Repairing A Built Up Roof

With the right materials tools and knowledge asphalt built up roof.

Repairing a built up roof. Some roof leaks are tough to locate. Whether you re an experienced commercial roofer a steep slope roofer thinking of adding low slope services or just like to learn from the best you ll want to join gaf senior commercial training specialists dave scott and wally brown dave amp. Cracks on the asphalt surface should be an easy fix. Expert advice on how to repair built up and tar and gravel roofs including diy tips on patching torn roofing and repairing blisters on a flat roof.

Some flat roofs have hot tar built up roofing which may have a gravel surface. Although built up roofs are durable leaks can develop. If your ceiling has a plastic vapor barrier between the drywall and the attic insulation push the insulation aside and look for flow stains on the plastic often water runs to openings in the vapor barrier such as at ceiling light fixtures. Usually the sun can find it for you by causing the water to take a peek out of its hole when the sun heats it up.

The roof is on a nursing home in a very small town and i had to buy the. If your roof assembly is a single ply membrane such as epdm or tpo the application. These are most often found where flashing is located such as at connections between the roof and the chimney the eaves or another roof plane. The older built up roofs get the more likely they are to start cracking around the perimeter particularly around flashings and the outer field of the roof.

Repairing a split in a built up roof a k a. First you look for the leak point of entry. It may be covered with a granular roll roofing epdm which is smooth surfaced or modified bitumen which may be smooth or mineral surfaced. Elastomeric roof coatings for roof leaks repair.

Make sure the substrate is in good condition before making any repairs. Tar gravel roof the tools used here were not the typical tools i would use to repair a split in a gravel surfaced built up a k a. An important step in completing an effective repair to your low sloped built up roof system is to confirm that your roof system is in fact an asphalt based roof system. If you live in an arid region or an older urban area you may have a large flat roof.

I flew in to the closest airport about 4 hours away to look at this roof. Sometimes the water shows up at a ceiling spot distant from the leak. Wally for the project kick off segment of the roofing it right miniseries on installing a commercial roof from start to finish. A flat roof is usually slightly sloped.

Thankfully built up roofs can be maintained to maximize their lifespan as long as leaks are repaired as they occur. The following method of repair is only applicable to roof systems that are asphalt based. The repair methods for built up roofs vary in adhesives used but the procedures are basically the same. Apply a coat of asphalt cement over the area.

Start by cleaning the area of any gravel and debris.