How To Strip Cold Applied Roofing

Pry under the edge of the remaining material starting on the downhill side using the roofing shingle shovel.

How to strip cold applied roofing.

Occupied buildings such as schools hospitals and offices may be reroofed with the use of low odor and ultra low voc cold adhesives. Do not bend the strips in cold weather without first warming them. With no kettles or disagreeable odor the burmastic system is ideal for restoration projects on buildings that must remain occupied during a roofing. All roof membrane components are in small enough packages that they may be transported by elevator.

Lay the first strip at the bottom of the roof fall with the selvedge the edge of the top sheet which is mineral free away from the roof edge the second strip will overlap onto this. Brush away any loose mineral chippings from the top of the gutter drips. Applied to the edge strip and the overlying strip has been pressed down. Roof membranes may be applied with fewer restrictions.

Scrape underneath the material until you feel the nails stop the shovel. Lap the base sheet 2 51 mm and mechanically fasten with four equally spaced rows of senco tape and n12 bab or n12 fab staples spaced at 9 229 mm o c. In three rows equally spaced in the field of the sheet. Next cut 12 x 36 strips from the roll roofing and bend them lengthwise to lay 6 on each side of the joint.

The systems can be completed as new or remedial construction or can be applied over existing smooth surfaced roof systems in an effort to extend the service. When you need the durability and exceptional waterproofing capability of a multi ply built up roof but using a system with hot materials is not the right choice tremco roofing s burmastic cold applied built up roof system is the way to go. Very little equipment is required and three or four workers can complete most applications.