Repair the roof of the garage itself

Иногда мы удивляемся тому, как легко можно сделать некоторые вещи, когда нам точно покажут последовательность действий. Те, кто научился ездить на велосипеде, уже никогда не разучится. Этот же принцип касается и строительных работ. Garage roof repair своими руками не окажется слишком сложной задачей, когда мы будем точно знать, с чего начать.

Melting start - the key to success

The child begins his life-long journey from the first step. The tool that you will need at the very beginning when you seal the roof will not be a hammer or a drill, it will be your eyes. This will let you know if a major overhaul is necessary or if a point repair is enough. In order for everything to take its course, you must perform the following steps:

• Find an opportunity to climb the roof.
• Clean the entire surface. Pay special attention to problem areas. They must be carefully swept away.
• Mark visually or apply markers to areas that need adjustment.
• Determine what needs repair.
• Using a tape measure, measure how much material you need.
• If the base is a ruberoid or other soft material, then immediately make a serif. Apply the cross marks with an ax or a knife and fold back the triangles.
• Decide whether you will change the material to a different type or use the same one.

What to use for flooring?

All main types of materials can be divided into soft and hard. The most frequently used of these two categories for garages is:

• Decking – отличается относительно невысокой ценой, а также дает возможность покрыть большую территорию, используя минимум листов.
• Plastic and inexpensive option is roofing material. This option will be relevant for flat roofs, at the base of which are floor slabs.
• Bikrost is a good alternative to roofing material. This material is not inferior in waterproofing characteristics, but easier to install.
• If in your area frequent temperature drops and heavy precipitation, then it is necessary to look towards mastic. This material is characterized by high elasticity and plasticity.
• Slate and metal will be relevant if you have a gable roof.

Decking

When performing tasks with corrugated board, you will not encounter any special difficulties. Before installation, you should decide on the brand of sheets that you will use:

• With a semicircle or trapezoid wave of up to 44 mm - grade C. This option is suitable if there is no heavy load on the roof.
• With a wave of 35 and 44 mm - HC - has a more durable design compared with the previous version.
• Decking с дополнительными ребрами жесткости и большей высотой волны (до 114 мм) применяется для изготовления полноценной кровли на больших площадях.

If you have a small garage, it makes no sense to overpay for the most expensive option. If the building is far from home and there is a chance that someone will walk on the roof, then it is better to choose a more resistant option, for example, HC.

The tool you need for installation work:

• roulette;
• cordless or cordless screwdriver;
• screws with rubber gasket;
• scissors for metal (you can use a hacksaw).

Before proceeding with the immediate installation, it is necessary to prepare the sheathing on the farms. It is laid on the layer of the already reinforced vapor barrier. For its manufacture will be necessary bars with dimensions of 50? 50, 30? 70, 30? 100 mm, such values ​​will be relevant if the distance between the rafters does not exceed 1200 mm. Usually in the recommendations for the coating indicates the recommended value.

The sequence of actions will be as follows:

• You can start both above and below. It all depends on what is more convenient in your case - to provide an overlap when covering or when podsovyvanii next sheet under the previous one.
• To indicate the wave height, end plates are mounted on the side faces, to which the corner overhang is attached.
• Further the lath of the cornice is mounted, it should protrude by 30-40 mm. In order to fix the sheet well on it, a profile type seal is used.
• It is important to remember that each subsequent sheet covers the drainage channel of the previous one.
• In order for all the waves to match, you must tighten the cord-limiter. Tortsovochnuyu bar better not to use, because she may have some angle.
• Fits the first sheet. It is fixed with one screw in the upper part in the middle. This will give the opportunity to locate it in the correct plane.
• Now fix it completely. We do this in every other lower wave with a step of 50 cm in a checkerboard pattern.
• We put the second sheet side by side and fix it in the same way.
• When the platform of two sheets is ready - we start to mount two more sheets, but already in the next row. It should be a 4-sheet pad.
• After that, we lay next to exactly the same area of ​​4 sheets. Thus, the entire perimeter is covered.
• In order to properly fasten the ridge, it is important to arrange the two strips, as well as the ridge seal, in which the screws will go.

