A commercial roof over Knoxville, TN.
EPDM or rubber roof is used to install over this deck. The deck has had several leaks, and the owner wanted to ensure no more leaks would occur. The membrane roof is the best way to ensure this over a deck.
Litespeed Construction used a combination of ISO or insulation boards and EPDM or rubber roofing membrane on this project.
Completed Rubber Roof on Deck
- 1Drain in Deck Gets Flashing
This drain will allow any water that gets onto the deck to drain off.
As a part of putting a new roof over this deck, Litespeed Construction
will always flash a commercial roof drain correctly to avoid costly roof leaks!
Go To Pin - 2Termination Bar at Deck Roof
T bar or Termination Bar is a very important part of a commercial roofing system.
T bar allows the roofer to stop a membrane while anchoring it to the structure.
Go To Pin - 3New Rubber Roof is Great for Waterproof
This rubber roof will last years on this deck.
TPO works better than rubber if there is going to be foot traffic,
because rubber roofs can be messier for foot traffic.
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New Rubber Roof to Waterproof a Deck
Table of contents
- Rolling out Wrinkles from Rubber Roof
- Rubber roof before termination bar
- Insulation Boards are Installed
- Repairs to Rotten Rafters
- 1Rolling out Wrinkles from Rubber Roof
When rubber roofs get laid, they often have a lot of bubbles
and wrinkles. Rolling them out can help the roof relax and disappear bubbles.
Go To Pin - 2Rubber roof before termination bar
This is what the rubber roof looks like before the termination bar
gets installed at the roof edges.
Go To Pin - 3Insulation Boards are Installed
Iso boards go onto the roof deck or substrate before the membrane is laid. Pictured here
are the Insulation boards before we put down the membrane.
Go To Pin - 4Repairs to Rotten Rafters
There were several rafters that we had to repair. They needed to be anchored better to the walls. We had to remove the deck boards to
get access to these rafters.
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