Rubber Roofing Is It Right For You?
Rubber ducky you’re the one, making bath time so much fun, rubber ducky I’m falling in love with you. Rubber roofing. What? Rubber roofing? There’s no such thing as rubber roofing. Yes there is. If rubber keeps rain and weather off a person when worn as a rain coat or rain boots, why not use rubber to keep water and the elements out of a house as a roof?
Number one with a rubber roof is a myth. It’s perfectly fine to roll rubber roofing over an existing roof. After all, it saves time from removing the old roof and in areas where the old roof is intact there’s double protection. Wrong! There are good reasons a roof warranty becomes void if it’s installed over an existing roof. Removing the old roof is a necessary step one, even with a rubber roof.
Rubber roofs can be easy to self install. They come in a variety of styles of both rolls and shingles. A perfect material for large flat roofs, rubber roofing will last for years, and won’t split or crack. Rubber roofing breathes and expands in response to weather changes, so it experiences less stress than other roofing materials. In fact the 1st rubber roof, which was installed in Wisconsin in 1980, is still in perfect condition after nearly three decades of service.
Both rolls and shingle rubber roofing is attached to the roof surface with adhesive. Ensure that the roof is as clean as possible with nothing sticking up which could pierce the rubber. The surface must be dry and free of oils or dirt. So make sure to blow or sweep away and dirt.
Once the base is clean, the rubber roof can be rolled out onto the area being covered and cut to fit over vents and pipes. Do not apply adhesive until the rubber roofing is cut and shaped. Imagine securing portions of the roof only to find it doesn’t fit, or to develop a bubble or seam. Once it has been fit then apply adhesive to about one half the roof at a time, rolling it back to apply the adhesive. Apply it evenly with a roller, then give it time to become tacky.
The roofing will be nearly impossible to lift once it’s stuck. So after the adhesive is tacky carefully roll the rubber roofing into place. The first half will have to dry for about an hour before the second half can be secured.
Now your rubber roof is in place. Wow.
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