An epdm ballasted system offers an economical roof system that can be applied to many different types of buildings assuming the building structure and decking have been designed to hold the additional weight of the ballast.
Weight of ballasted epdm roof.
Can epdm be used on freezer applications.
Epdm roof membrane 90 mil fully adhered membrane only 0 56 lbs.
Ballast stone fractures and gets sharper over time which can puncture the membrane.
Epdm roof membrane 60 mil ballasted membrane and stone ballast only 10 75 20 lbs.
A properly professional installed well designed and constructed epdm roof will outperform almost any other roofing system.
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Insulation membrane fasteners and adhesive typical installation weight is less than 2 pounds per square foot 10 kg per square meter when 060 thick membrane typically weighing 1 3 pound per square foot or 1 6 kg per square meter is utilized.
Roof perimeters and penetrations are flashed in accordance with firestone specifications pdf.
Extremely difficult to find a leak in this system since the membrane is well hidden.
Using large panels measuring up to 50 feet by 200 feet the ballasted system provides fast coverage at a relatively low cost.
Drawbacks of a ballasted roof system.
There are over 150 variations of details available from carlisle syntec for epdm roofing systems.
Insulation membrane fasteners and adhesive typical installation weight is less than 2 pounds per square foot 10 kg per square meter when 060 thick membrane typically weighing 1 3 pound per square foot or 1 6 kg per square meter is utilized.
Durable enough to protect it.
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Flexible enough to cover any roof.
Installation is important when it comes to putting a single ply roofing system on a building.
After combining the weight of components i e.
With a versatile membrane that offers a variety of installation options including fully adhered ballasted or mechanically attached that deliver superior long term weather ability and wind uplift resistance.
1075 2000 lbs.
The ballasted system ballasted systems the workhorse of the three epdm roofing systems account for approximately 35 percent of epdm installations today.
Once completed the epdm membrane is held in place using one of the following materials as ballast with a minimum weight of 50 kg m.
Ballast stone traps a lot of dirt making patching difficult.
Gravel in form of round smooth river washed aggregate without broken pieces nominal 16 to 32 mm.
Light weight at only half a pound per square foot for 60 mil fully adhered membrane only epdm it s significantly lighter than your average asphalt shingle which weighs roughly 2 3lbs per square foot.
52 5 97 65 kg.
