To install roll roofing you ll need to cut the material into long strips of the correct length for your roof and lay it flat.
Rubber roll roofing installation.
Step 2 roll out rubber membrane.
Fill in any gaps in the roof with wood strips.
It also helps if you first install a layer of roofing felt.
For extra durability you may install roll roofing in two layers.
Plan so that no two butt joints are closer than 2 feet from each other.
This is the type of system i like to install best one of the key strengths of a rubber roof is the lack of joints and therefore potential leaks epdm rubber membrane can be cut to virtually any size from one piece without joins up to 15m x 30m.
This could be branches leaves rocks or anything like that.
One piece rubber roof fully adhered.
Installing the rolled roofing 1 mark a chalk line to identify the end of your first layer.
Using a measuring tape measure 35 inches 89 cm up from the bottom of the roof and make a mark with chalk.
Besides creating extra weight for your house to.
Starting at one side of the roof roll out the rubber roofing materials.
Position the first course so it overhangs the drip edges by about 1 4 inch and roll it out a.
To seal a plumbing vent spread roofing.
You can install roll roofing directly over a single layer of existing roof covering but if there are already two coverings you must remove both.
The strips should always be horizontal.