Tips & Tricks

How to fix a flat roof leak London Ontario

Posted by FlatRoof    Posted in Re-Roof, Repair, Residential Videos, Tips & Tricks, Videos    Posted in November 13, 2012    |    No Comments

This was a residential project for a client in the West side of London Ontario. It was a flat roof repair on a 2300sqft area, our largest residential project to date, so it was a 2 day project.

The roof had some moss growing in the roof, which we had to remove along with all the existing stone. A warning for you if you have moss growing on your roof – if you don’t do something about it, dirt starts gathering on the roof, then a root system develops and it will in time ruin your roof.

We cleaned off the roof to access the substrate, we went right down to the old felt especially in the mossy area, put new sopaboard down and base sheet. The weather was great considering it was early November. There were some old patch repair work done that we had to tie into.

We installed new drip flashing, which really finished off the project nicely.

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Legacy Flat Roofing & Sheet Metal – Serving all of SouthWestern Ontario: Lambeth, Windsor, Chatham, Sarnia, London, Woodstock, Kitchener, Cambridge, Waterloo, Hamilton, Burlington, Brampton, Toronto, Mississauga, Guelph, St. Thomas, Wallaceburg

How to Bend Metal Flashing

Posted by FlatRoof    Posted in Commercial Videos, Residential Videos, Tips & Tricks, Videos    Posted in November 12, 2012    |    No Comments

This is a short video on how to break metal flashing on a job site. The benefit of doing this work on site is that you get exact measurements for your roof. If someone is making cuts and then bringing those cuts to the site they will never be exact.

We do all our measurements, head into our trailer, prescore the metail and then bend it until it snaps off, for a perfect fit.

Legacy Flat Roofing & Sheet Metal – Serving all of SouthWestern Ontario: Lambeth, Windsor, Chatham, Sarnia, London, Woodstock, Kitchener, Cambridge, Waterloo, Hamilton, Burlington, Brampton, Toronto, Mississauga, Guelph, St. Thomas, Wallaceburg

How to Tie In New Roof with Existing Roof

Posted by FlatRoof    Posted in Tips & Tricks, Videos    Posted in December 27, 2011    |    No Comments

In this video we show you how to tie in an existing roof with a new roof to avoid any future leaks or issues, putting you back where you started.

The roof I am working on in this project is a 4ply built up system with gravel on it. What you need to do is create a centerline, an area where the new roof is going to start. Chip away the existing gravel, exposing the stone underneath. If you don’t remove the stone, and you put new roof over it, the water will get underneath the gravel, so make sure you clear it away, but don’t damage the felt. Create a 5 or 6 inch gap, and then you are ready to tie in the new roof!

Legacy Flat Roofing & Sheet Metal – Serving all of SouthWestern Ontario: Windsor, Chatham, Sarnia, London, Woodstock, Kitchener, Cambridge, Waterloo, Hamilton, Burlington, Brampton, Toronto, Mississauga, Guelph, St. Thomas

Tips & Tricks: Installing Metal Flashing on a Corner

Posted by FlatRoof    Posted in Tips & Tricks, Videos    Posted in November 28, 2011    |    No Comments

This video shows you how to make the correct cuts to get a piece of metal flashing around a corner angle on a section of roof.

First you must have the base sheet installed, then get a long section of flashing and cut out some triangle shaped pieces based on where you want the angle (see the video for more details). The flashing should be able to fold into itself based on the amount of space you cut out for the angle.

Done!

Legacy Flat Roofing & Sheet Metal – Serving all of SouthWestern Ontario: Windsor, Chatham, Sarnia, London, Woodstock, Kitchener, Cambridge, Waterloo, Hamilton, Burlington, Brampton, Toronto, Mississauga, Guelph, St. Thomas

Tips & Tricks: Ensuring a Water Proof Base Seal

Posted by FlatRoof    Posted in Tips & Tricks, Videos    Posted in November 26, 2011    |    No Comments

This is a short video to show you the best way of installing base sheet on your roof to maximize a water proof seal. On a sloped roof start at the lowest part of the roof and work your way upwards, and put a 3 inch overlap of your base sheet. Under the sheet would be your sopaboard and primer for extra protection. Start at the bottom and giving that much overlap uses gravity to your advantage and makes sure water will not get up under the seams.

Legacy Flat Roofing & Sheet Metal – Serving all of SouthWestern Ontario: Windsor, Chatham, Sarnia, London, Woodstock, Kitchener, Cambridge, Waterloo, Hamilton, Burlington, Brampton, Toronto, Mississauga, Guelph, St. Thomas

How to Reuse Vinyl Siding on a Roof Project

Posted by FlatRoof    Posted in Repair, Residential Videos, Tips & Tricks, Videos    Posted in November 7, 2011    |    No Comments

While out on a project we show you the most effective and productive way you can re-use vinyl siding on a project. This will save you time and money!

Legacy Flat Roofing & Sheet Metal – Serving all of SouthWestern Ontario: Windsor, Chatham, Sarnia, London, Woodstock, Kitchener, Cambridge, Waterloo, Hamilton, Burlington, Brampton, Toronto, Mississauga, Guelph, St. Thomas

Roofing Tips: How to Create Water Tight Seal Without Flashing

Posted by FlatRoof    Posted in Finished Product, Leaking Roof, Re-Roof, Residential Videos, Tips & Tricks, Videos    Posted in November 4, 2011    |    No Comments

Legacy Flat Roofing & Sheet Metal How To Video: Create a Water Tight Seal without the use of metal flashing

Sometimes on a job there are air vents, pipes, conduit etc that require metal flashing to give extra water leaking protection. More often than not because of the age of the roof these items need to be replaced, or they need metal flashing. But in this case here as you can see, the air vents in this home are in excellent shape and don’t require metal flashing.

So we use a special compound called All Sands, which is an easy to apply, paintable product that we use with a reinforcement mesh backing. It’s a perfect compound that molds to whatever you need and is as water tight as metal flashing. Check out our video!

Legacy Flat Roofing & Sheet Metal – Serving all of SouthWestern Ontario: Windsor, Chatham, Sarnia, London, Woodstock, Kitchener, Cambridge, Waterloo, Hamilton, Burlington, Brampton, Toronto, Mississauga, Guelph, St. Thomas

Roofing Tips: How to Heat Weld Membrane Seams

Posted by FlatRoof    Posted in Leaking Roof, Re-Roof, Repair, Residential Videos, Tips & Tricks, Videos    Posted in November 4, 2011    |    1 Comments

Legacy Flat Roofing & Sheet Metal How To Video: Heat Welding Seams

On a residential home it’s always best to avoid using torches or hot asphalt. So our main practice is to use a technique of using intense heat to weld seams together. To do this you need a leister gun, which blows hot air, and a 3 inch roller. And we use the heat and the roller to adhere to capsheet layers together.

If you are doing this right you will see some of the asphalt ‘bleed’ out the side of the capsheet which means you are getting a watertight seal. If you don’t have that bleeding you will get water coming back in underneath.

Legacy Flat Roofing & Sheet Metal – Serving all of SouthWestern Ontario: Windsor, Chatham, Sarnia, London, Woodstock, Kitchener, Cambridge, Waterloo, Hamilton, Burlington, Brampton, Toronto, Mississauga, Guelph, St. Thomas