These holes are 2 inches across or less.
How properly install tpo on flat roof.
From there the flat roof system you choose will determine the materials you apply.
One is to use mechanical fasteners which are typically screws accompanied by large plastic washers.
Follow the simple steps below to install your own flat roof membrane.
The other is to use a solvent or water based adhesive to secure the membrane to the existing roofing or the roof deck.
This will save you money from completely tearing off the existing roof and installing a new tpo system.
If insulation is installed below the flat roof deck this is called a cold roof.
A flat roof membrane is actually glued to the roof but for the adhesive to bond well the roof needs to be cleaned.
Modified bitumen is a popular roofing material installed on commercial buildings particularly those with low slope or flat roofing systems.
Roofers generally use one of two methods to adhere a tpo membrane to a roof.
For one there is an alphabet soup of acronyms.
Pvc tpo epdm sbs app bur puf pib cspe eps and xps.
Step 1 roof preparation.
In this case if there s only one roofing system in place is to install a cover board over the tpo roof cut the flashings off and then install a spray foam roofing system.
Consider geography budget and use for the roof to determine the best option.
Tpo roofing pros and cons.
Hi i live in va and have a flat residential roof of tpo installed in 2013.
A note to consider before construction.
A long term problem free commercial flat roof solar installation starts with knowing about the roof systems themselves and how to keep them protected.