Soft roof: repair yourself. Overhaul of the soft roof of the roof, garage

Regardless of how well the roof installation works were performed, over the years, under the influence of external factors, it comes into disrepair and requires repair.

Types of soft roofing

Different types of soft roof have a number of advantages, which are decisive in choosing a material. In particular, the advantage is the low price, excellent performance characteristics, as well as ease of installation. To date, there are several types of soft roof, which differ in the way of laying:

• The welded roof can have a fiberglass or non-spinning synthetic surface. Here you can identify the fiberglass, fiberglass and polyester as a coating.
• Membrane soft roof is quite simple repair.
• Soft tiles.

To maintain the operational capacity of any type of soft roof , repairs should be carried out at the desired frequency of three years. This need is related to the characteristics of the material, as well as the effects of external factors, such as temperature changes, sunlight and humidity. All this often leads to the fact that the bitumen base is stratified or cracked. In addition, too much rainfall can wash off the protective layer, and severe frosts make the material too brittle.

Basic defects of soft roofing

Regardless of which material was used to cover the roof, the defects are often similar. The most common are:

• At a time when snow melts or heavy rains are observed, the roof may leak. This problem is related to the rupture of adhesive mastic or its softening.
• Covering the roof can be swelled with air or moisture.
• Cracks in the protective layer.
• Formation of folds, slipping of the material, peeling of the coating in the place where the roof is adjacent to the vertical surface.
• Freezing of the ceiling of the upper floor or its humidity.

If the soft roof is damaged, repairs can be carried out without the help of specialists. The main thing is to follow instructions clearly.

Repair of the soft roof of the roof depends entirely on its condition. First of all, it is necessary to identify the leaky places. If the soft roof is damaged, the repair is aimed at giving the coating an original look. For this, as a rule, such events are held:

• Replacement of the coating;
• Renovation of heat and waterproofing layers;
• Alignment of specific places that were deformed (in this case, roll materials are used);
• Installation of fillets serving for smoothing corners (fillet is the rim that is located between the base of the roofing material and its abutment to the vertical surface);
• Restoration or replacement of gutter.

The main stages of work

The technology of work depends on what type of installation will be carried out: current or capital. If the soft roof is damaged, repairing it will include a preparatory stage, which is identical in both cases, since it implies the preparation of the roof surface. First of all, it should be carefully examined, with special attention given to the drainage system. The presence of debris or ice in this case can lead to damage to the soft roof. If you need to inspect the pitched roof, you need to remember to do this from the attic to evaluate the roof truss system.

The ruberoid is the most susceptible to damage, since the bitumen base of this material does not tolerate the influence of ultraviolet rays and temperature changes. In addition, it is the ruberoid that most often lends itself to the rotting process. As a rule, it can be found in garages and other economic buildings.

When inspecting a flat or pitched roof, you need to pay attention to the following points:

• Presence of stratification or swelling;
• Presence of cracks, scuffs or tears;
• Depressurization of joints;
• The presence of different sizes of depressions, which can accumulate moisture.

For quality work, basic rules must be observed. First of all, it is necessary to take into account the climatic conditions and carry out all actions strictly in sunny weather, and the air temperature should be above 10 degrees. Before repair, the roof should be thoroughly cleaned of debris, for example, various branches, leaves and other trash that is brought with the wind, as well as from mold.

Local repairs

Current repair of soft roofing is carried out in the event that the damage is insignificant in area. All work must be done in the following order:

1. The problem place should be cut in the form of a cross, dividing it into 4 parts, each of which must be bent and pressed. In the event that the damage is not only superficial, but also affected the lower layers of the coating, it is necessary to cut down the repair area with an ax.
2. Then carefully clean and dry the problem area. This is ideal for building a hair dryer or an ordinary gas burner.
3. Now you can start preparing a patch, in the role of which is a piece of roofing felt of a similar size.
4. The site needs to be treated with mastic, it is possible to use molten resin as an alternative. Do this carefully enough so that there are no dry places.
5. Next, you should lay the prepared patch and press it hard, and apply a layer of the used mastic on top again.
6. The bent petals are returned to the original position and again we apply a layer of mastic. On top, we place another patch a few large sizes, which is also smeared with an adhesive.

Overhauling

Overhaul of a soft roof is necessary in the event that the damage is considerable in area. Here you can distinguish two subspecies of repair: with the laying of roofing material and using bikrost. The latter material has several advantages, which allows it to gain popularity among users quickly enough. In particular, the bicroste does not require the use of bituminous mastic or tar, which makes its installation fairly simple and fast.

Overhaul with a ruberoid

Often this material is used when it is necessary to repair the soft roof of the garage. To do this, all the cover that has become unusable should be removed. A new roofing material must be prepared before use, namely, roll it out and leave it for a day, which will allow it to straighten out. Lay the tape across the roof slope, while moving better from the bottom up.

As a glue, as a rule, tar is used. The edges of the tape should be smeared with bitumen mastic or melted bitumen. The roofing material should be overlapped at 10-15 cm. After carrying out all work, the surface must dry. In most cases, it takes 12 hours. All subsequent layers must be laid in such a way that the joints of each of them do not coincide. When laying the roofing material, make sure that there are no swellings under the surface.

Soft roof. Repair with the help of bicrost

This material is good in that it allows to save considerably on mastic, tar and time resources. For installation you will need a gas burner.

The roof must be thoroughly cleaned and covered with a coat of primer. After this, roll out the bicror for 0.5 m and warm it from the wrong side. After a while, when this piece of material is glued, you need to roll out a similar fragment and repeat the action. When using a bicrot, the overlap should be about 7-8 cm. For a good coverage, two layers are sufficient.

Use of new technologies

Recently, the use of new alternatives to ruberoid and bicrost has become popular. Such materials include liquid rubber. It has excellent waterproofing properties and is used on roofs with a large area and an amount of contiguity. Liquid rubber can be applied both cold and hot. In addition, the material is absolutely safe for the master, unlike other roofing soft elements.

Repair of soft roof can safely be carried out independently. In this case, it is sufficient to adhere to the basic rules and reduce the number of visits to the new layer of the roof to a minimum.