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Durable, Solid Decking Material Lou Gray 06-02-2006
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Posted by Lou Gray on June 2, 2006, 6:30 pm
I have a 30' x 30' deck on top of my garage. The roof is some kind of a tar
system with furring boards on top and redwood(?) boards screwed to the
furring strips.
The deck wood has multiple layers of paint or solid stain, the boards are
spaced too far apart (1/2" - 3/4") and most are warped and cupped.

Now, the roof is leaking and damaging the drywall inside the garage. In
order to repair or resurface the roof, I must remove the redwood decking,
(not worth salvaging).
The price for 900 sq. ft. of new redwood is very high, and my wife would
like something solid instead of wood. Since the roof is flat, any open
decking will continue
to be a maintenance headache. We also have small kids and it would be nice
if the surface was kid friendly. I recall seeing some type of rolled
material that was supposed
to be able to handle some foot traffic, can't recall what it was.

Any ideas would be appreciated,

Lou



Posted by RicodJour on June 3, 2006, 12:15 am

Lou Gray wrote:
> I have a 30' x 30' deck on top of my garage. The roof is some kind of a tar
> system with furring boards on top and redwood(?) boards screwed to the
> furring strips.
> The deck wood has multiple layers of paint or solid stain, the boards are
> spaced too far apart (1/2" - 3/4") and most are warped and cupped.
>
> Now, the roof is leaking and damaging the drywall inside the garage. In
> order to repair or resurface the roof, I must remove the redwood decking,
> (not worth salvaging).
> The price for 900 sq. ft. of new redwood is very high, and my wife would
> like something solid instead of wood. Since the roof is flat, any open
> decking will continue
> to be a maintenance headache. We also have small kids and it would be nice
> if the surface was kid friendly. I recall seeing some type of rolled
> material that was supposed
> to be able to handle some foot traffic, can't recall what it was.

What you need is a walkable roof membrane.
http://www.duradek.com/DuradekDetails.asp
or
http://www.dec-k-ing.com/vinyl.asp

The stuff isn't bulletproof, so no kids' tricycles on the roof!

R


Posted by Lou Gray on June 3, 2006, 2:38 pm
Thanks! That's what I was looking for.

Lou



>
> Lou Gray wrote:
>> I have a 30' x 30' deck on top of my garage. The roof is some kind of a
>> tar
>> system with furring boards on top and redwood(?) boards screwed to the
>> furring strips.
>> The deck wood has multiple layers of paint or solid stain, the boards are
>> spaced too far apart (1/2" - 3/4") and most are warped and cupped.
>>
>> Now, the roof is leaking and damaging the drywall inside the garage. In
>> order to repair or resurface the roof, I must remove the redwood decking,
>> (not worth salvaging).
>> The price for 900 sq. ft. of new redwood is very high, and my wife would
>> like something solid instead of wood. Since the roof is flat, any open
>> decking will continue
>> to be a maintenance headache. We also have small kids and it would be
>> nice
>> if the surface was kid friendly. I recall seeing some type of rolled
>> material that was supposed
>> to be able to handle some foot traffic, can't recall what it was.
>
> What you need is a walkable roof membrane.
> http://www.duradek.com/DuradekDetails.asp
> or
> http://www.dec-k-ing.com/vinyl.asp
>
> The stuff isn't bulletproof, so no kids' tricycles on the roof!
>
> R
>



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