Exposed Membrane

[desertdweller]

Have you seen this before? Home is about 2 yrs old. Where the concrete tile meets the rolled roofing material at the flat patio roof, the membrane is exposed. The grey areas in the photo are the fasteners.

What is your take on this? The rolled roofing material does extend beneath the paper but the paper is subject to the deteriorating effects of the desert sun.

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[hausdok]

Hi,

Is it actually roofing felt under those tile or is it APP, SBS or EPDM single-ply roofing membrane?

ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!!

Mike

[kurt]

And, is that granulated modified bitumen, or rolled mineral roofing?

[Steven Hockstein]

This is a crude installation. The exposed fasteners are subject to leaking.

It is hard to tell in the photo but it also looks like there are some exposed nailed through the roll roofing.

I would advise my client to expect leakage in this area.

[Steven Hockstein]

Originally posted by Steven Hockstein

This is a crude installation. The exposed fasteners are subject to leaking.

It is hard to tell in the photo but it also looks like there are some exposed nails through the roll roofing.

I would advise my client to expect leakage in this area.

[kurt]

Yeah. Baseline crude. Crude means no one can really foretell performance, which usually means leaks.

Can't go wrong reporting this as a problem.

[chrisprickett]

I've got dozens of pictures exactly like that. The 30 lb felt was run too long, which is sloppy, but no big deal. The fasteners penetrating the rolled roofing are a no-no.