Keeping Your Flat Roof in Shape With Waterproofing
One of the essential methods of keeping your roof in shape is waterproofing it. Waterproofing significantly reduces the amount of exposure your roof gets from outside elements. These elements can cause the decking to decay. Eventually, this rotting and decaying affect the longevity of your flat roof. Waterproofing sloppy roofs is usually easier than flat roofs. This difficulty is due to the shallow slope that does not allow water, leaves, and debris to slide off. Here are 3 main flat roof waterproofing methods you can choose for your flat roof:
Liquid Waterproofing
It involves the use of a particular type of coating. These coatings include liquid fleece membranes, fiberglass liquid, or glass-reinforced plastic. This type of waterproofing can be used on all roof types such as slate roofing or aluminum roofing but commonly used on flat roofs. Coating lasts 20 -40 years, depending on the installation process, the maintenance after its installation, and the quality of the product used.
Reinforced Bitumen Membranes
It is a process of laying two or three layers of membranes on your flat. After the laying, hot bitumen is put in to bond the layers. For a waterproof material, combine the layers with a polyester carrier. It is then placed across the insulation if the design is for a warm flat roof, and if it’s for a cold flat roof, across the structural deck. Some of the methods used to attach the membranes to the flat roof are torching cold application, and self-adhesive.
Single Ply Membrane
The single-ply membrane method is suitable for large structures. The sheet’s measurements range from 1 -2mm wide, 1-2mm thick, and 20m long — these membranes are coupled with warm flat roofs for the best performance. Therefore the material is laid on the insulation. There is also an extra layer of the material under the insulation and on the structural deck. Fastening, adhesion, and ballasting are the methods used to attach single-ply membranes.
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