Roof waterproofing

Roof Waterproofing of the garage serves to protect the interior of the garage from water penetration. Almost any roof structure, regardless of the roof covering, should be waterproofed and just to the maximum reduction in price of the garage roof, waterproofing may be waived.

In itself, the waterproofing execution a fairly simple and the costs depend on the type of waterproofing materials used. At the moment, are increasingly using various roofing underlay foil, and materials such as ruberoid are used less and less. For metal roofs (metal, metal roof shingles, etc.) the use of ruberoid is undesirable for such roofs is recommending by producers of roofing underlay foil, such as diffusion membrane underlay of the various manufacturers. Learn about the different kinds of waterproofing underlay foil see the Roofing underlay foil.

Mounting of waterproofing of the roof is conducted before the installation of roofing, and depending on the version of the garage roof, waterproofing foil can be packed to the roof timbers or on the lath. Please note that if roofing is bitumen shingles, then the solid roof lath is not necessary to mount waterproofing. Foil or ruberoid is placing from the bottom up with some overlap (100-150mm).

In the process of mounting, foil needs to attach with staples. Be important that underlay foil, should be well stretched (without re-tensioning), and lie flat without sagging, it is necessary to prevent accumulation of water.