EPDM Rubber Roof

[Millwright]

I'm going to replace my garage roof this year with EPDM. Which manufactures of EPDM roofing should I look at and which are the suppliers to go with? Thanks.

 

[Alastairreid]

Firestone, most merchants or roofing superstore online.

 

[Millwright]

This year has turned into three years later.....

but anyway. Current roof joins the house wall and has lead flashing, shall I just tuck underneath that or remove the lead and tuck into the chase?

 

[Alastairreid]

Underneath.

 

[Millwright]

Right, I've got the boards in.

Need to order the EPDM kit. Do I really need to use Russ strip along the edge before it meets the wall?

 

[phatboy]

Firestone looks like a tyre inner tube. Hertalan looks a lot nicer and isn't shiney.

 

[Millwright]

I've ordered the ClassicBond kit. It comes with all the trims and glues I'll need. Which pile roller is recommended for the water based adhesive? I'll have some spares I can use, just wondering what is best?

Also the best place to get a penny roller and seam roller?

 

[Millwright]

Excellent, I'll get those ones.

 

[robinbanks]

I just used a yard brush for the WBA, dare say any kind of roller would do

 

[Millwright]

Currently in progress, just having a tea break as I feel totally wrecked. Still in the process of getting the boards off, by using a chisel to scrape off the felt in places to expose the screws, I've got one more large board to do, then just a few small perimeter boards, then it'll be ready for new boards on, which will probably be tomorrow now. So I'll get the boards loose, leave them there, cover them with a tarpaulin and then fit the new boards tomorrow. Cutting to size and fixing the new boards in place shouldn't take so long, but I've never laid rubber before but the videos make it look very simple indeed.

 

[phatboy]

Hopefully it’s overcast, as I found water based adhesive gripped immediately and didn’t allow much movement afterwards.

Made resitting and rough bits hard work

 

[Millwright]

That last full board was a bugger, I feel zonked, just a few short boards to come off now around the back and the free standing side, then tomorrow should be simpler as new boards on, cut a few to meet joist centres and then roll the covering on.

 

[Millwright]

Ok, spent all day putting the new boards on.

So regarding the metal flashing trim they give in the kit, it has a 90mm drop. The mortar course is 105mm from the boards, is that too close to the rubber? Or should I fit in at the next mortar course?

 

[Millwright]

Actually at the other end it's too low, so I'm in the one above, which required me to remove the old lead flashing, I was hoping to remove it later but I've done it now. So boards are down, Russ Strip is down, just need to roll the rubber out.

 

[robinbanks]

The mortar course is 105mm from the boards, is that too close to the rubber? Or should I fit in at the next mortar course?

didn't quite understand the question; you run the rubber up the wall as far as you like and then flash the metal over the top edge of the rubber and seal the metal into the wall. You don't have to cut the chase into the mortar if you don't want to, though it's easier and perhaps looks better than slotting the brick