Note! It is necessary to observe a permanent overlap. To correctly calculate it, you need to know the angle of the roof slope. If the angle is 15 ?, then the lining should be at least 200 mm, if it is in the range of 15-30? - 150–200 mm, if more than 30 ?, then it can vary from 100 to 150 mm.

Ruberoid

Before laying it is necessary to correctly calculate the amount of material that will be needed. To do this, measure the angle of the roof. If the slope is 45 ?, it will be necessary to place only 2 layers, up to 40? need 3 layers, up to 15? - 4, if the roof is flat, you will need as many as 5. Now, when it is clear how many layers need to be applied, multiply this amount and multiply the total area by the dimensions of one roll.

From the tools you will need:

• construction knife;
• mastic;
• primer;
• gloves;
• several pairs of hands and a desire to work.

Phased process:

• First of all, you will need to look at the weather forecast in order not to fall under heavy rain or strong wind during work.
• We carry out general cleaning, well cleaning the entire surface.
• Identify problem areas - joints, grooves, draws. They must be sealed with a polymer composition in order to give a uniform plane.
• We treat the entire surface with a primer. It can be purchased ready-made, and you can make yourself. To do this, you need 1.5 kg of powdered chalk, 6 liters of kerosene. Fill it all with bitumen, which will need 4 liters.
• In parallel with these processes, it is necessary to check the quality of the purchased ruberoid. Spread it out on a flat surface and carefully inspect it. There should be no cracks, chips or blisters. Leave it in this position for 12 hours to level the surface and remove the waves.
• The time has come to apply bitumen mastic on the roof. This can be done with a roller, it is quite viscous, and therefore has good adhesion.
• Roll and roll rolls should be from the middle to the edges. This will make it possible to avoid the formation of waves and bubbles. If the latter appear, they need to be pierced and press this place well.
• It is necessary to lay the strip with an overlap to ensure smooth flow of fluid.
• When the first layer is ready, you need to take a break for 12 hours, so that everything is well settled. After that we put the following.

Bikrost

For laying bikrost (still it is popularly called technonicol), we need the same tools as in the case of roofing material, in addition it will be necessary to take a gas burner. Surface preparation, as well as the first four steps during installation will be similar. Next you need:

• Roll the roll on the roof perpendicular to the drain. Trim to the required size and roll from two sides to the middle.
• Using a burner, warm up the base of the bikrost and roll it with a hook with a hook.
• After installation, you can go through a manual roller to ensure good adhesion and evenness of the surface.
• The adjacent strip must be laid with an overlap of 100 mm.
• Two basic layers will usually suffice.
• Until complete cooling, it is best not to walk on the floor so that dents are not formed and no traces remain.

Note! Usually a layer for the base is the HPP. Both sides of this variety are covered with plastic wrap, and between them there is fiberglass with additives. For the top layer is applied HKP. The lower bitumen layer is also covered with PET film, and the upper one is reinforced with coarse-grained granulate, which provides resistance to impacts.

Mastic

This material is the most versatile and easy to use. For its application there is no need to purchase expensive equipment. With the laying of mastic cope even the most inexperienced owner.

Of the main types can be identified:

• One-part - do not require the addition of any fillers or additives. In this case, you will need to make the right fit to weather conditions.
• Two-part - more versatile mastic. Two components are mixed before application. Various dosage, as well as the use of additional inclusions, you can achieve the perfect result.
• Hot - require additional heating before use.
• Cold - applied as is.

Mastic can repair the roof of any material. In order to do this, you need to follow a few simple rules:

• Determine the place of damage to the roof and clean it well.
• Apply mastic. If the damage is minor, then an ordinary trowel can be used for this. For large areas suitable brush with a long handle.

All that is required is to create a uniform layer that would not go beyond the plane of the main coating. After that it is necessary to allow to dry.

Note! It will be better if the patches of sand are covered with sand or other material, this will prevent overheating and spreading of the elastic layer in the sun.

Now you know about the basic and inexpensive methods of roof repair. If it is necessary to repair a roof that is made of slate or metal tile, then this can be reduced to replacing just one or several sheets. The sequence of steps will be similar, as when laying a professional flooring.

Video

In this video you can watch bikrost repairing the roof of the garage:

A photo