How Do You Patch A Flat Or Low-Pitched Roof?
Flat-roof patches are temporary fixes. You should plan to replace them with a permanent repair as soon as is practical, unless you’ll be reroofing in the next year or so. Step 1 Brush aside the existing gravel (in a built-up roofing system) and scrape off any that remains in the area you’re patching. For double-coverage roll-roof systems without gravel, just brush and/or blow off dirt, loose materials and dust. Step 2 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep2 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/ehows/steps/books/167_a1.jpg’); }); Trowel plastic roof cement over the damaged area and about 6 inches (15 cm) around it using a disposable trowel or wide putty knife (see A). Step 3 Immediately embed a layer of fiberglass cloth into the cement, pressing it lightly with the trowel or wide putty knife. Step 4 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep4 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/ehows/steps/books/167_a2.jpg’);
