How To Seal Membrane Roof

There is also hot mopped application similar to how conventional built up roofs are installed.

How to seal membrane roof.

Find the injury in the single ply membrane. In a heat application process the seams are heated to melt the asphalt together and create a seal. The membrane must be fully saturated by the paint coming through from underneath. Crazy caulk is a fiber infused silicone moisture curing sealant with excellent adhesion to most surfaces.

Remove damaged membrane and insulation. Move to the next area and use the same technique. Crazy caulk is generally used to seal seams such as the seams along the sides of an rv or seams created where components such as gutter systems attach to the roof. For more information about these products call conspec materials at 813 885 4324.

Decide on the part to be cut away. Wait about 10 minutes for the cement to dry. Here insulation was used as a kind of underlayment. Replace insulation if needed with like material.

Mix the liquid rubber roof coating in a 5 gallon bucket per the instructions supplied by the manufacturer using an electric power drill and a mixer attachment. Clean the membrane where the patch is. Apply your rubber roof cleaner using a spraying mechanism. Use a 3 inch paint roller to apply rubber to rubber contact cement to one half of the outlined repair area and to one half of the underside of the rubber patch.

Spread the sealer all over the area that needs a patch lay a piece of fiber glass tape over the patch cover it with more sealer. Lift off the patch and brush membrane cleaner over the outlined repair area on the roof and onto the underside of the rubber patch. 8 cut in or outline the perimeter. Paint another coat of waterproofing over the membrane as it is set down.

You should work on one 2 to 3 sq ft area at a time. Check our website and youtube video channel for more innovative constructio. 7 use a sponge mop or soft bristle brush if it is very dirty to activate the cleaner using a circular motion. When overlapping lengths of membrane ensure that the ends overlap by approximately 15 centimetres.