Repair Low Pitch Rolled Roofing

Reshingling a low slope roof and a few things not to do this article covers reshingling a low sloped roof and a few things you should avoid when shingling such a roof.

Repair low pitch rolled roofing.

Add a second piece of full width roll roofing over the first. Iko roof fast 95 base is a self adhesive product that can easily be cold applied on low slope roofs. If your roof pitch declines up to 1 inch vertically for every 12 inches horizontally 1 12 pitch it is a good candidate for rolled roofing as long as you use the concealed nail method of fastening. It s constructed of a durable reinforcing mat of non woven glass fibers that have been coated and permeated to a thickness of approximately 2 0 mm.

Push the rolled roofing down into the wet cement to secure it to the roof. Visiting my sister marlene in thunder bay this summer 2012 there was as usual a project like every other time. Nail the roofing in place with short roofing nails spaced 6 inches apart and 1 inch in from the outer edges of the roll roofing. Additionally henry lowslope two ply self adhered waterproof roll roofing is used as a two ply roofing sheet for exposure to various weather conditions.

Although surprisingly there was only one leak in the old roof. When rolled roofing gets damaged your roof will begin to leak. The useful life of roll roofing is 5 to 15 years but it will probably not last 10 years in your climate. As you place the rolled roofing down stretch it to get rid of wrinkles and creasing.

For a roof recover that is keeping the low slope structure a roofer may add tapered insulation and then a new roof covering of epdm or other roofing material. The product self adheres with a granulated top service. Place the first layer of rolled roofing on the roof. But in some climates such as areas of deep snow cover the property owner may prefer to convert to a more steeply sloped roof structure a procedure we describe at low slope roof conversion 3 4 5.

Rolled roofing material is often used on roofs that are low sloped. To fix these leaks the rolled roofing will need to be replaced. Otherwise the safest minimum pitch for rolled roofing is 2 inches of decline per 12 inches of horizontal direction 2 12 pitch. The first layer should cover the roof as far as the chalk line.

However you will need to obtain a roll of rolled roofing from your local home improvement store. 1 cover the entire surface with a self adhesive flashing membrane such as grace ice water shield there are many equivalent products.