Soft Roof Laying

This kind of roofing is used for roofs of private houses, cottages, as well as for large apartment buildings. Soft roof is a modified bitumen-treated glass cleaner. As a rule, its front (upper) sideapply special mineral granules to increase resistance to air. As for the underside, there is a so-called adhesive layer on its surface, which is necessary for hermetically fixing the material.

It should be separately noted that soft roof not only plays a decorative role, but also perfectly performs the waterproofing function, due to which the popularity of the use of this type of roof is actively growing. There are three categories of soft roofing: bitumen flexible tiles, as well as membrane and roll roofing.

Bituminous flexible tiles

Such a material is also called roofing tiles, shingles, piece soft roofing or shingles. Bituminous shingles are the most popular material, which is a kind of analogue of ceramic tiles.

Bituminous soft tiles are flat sheets, in which figured patterns are cut out on one of the edges. The basis of this material is a non-woven pressed glass fiber canvas. Such a roof is capable of withstand heavy loads due to the fact that it is weakly exposeddeformation. Bituminous shingles usually have a size of 1x0.33 meters and can have different shapes: hexagonal, oval or triangular. Laying a soft roof of this type can be performed on roofs with towers or domes.

Before installation, make sure that the surface is clean and smooth enough. Also roof slope for the application of such material should not exceed 12 degrees. Before laying, the so-calledcrate. Installation of the first row of shingles must be started from the eaves. If there is no glue base on the tile, then the material will need to be heated prior to melting to lay it. All subsequent rows are installed in such a way that the seams of the next clearly connect with the previous ones. The recommended temperature at which to carry out the installation is +6 degrees Celsius.

Roll roofing

This option is usually Used to create roofs in reinforced concrete or brick farm buildings. This type of roof is made onsynthetic or fiberglass-based, which contributes to excellent waterproofing. The drawback of this material is only one - vapor permeability. Also, laying a soft roof roll type will require the use of a special burner. It will also be necessary to ensure that the material does not burn under its influence, but melts, otherwise the laying will be of poor quality.

Coverage, as a rule, is spread over prepared wooden floors and concrete base. To properly prepare the foundation, it is necessary masticate. For fitting, the sheet is rolled out and keptday before the start of installation. With the help of a construction hair dryer or a burner, the base and the lower layer of the roofing material are heated and pressed against each other. Themselves linen need overlapping. Laying a soft roof in this case is only allowed on roofs, the slope of which does not exceed 25 degrees.

Membrane roofing

Membrane roofing can be used absolutely on all roofs, regardless of the angle of their slope. Direct mounting can be carried out by mechanical, glue or ballast method. The latter is used for an even substrate: the sheets are laid out along the perimeter, and gravel or gravel is piled on top. For roofs with a large slope angle, the mechanical type of installation is most often used, which implies the use of special fastening materials. As for the glue method, it is used in cases where the roof has a complex shape: the glue and the base are applied with glue, and then they are hermetically connected.

Finally it is worth noting that if you do not have confidence that you can lay the soft roof yourself, strongly recommend that you contact a qualified roofer, who have sufficient experience in such an installation.