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Date Posted: Tue, Dec 10 2002, 4:38pm
Author: A Roofer
Subject: One more question please
In reply to: Jay Manning 's message, "Re: Price for 25X30 rubber flat roof-can sealant adhere w/ winter temperatures in New England?" on Mon, Dec 09 2002, 5:18pm

I usually don't respond to e-mails sent to me from my forum but here is an e-mail sent to me from Jay and my response.

Subj: RE: One more question please
Date: 12/9/02
To: jm-dw@***.com


At Home Depot and other store chains of the like they carry a product called "snow coat" or a similar product. They are a lot like the rubber membrane that you are planning to install but they are more of a temporary fix. Clean your roof deck where you want to apply this stuff extremely well and coat it with a five gallon bucket of this stuff. They run between $50 to $100. Allow it time to set up and coat it two or three times. If you spend maybe $300 you might get enough to coat your whole roof twice. At my local roofing supplier I get "810 Standard Fibered Aluminum Roof Coating" that is a Gilsonite product manufactured by Henry. At their web site you'll find many other products that could help you with your situation. I have never seen this product at a store that sells to homeowners and it is marked on the can "for commercial use only" so I'm not sure if it is something a homeowner can purchase. It is a lot better product then that "snow coat" and performs better at an equivalent price. I've seen people spend $300 on this product with a good prep of the surface and get another five years out of a leaky flat roof. Either way spending this $50 is a better solution then tarping it off.

Hope this works for you,
Tim Soth / A Roofer


In a message dated 12/9/02 5:34:50 PM Pacific Standard Time, jm-dw@***.com writes:
Subj: One more question please

Date:12/9/02 5:34:50 PM Pacific Standard Time
From:jm-dw@***.com
To:Tim@RoofAdvice.net
File:winmail.dat (1864 bytes) DL Time (115200 bps): <1 minute
Received from Internet:



Tim You gave me great advice on roofadvice-- re: winter rubber roof//New
England winter.
Yes, I would like to wait till Spring to do the job. So, here's my
question:
THere is a leak on this roof that I can't find. Can I "tarp" the roof
successfully till warmer weather? The roof is the middle roof of 3 flat
roofs--essentially all connected--main home and a small home office that
are higher than the problem roof by about 18".
I was thinking of getting a tarp, and tacking a thin piece of molding at
front rear and the 2 sides---only fear I have is if there's a wind storm.
Any ideas?
Again Many thanks
JM

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