Base attachments — the plates and fasteners that secure the membrane around roof penetrations — are required for both mechanically...
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The industry standard specification for flashing height is 8 inches. It’s an important safeguard against water backing up on the...
Cutting the edges of a reinforced membrane, whether on the roof or in the factory, exposes the reinforcement scrim to...
One of the most notorious leak points on a roof is at the T-joint, where multiple layers of membrane come...
Is there anything more frustrating than being called back to a completed job because an inspector has found welds that...
Experienced thermoplastic membrane welders know how important it is to get angle changes right. If the flashing isn’t tight at...
When installing TPO or PVC, the corners and perimeters of a building require more fasteners than the field due to...
Robotic welders are a terrific way to ensure consistent, durable welds. But they do leave occasional unwelded voids where the...
When patching a single-ply membrane, whether it’s to reinforce or repair, step one should always be cleaning the surface. Patches...
When you’re working on a single-ply roof, do you probe your seams every day, or wait until the job is...
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Thank you for your comment Norm. We haven't seen wrinkling or underlayment that may not be completely flat causing the situations that you mentioned,
Installation instructions for GAF's FeltBuster synthetic underlayment indicate to "install without wrinkles". The obvious reason why wrinkles must be eliminated is to avoid telegraphing […]