EPDM Roofing Install Tips 

Thanks for putting this up, you didn't have to and you are obviously placing yourself in the firing line but it is a very useful video for anyone who thinks they can just throw down a sheet of rubber.

Classic homeowner’s mistake. When gluing you have to wait a for the glue adhesives to flash off the roof deck and the membrane. Meaning touching it and its sticky but none sticks to the finger. You’re looking at gas bubbles everywhere Glue was not dry enough to roll membrane on roof which creates gas bubbles. FYI so come silicone caulk is chunk! Always use a butyl caulk which is real rubber. Box stores now carry it Quad Caulk.

Thanks for sharing . Greatly appreciated!

Thanks for posting.

Thanks so much for posting this. If you dont make mistakes, you arent learning. Its just that most of us hide our mistakes: thanks for being so brave. Now watch me make an almighty cock-up with mine!

Really useful...Thanks

Check with your local pond store. The Firestone EPDM PondGard is basically the same membrane as the roofing EPDM GeoGard (or vice versa) but rebranded. They even use the same seaming products: Firestone QuickSeam splicing tape, QuickPrime primer, QuickSeam cover tape and Firestone lap sealant of AP sealant. Here's a response from a Firestone specialist when I asked what's the difference between GeoGard and RubberGard, "GeoGard was simply a change in brand or added branding for the geosynthetics market and adherence to ASTM standard as well as GRI standards.. Also, size of EPDM rolls reflect requirements for larger sections in geo applications. Pondgard was to be marketed to the landscape and backyard pond/Home Depot markets. I believe both have similar properties but GeoGard must be tested to meet ASTM D 7465 and min GRI."

Just replied to the skill builders comment but ive another question. did you do this all yourself or with help?

Good job

Omg man that’s not an air bubble that’s a major hazard! No joke your about to have a rough next year!

How long had this roof been installed at the making of this video?

You would put EPDM again?

How did you get rid of the ripples on the membrane by the way thanks for the video

You should of you tubed how to before hand, loads of decent professional clips. That wants ripping up an redoing properly with the correct adhesives and edging profiles.

These repairs are all wrong. Very temporary. For one thing, you can’t let silicon caulking touch EPDM. It eats away at it over time. There is special caulking that’s designed to be used with EPDM. All EPDM tapes MUST be used with EPDM primer or they will just peel off eventually. Where the EPDM goes over the top of the wall and hangs down on the outside, if there’s no metal cap to hold it down then you have to use termination bars attached to the wall with tap cons. Or at the very least attach the EPDM to the outer wall by fully adhering it to the wall using EPDM bonding adhesive, which is basically a glorified contact cement. Still not really right but better than nothing. None of the repairs you did will last for years. That’s a promise.

Corners are tough! Inside and outside corners! Here's a bunch of videos that may help someone with them: ru-vid.com?search_query=firestone+inside+corner+detail

Why not try a roofing supply store 😂😂😂

Wow 🙄

Lay it out flat at least 48 hours if possible. Use polyisocyinate board

Honestly I'm not a fan off EPDM .. but the issue here is poor fitting ! And the fitting starts with the substrate it's fitted too being correct. Then the right application off glue and the membrane being applied at the right time. If you do it yourself after watching online videos and reading manuals honestly how could you ever expect to fit it like a professional would ? 99% of the time it's not the product it's the installer...

Yeah, this was definitely all done wrong. Not bad for someone who doesnt know this product but it is definitely installed wrong. Lots of mistakes, and that wont be warranted by any of the manufacturers of epdm. Just being honest.

This looked ugly ass. Should’ve used a high performance mineral felt like starpol.

Horrible

Ugly Fucking roof Ipdm is great product Is what happened went people doesn’t want to pay the experts and they think they know everything