Then stretch a string between them.
Rubber roof under deck.
Comments for building a floating deck on an epdm rubber roof surface.
Dexedry rubber flanges fit into flanges grooved into the edges of decking boards.
Deck over rubber roof.
Most modern flat top roofs are sealed with a single ply rubber membrane that is meant to protect the roof from leaks and water damage.
Install the purlin along the house and the outer purlin.
Dexedry flanges are designed to act as spacers between boards and also as mini gutters to channel water toward deck edges.
That means water will pool somewhere over such a large surface.
Rooftop deck flooring is specially designed to not puncture or tear the waterproof membrane of a flat top roof.
Without any slope you are going to have to entirely rely on the integrity of the epdm to protect your roof.
Lower than the purlin along the house 12 x 1 4 3.
The rubber flanges are pounded into decking edges with a rubber mallet.
We all know the different types of roofing material asphalt wood metal etc but there s one type of roofing material that s just a bit different than the rest.
Therefore allowing drainage under the deck.
Michael chotiner hometips.
There are several commercially available under deck drainage systems including some that can be retrofit to an existing deck but on new decks i prefer to fabricate my own system using an epdm synthetic rubber roofing membrane and standard aluminum gutter parts.
Although it s a waterproof roofing material it has an extra quality.
First mark all the purlin locations on the deck joists.
Incorporate the actual support blocks into the roofing system then build the deck from your support blocks.