTIPLY BY 0.70 TO GET THE TYPICAL YIELD OF CUBIC YARDS OF FOAM


STEP FIVE = DIVIDE BY 114 TO GET THE NUMBER OF FLAT BED LOADS


STEP SIX = ROUND UP TO A WHOLE NUMBER TO GET THE FINAL NUMBER OF LOADS

Calculating Loads of Expanded Polystyrene "EPS" Foam

Calculating Loads of Extruded Polystyrene "XPS" Foam

Calculating Loads of Expanded Polystyrene "EPS" Foam

 STEP ONE = MULTIPLY THE ROOF SQUARE FEET BY THE THICKNESS OF THE FOAM IN INCHES


STEP TWO = DIVIDE BY 12 TO GET CUBIC FEET OF FOAM


STEP THREE = DIVIDE BY 27 TO GET CUBIC YARDS OF FOAM


STEP FOUR = MULTIPLY BY 0.75 TO GET THE TYPICAL YIELD OF CUBIC YARDS OF FOAM


STEP FIVE = DIVIDE BY 114 TO GET THE NUMBER OF FLAT BED LOADS


STEP SIX = ROUND UP TO A WHOLE NUMBER TO GET THE FINAL NUMBER OF LOADS

Calculating Loads of EPDM Membrane

Calculating Loads of EPDM Membrane

Calculating Loads of Expanded Polystyrene "EPS" Foam

 IF THE EPDM MEMBRANE IS .045" THICK USE 0.29 POUNDS PER SQUARE FOOT IN FORMULA BELOW


IF THE EPDM MEMBRANE IS .060" THICK USE 0.38 POUNDS PER SQUARE FOOT IN FORMULA BELOW


IF THE EPDM MEMBRANE IS .090" THICK USE 0.58 POUNDS PER SQUARE FOOT IN FORMULA BELOW


LOADS OF EPDM MEMBRANE =


STEP ONE = MULTIPLY THE ROOF SQUARE FEET BY THE POUNDS PER SQUARE FOOT FROM ABOVE


STEP TWO = MULTIPLY BY 0.90 TO GET THE TYPICAL YIELD


STEP THREE = DIVIDE BY 30,000 TO GET THE NUMBER OF FLAT BED LOADS


STEP FOUR = ROUND UP TO A WHOLE NUMBER TO GET THE FINAL NUMBER OF LOADS

Calculating Loads of PVC Membrane

Calculating Loads of EPDM Membrane

Calculating Loads of PVC Membrane

 IF THE PVC MEMBRANE IS .050" THICK USE 0.29 POUNDS PER SQUARE FOOT IN FORMULA BELOW


IF THE PVC MEMBRANE IS .060" THICK USE 0.32 POUNDS PER SQUARE FOOT IN FORMULA BELOW


LOADS OF PVC MEMBRANE =


STEP ONE = MULTIPLY THE ROOF SQUARE FEET BY THE POUNDS PER SQUARE FOOT FROM ABOVE


STEP TWO = MULTIPLY BY 0.90 TO GET THE TYPICAL YIELD


STEP THREE = DIVIDE BY 30,000 TO GET THE NUMBER OF FLAT BED LOADS


STEP FOUR = ROUND UP TO A WHOLE NUMBER TO GET THE FINAL NUMBER OF LOADS

Calculating Loads of TPO Membrane

Calculating Loads of EPDM Membrane

Calculating Loads of PVC Membrane

IF THE TPO MEMBRANE IS .045" THICK USE 0.26 POUNDS PER SQUARE FOOT IN FORMULA BELOW


IF THE TPO MEMBRANE IS .060" THICK USE 0.32 POUNDS PER SQUARE FOOT IN FORMULA BELOW


LOADS OF TPO MEMBRANE = 


STEP ONE = MULTIPLY THE ROOF SQUARE FEET BY THE POUNDS PER SQUARE FOOT FROM ABOVE


STEP TWO = MULTIPLY BY 0.90 TO GET THE TYPICAL YIELD


STEP THREE = DIVIDE BY 30,000 TO GET THE NUMBER OF FLAT BED LOADS


STEP FOUR = ROUND UP TO A WHOLE NUMBER TO GET THE FINAL NUMBER OF LOADS

SAMPLE CALCULATIONS

Example One - Calculating Loads of Foam

Example Two - Calculating Loads of Membrane

Example Two - Calculating Loads of Membrane

100,000 square foot roof

2" Isocyanurate Foam


LOADS OF ISOCYANURATE FOAM =


 STEP ONE = Multiply the 100,000 square feet of roof x 2" foam thickness = 200,000


STEP TWO = Divide by 12 = 16,667 cubic feet of foam


STEP THREE = Divide by 27 = 617.28 Cubic Yards of Foam


STEP FOUR = Multiply by 0.70 = 432.10 Cubic Yards of Yield


STEP FIVE = Divide by 114 = 3.79 Flat Bed Loads of foam


STEP SIX = Round up to 4 Flat Bed Loads of Foam

Example Two - Calculating Loads of Membrane

Example Two - Calculating Loads of Membrane

Example Two - Calculating Loads of Membrane

1,000,000 square foot roof

0.045" EPDM Membrane


Since the EPDM is 0.045" thick use 0.29 pounds per square foot in the formula below


LOADS OF EPDM MEMBRANE =


STEP ONE = Multiply the 1,000,000 square feet of roof x 0.29 pounds per square foot from above = 290,000 pounds


STEP TWO = Multiply by .90 = 261,000 of Yield


STEP THREE = Divide by 30,000 = 8.7 Flat Bed Loads of EPDM Membrane


STEP FOUR = Round up to 9 Flat Bed Loads of EPDM Membrane

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Questions about the amount of foam and membrane waste your project will create? Call (888) 820-2760!

Questions about the amount of foam and membrane waste your project will create? Call (888) 820-2760!

We recycle large roof tear-offs all the time and specialize at rapidly removing loads from your jobs

Questions about the amount of foam and membrane waste your project will create? Call (888) 820-2760!

Questions about the amount of foam and membrane waste your project will create? Call (888) 820-2760!


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