Flat roof repairs
I know there is no cure for a leaking roof other than removal of at
least a substantial part of it and rebuilding it. A Flat roof is about the worst offender. However since there may well be a seasonal need for help from fairly competent commentatoes I have reposted this to UK's D-I-Y. pandemonium wrote: On Sun, 14 Jan:19:06 -0000, Flyiñg Ñuñ 2°°7 + wrote: I noticed the kitchen floor was wet, one of the translucent false ceiling panels appeared to have water resting on it's upper surface, ...about ½ a cupful Small droplets were hanging from the plaster on the main ceiling where the outside wall and kitchen extension roof meet. It looks like there is a vertical join in the roofing felt that is supposed to seal the felt on the flat roof to the original brick wall above it. There is a small gap which faces the strong gusts over the past few days I checked the bathroom above the kitchen to make sure that there weren't any seeping pipes there. But what to do next - the water droplets are no longer forming, so I presume it is drying out. Anyway, have you tried this stuff? http://www.toughproducts.co.uk/prods...odID=88&gID=25 Just over a year ago my kitchen roof was leaking. I managed to patch it using a piece of hardboard and then a liberal application of the above product - I got it from B&Q for about £12. I applied it during the rain (wet and dry application) at night and checked it the next morning, finishing it off when I could see better. That seemed to fix it and it held for a couple of months until I could get a felt roofer in to replace the whole of the roof. There are probably smaller tins available and it can be applied with a paintbrush. Just don't try using it whilst wearing your Sunday best as it's a bugger to get out of clothes! My own twopennorth is that there is a tube of silicon mastic designed for this sort of patch. It has a variety of solvents, including keytones, that allow it to adhere to a large number of different surfaces wet or dry. I don't know how widely available it is but the mastic gun application means that you can get it into the places that need it and not on your skin -to which it will stick like STAB. (As it will to any garments and etc. |
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