Guide a knife along it to trim the excess rubber.
Floating deck over rubber roof.
How vinyl waterproof decking benefits roof decks.
They are merely placed on top of another structure.
Rubber roof deck flooring and roofing membranes places where rubber roofing membrane is used such as on flat roofs or roof top patios are often turned into awesome patio areas.
However i would highly recommend that you consider a that the epdm is lying flat on the roof subfloor without any sharp objects that can puncture the edpm once sleepers are laid over top and placed under load.
It s best to build the wooden deck in removable sections for cleaning and maintenance of the rubber roof and repair of the membrane if ever needed.
Elevated patio spaces can provide a luxurious outdoor sanctuary that rests above the chaos of the city and or the street.
A properly constructed epdm roof should last 40 or more years.
On rubber built up and tar roofs this often results in leaks.
These decks are often referred to as floating as they are not secured in place as a stand alone structure.
Use uncured epdm tape to cover the nails and seal the drip edge to the roof.
Next you will need to install a watertight epmd rubber membrane over the top of the roof deck for protection against water infiltration in place of roofing materials.
Onto the board below.
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Rooftop decking attaches to treated wood sleepers separated from the roofing by strips of epdm.
You can use 2x material laid flat or 4x material also as sleepers.
Seal the drip edge.
You can do a floating deck and is really your only option.
First you must make sure the roof is strong enough to support 55 lbs per square foot.
Spread the adhesive on the rubber roofing and about 2 in.
Drip edge protects the corner.
The ponding should have been addressed when the structure was built or when the roof was replaced.