Rooftop parapet wall in Jabriya

Most Jabriya villas are relatively modern, three to four storeys high, with roofs directly exposed to seasonal winds and dust, especially in summer. Weak or poorly repaired parapet walls allow water to seep into the basement and foundations, so we build parapets on concrete columns anchored into the roof slab at a depth that ensures stability, with expansion joints every one and a half metres. The roof itself must be perfectly flat and free of standing water before the parapet work begins, which means pouring a levelling concrete layer and applying bitumen or polymer waterproofing before laying any stone or coping.

Jabriya is in Hawalli governorate, near Mubarak Hospital and the medical centre, a district of modern residential villas exposed to seasonal winds.

We install expansion joints in parapet walls every one and a half metres to prevent cracking from extreme thermal changes.