The membrane will outlast the shingles and seal around all nail penetrations.
Low pitch roofing products.
A lightweight roofing system also places fewer demands on a building s structural support system an important consideration in earthquake prone areas.
1 cover the entire surface with a self adhesive flashing membrane such as grace ice water shield there are many equivalent products.
Iko roof fast 95 base is a self adhesive product that can easily be cold applied on low slope roofs.
Typically low slope metal roof systems vary in weight from 40 to 135 pounds per 100 square feet making them among the lightest roofing products and the easiest to install.
It s constructed of a durable reinforcing mat of non woven glass fibers that have been coated and permeated to a thickness of approximately 2 0 mm.
Most manufacturers of low slope roofing products specify a minimum slope of between 1 4 and 1 2 inch per foot in their warranties.
Made of several layers of bitumen surfaces built up roofing is finished by applying an aggregate layer or coating as the top layer.
From the makers of the original ice water shield underlayment.
For the larger residential low slope roofing applications certainteed has a host of products and systems available including bur built up roofing systems app modified bitumen systems and sbs modified bitumen systems including cool roofing and energy star compliant products that may qualify for federal tax rebates when installed as a residential low slope roofing product.
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For the smaller residential low slope roofing applications such as garage and porch transitions certainteed offers an excellent solution in our flintlastic sa self adhering sbs modified bitumen roofing system.
While membranes such as vinyl or epdm are unaffected by standing water it will shorten the life of asphalt based materials such as bur and modified bitumen.
Concrete clay roof tiles.
Flintlastic sa products feature easy and clean application and also have granulated surfaces with colors that coordinate with certainteed shingles providing the homeowner with a complete and coordinated solution for roof designs that transition from steep to low slope.
For a low slope residential roof there are two main options.
Then apply standard asphalt shingles over the membrane.
This top layer normally is tar over which the gravel is laid.
Self adhesive flashing membrane under the shingles prevents leakage on low slope roofs.
