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Default Repairing a rubber roof

On 2/2/2013 7:07 PM, 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 got a repair kit from Menards a few years ago.