5. Secure the roofing material: Use roofing nails or staples to secure the rolled roofing to the roof deck. Place the fasteners along the top edge of the roll, approximately eight to 12 inches apart.

Working time: 6 to 8 hours Skill level: Intermediate Project cost: $75 to $100 per 100 square feet Installing roll roofing is an effective, low-cost way to add a roof to smaller structures like ...

Flat Roof Repair There are several flat roofing systems in common use. When leaks occur, you can repair most with a patch of the same material as the roofing.

With proper maintenance, a flat roof can even last as long as 50 years. If you want your roof to last as long as possible—reducing your expenses and anyxiety—there’s one pretty simple thing ...

Q: I enjoyed the article about puddling on flat roofs (Nov. 2, 2002). I have a slope problem on a 12-by-10-foot one-story addition attached at one edge to a higher wall of my split-level house. It ...

Flat Roof Air Pocket Problems I have just had my roof redone and they removed all the old material striped down to the wood decking and then they used the new Tpo roofing on my flat roof. and it has ...

Flat roofs shouldn’t really be flat anyway. Even though joists go in level, firring pieces are used to give it a small fall, (about 1:60 or 1 degree), and direct water to an outlet or gutter.

We are designing a pitched roof for our 1950s-era home that has an almost-flat torch-down roof. We want to update the look and get a better roofing system. The engineer and construction company ...

We’ve surveyed Which? Trusted Traders to find out how much you might need to pay for some common roofing jobs. Many roofers charge by the hour, and often more for the first hour, particularly if they ...