In fact when you think of rooftop flooring you probably think of a rooftop deck.
Floating roof top wood deck.
Building a floating deck on an epdm rubber roof surface.
Unlike real wood composite deck tiles won t attract bugs and decompose over time.
Ipe is a stable low flexing high structural strength exotic hardwood.
Rooftop decking attaches to treated wood sleepers separated from the roofing by strips of epdm.
It requires little to no care.
If building a floating deck is too expensive for you it is not cheap about 12 sq.
A reliable roofing approved waterproof membrane may be the most essential component to extend the lifetime performance for flat roof deck assemblies designed as floating or pedestal systems.
I am taking a 25x25 roof over a garage that was done in decking then tile and leaked.
I tore everything up replaced the wood that needed it and built up the base and covered everything in epdm.
Tiles are made of 8 air dried wood face slats held together with 3 hardwood runners affixed with stainless steel screws.
They are merely placed on top of another structure.
By paul wa i have an interesting problem.
A properly constructed epdm roof should last 40 or more years.
This independently tested modular pedestal deck system allows rooftop decks to be installed quickly and easily without damaging expensive roofing systems.
Install tiles to resurface worn out decks concrete slabs porches walkways balconies roof tops or patios.
These decks are often referred to as floating as they are not secured in place as a stand alone structure.
Floating or pedestal roof deck assemblies can be an ideal low maintenance deck surface on high traffic areas when properly installed.
Building a deck over a flat roof is very similar to building a deck over a concrete patio.
It s best to build the wooden deck in removable sections for cleaning and maintenance of the rubber roof and repair of the membrane if ever needed.
I ll be reviewing the bison products pedestal and deck tile system on this episode of the build show.
Interlocking ipe wood deck tiles.
First you must make sure the roof is strong enough to support 55 lbs per square foot.
Deck tiles are one of the more expensive ways to deck out a rooftop pun intended but it sure does look nice.