As you place the rolled roofing down stretch it to get rid of wrinkles and creasing.
Rolled roofing for low grade roof.
1 cover the entire surface with a self adhesive flashing membrane such as grace ice water shield there are many equivalent products.
For the smaller residential low slope roofing applications such as garage and porch transitions certainteed offers an excellent solution in our flintlastic sa self adhering sbs modified bitumen roofing system.
Apply a 2 inch wide layer of roofing cement across the top of the first row of roofing.
Place the first layer of rolled roofing on the roof.
The useful life of roll roofing is 5 to 15 years but it will probably not last 10 years in your climate.
Roofs on victorian era houses were often sharply angled with a steep pitch.
It can be found in almost any home improvement outlet hardware store or online source.
Used mainly as a protective roof underlayment for valleys.
Place the second row of roofing so the top edge.
The first layer should cover the roof as far as the chalk line.
All materials even the nails are inexpensive.
Push the rolled roofing down into the wet cement to secure it to the roof.
This product is the best way of covering low incline roofs.
Ft sbs self adhering cap sheet roll for low slope roofing in black liberty sbs self adhering cap sheet is a durable liberty sbs self adhering cap sheet is a durable modified bitumen membrane designed and manufactured to meet industry and code requirements.
On the lower side there is a special protective film which hides the adhesive layer.
It is a low cost mineral granule surface roof covering for use on low slope roofs.
This pitch might be as low as 1 12.
Rolled roofing is the least expensive roofing material even compared to low cost composite shingles.
Hammered down rolled roofing should not be used on flat roofs though as this will lead to leaks.
For a low slope residential roof there are two main options.
The black mineral surface rolled roofing is a general purpose roofing product recommended for use in new roofing and re roofing installations.
Rolled roofing msr is a mineral surfaced oil based asphalt product that is available in 100 square feet rolls and weighs about 75 pounds per roll.
Visually this roof appears flat.
Cut the second piece of roll roofing the length of the roof.
Flintlastic sa products feature easy and clean application and also have granulated surfaces with colors that coordinate with certainteed shingles providing the homeowner with a complete and coordinated solution for roof designs that transition from steep to low slope.
Though roll roofing is similar to asphalt shingles it is considerably cheaper thinner and less durable.
Before you will learn the way how to install rolled roofing you should know that laying the roll roofing material depends on several factors and first and foremost it s the slope of the roof.
Economical roofing for regular or low pitched roofs.
The lifetime of the membrane material is up to 20 25 years.
It was fashionable for modern style homes built in the 1960s to have little pitch just a barely negligible slope to help drain water.
It is enough to remove the film to roll the material and then to align it.
