Summary: It needs just a common sense to realize, that flat roofs are much more effected with the unpleasant weather such as raining following by freezing or snowing. Because of this, still a lot of people are a bit afraid of flat roofs in comparison of going for the slope one.

Luckily enough, thanks to the modern materials using for putting down the flat roof, the statistics are showing big increase in last 10 years in building the houses with flat roofs. The warranties of sloped and flat roofs are becoming almost equal.

With the good care and the right choice of quality materials the flat roof will last you for ages, it is watertight so it will not cause any damage indoor – leakage etc. You need to seal the roof with a glued EPDM rubber membrane which is very light and doesn't require any exceptional skill and equipment. An average handyman should be able to put down the roof on his own house himself. Let us tell you something more about the whole process.

1. Roof needs to be framed

The name flat roof is a bit misleading – it is not flat to prevent water to stay on the surface and create inevitable puddles which can cause damage indoor. Always make sure the roof is a bit inclined – around 1/8 inches per foot. It can also be sloped in few different directions, mostly towards waterspouts. You can create the incline either with using foam underlayment or, if the area to be built is not too large, use the wooden wedges that you nail to the roof support. These are usually bigger and put closer to each other than on sloped roof.

2. Plywood covering

While placing the plywood on the framing of the roof, do not forget to leave a gap between all the joints. These will allow the roof 'to breathe'.

3. Fixing the underlayment

When using the sheet-rubber roofing material, you need to first put down so called ISO board – it is ½ inch thick foam with a special fibreglass backing. To make desired size and shape you can use ordinary knife and fix it to the plywood covering with screws and steel washers. This way you achieve the perfect base for the rubber sheets and can use for Roof Repairs Leamington.

As the ISO board doesn't expand or shrink you need to fix it precisely and tightly to each other.

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