Another advantage of the peel and stick flashing is that it seals around the decking screws keeping the screw holes from taking on water over time as the framing expands and contracts.
How to seal decking fastners over a roof.
Use uncured epdm tape to cover the nails and seal the drip edge to the roof.
It can be important to recognize what the.
The sleepers aren t fastened in place and the floor floats.
Seal the drip edge.
Now that the roof is decked we re going to seal it against windblown rain and hurricanes.
Flashing the tops of joists with peel and stick membrane protects them from water and seals penetrations from decking screws.
Valleys are taped next with two overlapping pieces of six inch tape.
Next run tape up the rake and fold the edge over it too.
Strips of 4 in wide epdm provide a layer of protection between the sleepers and the roof.
Uncured epdm must be protected from uv rays which the decking will do once installed.
Osb is lightweight relatively inexpensive and strong enough to resist bending or breaking should someone walk on the roof.
How vinyl waterproof decking benefits roof decks.
Actually roof decks are decks that exist over living areas a garage or over an area that acts like a deck that is intended to be waterproof yet can be walked upon.
Drip edge over the corner of the roof.
Whenever i install decking over a roof i make sure the framing is structurally sound and properly pitched to drain water.
In the u s roof sheathing is almost always composed of wood usually osb oriented strand board or plywood.
Roof sheathing or decking is one of those elements.
Guide a knife along it to trim the excess rubber.
This column will look at fasteners from a historical perspective since many building owners and managers have to deal with repairing or reroofing older properties at some point.
Fasteners fasten a roofing component to the roof deck and the type of deck dictates the dominant features of the fasteners.