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TomR[_3_]

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On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 08:55:20 -0600, bud--
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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.

I never looked, but Menards tends to carry stuff like that. They are
far better than Home Depot and others.
That may be a good place for the OP to look, if there is a Menards
locally.
I know they are not all over the US.

I did check and there are no Menard's stores in my state (New Jersey) or
nearby states.