On Sat, 2 Feb 2013 20:07:27 -0500, "TomR" wrote:

I am looking for any suggestions or information regarding making repairs to
a rubber roof.

The roof in question is on a small rectangular building (about 20 feet x 35
feet), and the roof itself is shaped sort of like a "Quonset hut". It is
straight on the two sides, and it curves up from one side to the peak and
then curves back down to the other side of the building. Or, to put it
another way, the shape of the roof is like a semi-circle.

There are a couple of short seams that appear to have been repaired in the
past, and those overlapping seams have buckled a little and are letting
water in.

To be honest, I am just looking for a cheap temporary repair or fix for now.
The building needs a lot of work and it is going to be put up for sale and
sold for cheap very soon. It will be obvious and no secret to the potential
buyers that it will need a new roof. But, for now, I would like to just get
the leak sealed to get it through the winter and into the summer while it is
up for sale. The property is in Central New Jersey.

Are there rubber repair patches or some other similar solution that could be
applied to this roof to temporarily repair the seams that are now leaking?

I worked as a maintenance and repair person for a business years ago.
That building had rubber roofing, and they had some leaks. They told me
to fix it. Having never worked on them, I had to do some calling until
I found a place that installs as well as sells the materials for them.
They told me exactly what I needed, asked me how much repair (size) was
needed and sold us the materials. It's mostly a special adhesive, and a
cleaner that is needed. The cleaner was Naptha. But I dont remember
the name of the adhesive. Dont skip the cleaner, the patch wont hold.
It really needs to be cleaned till only bare rubber is showing. Then
you apply the adhesive. We got a small roll of the rubber too, for
patching over damaged spots. You may or may not need that.

Once we had all the repair materials, and a (how to) booklet they
provided, it really was not that hard to do. But you need the right
materials. Look for a company that sells the rubber roofing supplies
and contact them. No special tools were needed.

You might find some repair info on the web too.