How To Waterproof A Tiled Flat Roof
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How to waterproof a tiled flat roof. Regardless of the type of liquid applied roof system in order to achieve a long lasting leak free roof the contractor must obtain a substrate surface free of bond breakers accurately treat the details and properly apply the liquid waterproofing membrane. Waterproofing a tiled roof is necessary since the layer of roof tiles is not completely water impermeable. Waterproofing is carried out under the roof tiles by using special sealing membranes. Water cannot slide off flat roofs like sloped roofs but a simple solution exists to resolve this problem.
Waterproofing protects flat roofs when runoff cannot occur. Water may penetrate either through cracks or imperfections in the roof tiles construction or under the appropriate combination of rain and wind. Because it requires torching to apply torch on membrane should not be installed by non professionals. As the name suggests torch on membrane requires heat to be applied to the material to hold it on the roof.
Tommy explains how to seal a flat roof. Then he and kevin install a rubber protected roof over an addition.