How To Install Decking On Flat Roof

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How to install decking on flat roof.

In addition cut a 12 piece for the top ridge. Whenever i install decking over a roof i make sure the framing is structurally sound and properly pitched to drain water. Fit the side drip edges over the roofing felt while the bottom drip edges should be fit under. It s pitched 1 4 inch per foot but without a spirit level you can t really tell.

Can you put a deck on a flat roof. Then you will install sleepers or flat 2x6s laid flat every 16 on top of the roof surface. The value of a roof deck. Years of neglect and lack of gutter coverage above the deck had destroyed not only the deck but a window and the sidewall as well.

The sleepers aren t fastened in place and the floor floats. This wooden deck was built over her screen porch and on top of a flat roof. Install the 14 inch pieces as braces throughout the joists with a staggered row extending across the center of the deck. Secure the tar paper to the plywood sheets with roofing staples.

Place the deck planks every 6 inches which will leave a small gap between each plank. Building a deck over a flat roof is very similar to building a deck over a concrete patio. Cover the roof of the shed with roofing felt making sure the strips overlap at least 2. Strips of 4 in wide epdm provide a layer of protection between the sleepers and the roof.

Framing the roof place the sleepers. Read through our guide to constructing flat roofing to ensure you re aware of the potential costs the materials required and the process involved. This will provide the surface for you to attach the decking.