Hello everyone,
I would like to ask for your opinion and experience:
I have a gable roof with a 9° pitch, 6.8 m (22.3 ft) wide and about 5.9 m (19.4 ft) on each side from eaves to ridge. This is on an outbuilding with an eaves height of approximately 5.5 m (18 ft). I am considering installing EPDM membrane here and am unsure whether to cover the entire area with a single sheet or work with seams that would need to be welded. One single sheet would weigh around 120 kg (265 lbs). Using a pulley, I’m confident I could lift it up, but the question remains about handling. Sealing 12 m (39.4 ft) long longitudinal seams with seam tape is also quite costly.
By the way: all as a DIY project... ;-)
I would like to ask for your opinion and experience:
I have a gable roof with a 9° pitch, 6.8 m (22.3 ft) wide and about 5.9 m (19.4 ft) on each side from eaves to ridge. This is on an outbuilding with an eaves height of approximately 5.5 m (18 ft). I am considering installing EPDM membrane here and am unsure whether to cover the entire area with a single sheet or work with seams that would need to be welded. One single sheet would weigh around 120 kg (265 lbs). Using a pulley, I’m confident I could lift it up, but the question remains about handling. Sealing 12 m (39.4 ft) long longitudinal seams with seam tape is also quite costly.
By the way: all as a DIY project... ;-)
Exactly, you need to create a solid setup with weighting and fastening to be able to carefully iron the foil in place. There might be useful tips from the manufacturer on this. If you have enough people, it should be possible, and I would definitely want to avoid taping seams over such a large area.