5 Comments

1. stitched up says:

   September 23, 2008 at 10:43 am

   hertfordshire roof repair

   You should’nt attempt a repair on a flat roof, you should replace it! Any repair not done properly (and even some that are) will not last any time at all.
2. stashboxfull says:

   September 25, 2008 at 5:55 pm

   hertfordshire roofing insulation

   There is a material made by a company called rubberall. It is a rubber roof material and this is what you would use on a flat roof. On the edges of the roof you use what is called a termination bar these come usually in a 10ft. section i believe. There are solvents and membrane adhesives that are required for all of this material. Also a seam tape that is made of a sticky rubber that comes in various length rolls. Like I said before these are all made by a company called Rubberall. Figure up your square footage and order the amount of rubber that you would need. Trying to repair one spot is a temporary fix.
3. bill43352003 says:

   September 27, 2008 at 8:26 am

   hertfordshire flat roof design

   You will need : !) a roll of SBS
   2) 5-gal pail of sbs adhesive

   you say you have a tar roof. If it has gravel, you will have to remove the gravel in the area to be repaired. Remove any dirt from area also. you can buy the 2 above items at your local roofing supply store, or even at Home Depot or Lowes. This repair will last if its done right. You should only need 2 gals of the trowell grade SBS adhesive per roll.

   Good Luck!
4. Dutchie says:

   September 29, 2008 at 12:37 am

   hertfordshire flat roofs

   Actually this is a far too complicated question for this format.
   The question is simple enough,but the background isn’t.
   We don’t know what the problem is (most likely leakage),
   but without more detail it’s hard to give proper advice.
   I could tell you use EPDM ,which is a rubber membrane,
   but that may not be what you need.
   The material used depends a lot on your local climate.
   Sun or snow
   Local,State and Federal offices have info about the proper construction for a flat roof.
   Tar,while still being used is not an ideal material
   and is superceded by synthetic rubber materials.
   Regardless,your finish coat should always be a white UV resistant and waterproof coating,no matter what is underneath.

   Your best bet is to get familiarized with the process by doing a search – Google or Yahoo etc
   for “flat roof” or “flat roof repair” or similar.
   The next thing is to find an interactive DIY forum,
   such as
   Again do a search for DIY forums.
   This way you have more interaction with the forum members
   and you can accurately describe the location,size and other details of the roof.