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Flat roof options John W Gintell 11-09-2006
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Posted by John W Gintell on November 9, 2006, 6:37 pm


I have an old garage building with a flat roof made of concrete. It
leaks a little bit. On part of it there is an asphalt coating and on
some parts you can see the bare concrete. It is structurally sound.

I've talked at times to several roofers to see what should be done.

One roofer suggested a rubber roofing but that is a pretty big deal and
expensive and I'd think overkill.

The simplest and cheapest solution is just a coating of some sort which
is what I'd like to do. What kind of experience/experience to people
have with this? And are there some recommendations on types of coating.



Posted by on November 9, 2006, 7:08 pm



John W Gintell wrote:
> I have an old garage building with a flat roof made of concrete. It
> leaks a little bit. On part of it there is an asphalt coating and on
> some parts you can see the bare concrete. It is structurally sound.
>
> I've talked at times to several roofers to see what should be done.
>
> One roofer suggested a rubber roofing but that is a pretty big deal and
> expensive and I'd think overkill.
>
> The simplest and cheapest solution is just a coating of some sort which
> is what I'd like to do. What kind of experience/experience to people
> have with this? And are there some recommendations on types of coating.

Use an elastomeric coating but do an adhesion test first. Couple of
applications of this product worked well for our garage roof. I think
you can roll it on but we used a sprayer for the sake of time. It's
holding up well. Was available at home dep. when we did it 2 years ago.

GL


Posted by bowgus on November 9, 2006, 7:32 pm



John W Gintell wrote:
> I have an old garage building with a flat roof made of concrete. It
> leaks a little bit. On part of it there is an asphalt coating and on
> some parts you can see the bare concrete. It is structurally sound.
>
> I've talked at times to several roofers to see what should be done.
>

Just put on a new coat of asphalt overtop ... and small stones. Now if
I could just remember what purpose those stones serve ???


Posted by syswizard on November 9, 2006, 9:30 pm



bowgus wrote:
> John W Gintell wrote:
> > I have an old garage building with a flat roof made of concrete. It
> > leaks a little bit. On part of it there is an asphalt coating and on
> > some parts you can see the bare concrete. It is structurally sound.
> >
> > I've talked at times to several roofers to see what should be done.
> >
>
> Just put on a new coat of asphalt overtop ... and small stones. Now if
> I could just remember what purpose those stones serve ???
Don't use asphalt...there are a ton of great hi-tech roof coatings...
here's one:
http://www.koolseal.com/


Posted by Don Young on November 9, 2006, 10:38 pm



>
> John W Gintell wrote:
>> I have an old garage building with a flat roof made of concrete. It
>> leaks a little bit. On part of it there is an asphalt coating and on
>> some parts you can see the bare concrete. It is structurally sound.
>>
>> I've talked at times to several roofers to see what should be done.
>>
>
> Just put on a new coat of asphalt overtop ... and small stones. Now if
> I could just remember what purpose those stones serve ???
>
Mainly to protect the asphalt from the sun, I think.

Don Young



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