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Various guides, learned papers and trade articles have dealt with roofing maintenance and refurbishment in the past. This brief paper can therefore only act as a general guide to specifiers requiring information on roofing. Further assistance is obtainable from reputable specialist roofing contractors, British Standards, the British Flat Roofing Council, the Flat Roofing Contractors Advisory Board (FRCAB), the Mastic Asphalt Council & Employers Federation (MACEF) and the National Federation of Roofing Contractors. In addition the Tarmac book ‘Flat Roofing — a Guide to Good Practice’ and the PSA Flat Roof Guides are valuable sources of reference.

A raised or platform floor is an independent floor surface raised above the structural floor surface to create a service void. It is to be distinguished from floating or suspended floors, which perform as part of the structural element as defined by, for example, fire regulations. In this product analysis we will set the technique in its context as one of a battery of service options and present you with the information to allow you to decide whether it is an option you wish to pursue.