Estudo de caso da reabilitação de um telhado do edifício sede dos correios da superintendência do Espírito Santo – ES.

Abstract

The present study revealed the pathological manifestations of the roof of the main building of the Post Office of the Superintendence of Espírito Santo, located in the capital Vitória, and described the follow-up of the implementation of the reform for a period of four months. For the development of the work initially studied the projects and the technical specifications, prepared by the engineering team of the Post Office. Subsequently, it carried out an on-site inspection in order to identify the pathologies existing ones, which followed a photographic record, and proceeded with the planning for execution of the work. Known the reasons which were the cause of the request of the roof reform carried out a bibliographic review about the manifestations existing roof components and materials used, in parallel followed its execution. In this study, the problems encountered in the roof of the building which were: infiltration, gutters with small dimensions, the which caused rainwater to overflow; ruffs and worn tiles, cracks in the flashings and platbands. Possible causes of these manifestations: natural wear and tear, due to exposure to the weather; lack of effective maintenance; use of low quality materials; design error execution and/or use. The solution found by the postal engineering team was to change all woodwork, tiles, flashings and gutters changing the roof layout; decreasing the amount of water and increasing the dimensions of the gutters. It concludes that projects poorly designed, human errors in execution, incorrect use, and lack of maintenance in buildings, compromise their useful life, generating high costs, when if there is a need to replace the entire structure.