Repairing Roof Membraine

Measure the patch area.

Repairing roof membraine.

Remove old caulking material with a scraper. Repairing epdm rubber membranes the images shows an epdm rubber roof that is being patched. Lap caulk sealant used to seal the edges of a patch. Spider cracks in the surface the entire surface will have these fine cracks but it could be just in the beginning.

Decide on the part to be cut away. S coring surface with a kitchen scrubber priming with tpo primer and using m1 sealant. This common practice to patch epdm rubber roofs after five years of installation. Instructions prepare the roof surface.

Look for seam separation if the installer didn t know how to use a torch properly to fuse the seams together then the. Clean the membrane where the patch is. Here insulation was used as a kind of underlayment. How to repair a flat roof membrane 1.

Ensure that it extends 2 inches beyond the. Prime the repair area. Scoring surface with a kitchen scrubber clean with eternaclean and sealing with eternabond roofseal roof repair tape. Epdm primer or glue this is used to adhere patches and flashing to rubber membrane.

Epdm roofing materials are constantly being patched this is a sign that the materials fail prematurely. Cut the patch to size. Apply a thin coat of. Apply a thick even coat of edpm primer to the area using a paintbrush.

Replace insulation if needed with like material. Tpo roofing membrane repairs can be made by several methods depending on the type of repair needed. Cut the epdm patch material so it extends at least 2 inches beyond the. The first step in repairing an epdm roof is to prepare the roof surface to receive the patch.

If there is evidence that the. Find the injury in the single ply membrane. Trim the rubber patch to extend.