Comments on: Rubber (EPDM) Roof Repair: Do-it-yourself or hire a contractor?

By: Leo - roofer with a vision

Leo - roofer with a vision — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 02:27:06 +0000

Hi Nelson,

If the roof is not leaking, and especially since it’s one piece of rubber, I don’t see any need to apply any sealants or coatings. The rubber membrane itself will not deteriorate. The seams and flashing are the things that fail on a rubber roof.

Good luck

By: Nelson Blouin

Nelson Blouin — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 19:48:06 +0000

I HAVE A SUN PORCH ON THE BACK OF OUR HOUSE WITHA A RUBBER ROOF. IT IS APROX 18 x 12 AND IT IS ONE SINGLE PIECE. IT’s ABOUT TEN YEARS OLD. DO I NEED TO APPLY ANY TYPE OF SEALANT TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE ROOF

By: Leo - roofer with a vision

Leo - roofer with a vision — Thu, 19 May 2011 14:14:23 +0000

flashing cement as in asphalt based roof cement? yea – that’s excellent choice!!! it will last you 3 months, and will destroy the rubber where they come in contact. then your repair will be twice as expensive.

Look – there is certain way to properly repair a flat roof, and there is no magic method that works every time for any roofing systems. Flat roofing is [specialty work and should be left to professionals. It’s more economical for home / building owners in the end.

By: Jim

Jim — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 00:51:01 +0000

Why is so complecated to repair? If I just use Flashing Cement to seal all seams, will that be much easy? Any disadvantage to do that?

By: Alexa

Alexa — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 03:29:15 +0000

Thanks a lot for your information. I used a lot of peel and stick.
It work well when I find leaking. I try to used infrared camera but
didn’t understand well. I will show a picture tomorrow.

By: Leo - roofer with a vision

Leo - roofer with a vision — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 20:35:07 +0000

Hello Alexa,

If you roof does not leak, I would leave it as is. There is no good (inexpensive) way to solve the ponding water, if the roof is already installed. The best solution would be to use tapered insulation under the rubber roof, to create a roof pitch but since the roof is already installed, you can’t just stuff tapered insulation under the rubber.

Right now, if you really want to get rid of the ponding water, the best solution would be to install a roof drain at the lowest point of the roof. When there is water on the roof, use tape measure to find lowest spot, mark it with a stone or something, and when the roof is dry, install a commercial roof drain with a leaf basket on top. Use 3 or 4 inch u-flow drain, with PVC drain pipe. You need your pipes to be installed first, so that when you put a drain in, the drainage system is already there.

Best of luck.

By: Alexa, NY

Alexa, NY — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 20:49:33 +0000

My Epdm roof was puddles of ponding water around the roof. But no leaking yet. How to fix ponding water?
Thanks
Alex

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