Fixing A Flat Rubber Roof

While finding a leak in a flat roof is easier than on a steep sloped shingled roof leaks can still be deceiving.

Fixing a flat rubber roof.

Cut a piece of rubber roofing approximately 12 inches wider and longer than the repair area. How to remove repair and install a flat roof. These roofs work well but you do need to inspect them on occasion for cracks and other signs of damage. This includes any type of roof cement flashing as well as any asphalt based roof coating including aluminum roof coating.

Lay the rubber patch over the area and trace around it marking its perimeter onto the roof. Use a 3 inch. Most flat roofs are made of asphalt rubber. Repairing rubber roofing is a fairly easy diy job if you have the right tools and materials.

Lift off the patch and brush membrane cleaner over the outlined repair area on the roof and onto the underside of the rubber patch. Where water enters your interior space might not be exactly where the leak is because any water that penetrates a roofing membrane can travel for some distance until it finds a seam in the sub roof or sheathing and seeps inside. This is a long video but it will show you how to do it. I will also discuss the benefits of doing a diy repair vs.

Locating a flat roof leak. Flat roofs which are mostly level are common on older homes and in arid environments. Hiring a roofing contractor and how much you will. Unless the flat roof is a new build you will be replacing an existing flat roof normally a felt roof such as built up bitumen or asphalt.

With all our experience with flat and rubber roofing even we sometimes run into these complex and unforeseen scenarios which take considerably more time and flashing materials than we had initially anticipated and basically test our skills in flat roof repair. Make sure you offset yo. These materials will contaminate the epdm rubber membrane leading to a more extensive repair. Epdm roofing membrane is made with synthetic rubber and is not compatible with asphalt based products.

Here is what a rubber roof repair looks like on a real roof not in perfect factory conditions.