Parapet coping and cap installation: methods and worked application

A vertical flow chart of ten steps with two decision points: read the documents, check the wall, measure; if the wall is outside the tested width in the guide or the limits on the approved shop drawing, stop and ask; order with the maker allowance; membrane and isolation; lay out cleats and joints; corners first; straight lengths with each joint made as the guide shows; end caps restrained; if any stage has not been checked and passed, fix it first; then inspect, photograph and record. A note says the film comes off when the guide says.

1

Read the spec, approved shop drawing and maker guide

2

Check the wall and nailer as built

3

Measure the wall at several points

4

Order or fabricate with the maker's allowance

5

Membrane over the top; isolate metal from treated wood

6

Lay out cleats under every coping end; no short pieces together

7

Corner cleats and miters first

8

Straight lengths, each joint as the guide shows: splice plate and sealant where it has one, a lap over a notch on Econo Coping

9

End caps, end terms and butt walls, restrained

10

Inspect, photograph and record. The protective film comes off when the guide says: Englert before installation, Polyglass immediately