Roof Bubbles Cracked, Now Leaks!
Hi, I’m hoping to get some advice for the best way to patch cracked bubbles on my roof. Maybe someone can ID exactly what type of roofing material this is? It’s a flat roof and water pools in spots and has now gone through to the ceiling below in one spot. I realize I may…
Hi,
I’m hoping to get some advice for the best way to patch cracked bubbles on my roof. Maybe someone can ID exactly what type of roofing material this is? It’s a flat roof and water pools in spots and has now gone through to the ceiling below in one spot.
I realize I may need to get someone in to take a look, but before the next rain I wanted to get something to at least patch it. Can I just slap some of that All-Purpose Roofing cement from Lowe’s on it?
Advice appreciated!
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Karnack flashing cement – its in the orange/red can. I would cut the membrane so it is at least 3″ on either side of a cut. If we are talking about bigger sections, I would allow at least a 5″ overlap.
I am not a roofer, but we did this all the time in the city and never had one reopen.
watch if your roof develops water filled bubbles along the inside of a parapit wall; that is often a sign of bigger problems. It could be leaking flashing but is indicitive of problems with mortar joints on the brickwork.
Steve
I saw that cloth tape there, maybe I’ll try it out. And just regular roofing cement?
Thanks, Steve!
I’ve had to do this quite a bit on commercial buildings in the city. Now mind you I am not a roofer. We used to use the roofing cement but we would put a membrane in there – I think they sell cloth made just for roof patches but it is not unlike the cloth tape for taping drywall seams.
As a matter of fact I did it here on my house two years ago and it is holding fine, though it is something you will want to check periodically.
Steve
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