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Default Flat roof materials

On Feb 19, 11:13*am, wrote:
I've looked in to this and it looks straightforward enough that me and
a friend could replace my rubber roof with new EPDM.

My question is that I know it has a slight pitch to direct rain water
towards the drain, but what was used to shape the roof? *When I bought
the house the inspector said something about foamboard? *I was
thinking of using wedges to nail to the top of the joists that the
underlayment will lay on...It would be easy enough to create the
slight pitch that way.

Mike


Your idea sounds OK, but check the manufacturers directions to see if
foamboard is required as an underlayment and not a slope building
material. Good luck.

Joe.