How To Repair A Flat Tar Roof

What you need utility knife trowel squeegee broom for applying aluminum coating hammer.

How to repair a flat tar roof.

Most flat roofs are very slightly sloped to facilitate runoff so explore from the point of the water s entrance up the. Tools and materials needed trowel flat pry bar caulk gun if using asphalt repair material in a caulk tube utility knife with a straight blade dust brush scissors asphalt primer roof cement reinforcing fabric 4 or 6. Lay down the square folded epdm material in the center of your flat roof. Open the epdm square vertically along the length of the roof.

Also force the roofing cement under the existing roofing. Sometimes doing that is difficult. Use a putty knife to do this job. Using a utility knife make a shallow cut until you can remove material around the spot without damaging the layers underneath it.

Use those measurements on the rooftop to create a starting point for your search. From inside measure the distance from where the leak is visible to the two nearest walls. Flip the topmost piece of the epdm material downward across the length of the roof. Align the bottom so its parallel to the bottom length of the roof.

Rubber coat 57 roof tar. For most small punctures you can repair your roof simply by forcing sealant into them.