How Would You Replace Or Repair This Roof ?

AutumnWood Inc.

Any ideas on a reliable way to repair this roof... It is on mobile home, It is heated living space. The existing roof is a 3" snap lock structual roof panel (sunroom roof).. It is very flat only about 4" to 6" pitch for a 13' projection..... The outside wall is only 7' tall and cannot be lowered any... It leaks in the seams between the panels... And ice dammed this winter

We really want to tear off the sunroom roof, and frame a gable roof, and lay on the house roof..And shingle the new gable roof....... Is this the best option..... Any thoughts ?

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Brock

Gable with structural engineer's stamp for butt cover.

BTW are those reindeer tracks n the roof.

loneframer

Just to offer an option, we used a product that sprays on that is nothing more than spray on bedliner (Rhinoliner) called vortex. It can be built up to fill in hollows too. After application there is a rainbow of UV protective topcoats. May be tough to find someone in your area though. We used it for decks insted of fiberglass and resin.

Brock

What knd of warranty do you give with that app?

AutumnWood Inc.

Thank You, for the idea, I am a little leary of low sloped roofs and call backs...... but if you have any info on the product you are referring to, I will check into it....

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AutumnWood Inc.

Yeah .... I saw that too... I don't remember them when i was on the roof, but in the picture they kinda look like rabbit tracks ... I am not sure

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loneframer

I'm not sure on the warranty period, but I'll do some recon and get back to you. Stuff works great for shower and laundry room pans too. I believe it's a polyurethane/polyurea product. I know it holds up great for bedliners with no UV topcoat.

Brock

please do

loneframer

Are there structural headers over those windows, or are the walls SIPs too? You'd definitely get better pitch with a reverse A, than to run a shed roof from the main ridge if I'm looking at it correctly. Looks kike the A may work with the stovepope too, barely.

PA woodbutcher

Just watch how much weight you set on the perimeters of the tailer itself. They weren't made to take the kinda weight a truss or rafter system has. Consider freestanding. They are a PITA and look like hell, butit's better than the sides of the trailer hitting the ground. Other alternative would be to put some kind of foundation under the trailer.

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Tinstaafl

Gotta be the Michigan Roof Rabbit. Dang, they grow 'em big out there.

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Patrick

just roll it out and bring in a new one with a steeper roof

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Originally Posted by Celtic
Like I said...I'm sure you are very good at what you do ~ whatever that is and where ever it happens.

ScipioAfricanus

Frankly I wouldn't just walk away from this I would run...really really fast.

This piece of crap in snow country will never work right.

Andy.

AutumnWood Inc.

That is what I have been thinking, with work being slow it is hard to walk away though...

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Jake Stevens

I've done them with both rubber and Poly Glass and have had no problems.

bwalley

Use Seam tape on the seams or peal and stick over the entire roof.

The flashing where the sructural foam panel roof meets the existing roof needs some work as well.

In Florida 4"-6" of pitch would be plenty, but we do not get snow, so I don't know if the roof is made to handle a snow load.

How do you guys figure the snow load on a low sloped roof?

AutumnWood Inc.

I am not sure this was to code... ? ... I don't honestly Know if the code changes for low slopes... Up here it changes the further north you go
We are at 30 pds. per sq ft. I believe

I have used peal and seal from MFM and they always seem to leak eventually. The seams are already covered in peal and seal

Thanks

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AutumnWood Inc.

Do you have any more info, on what you think would be the best one.
I would like to look into it ..........

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roof-lover

There is slope all the way untill it hits the load bearing wall.
Then it is puddling on that bottem 2foot.

I think the polyglass is a pretty good suggestion.

It is a peel in stick.
Two different rolls. First roll is smooth and has measurements written all over it. 2sq a roll.
Second roll is granulated. 1 sq a roll
Probably less than 500 total for that material.

This would solve the problem.

Main roof is a big problem too.
Never should you use architect shingles on that pitch.
Nails should be rusted and roof should be failing soon regardless of its new looking age.

I would suggest installing a standing seam metal roof over the top of it.

PS. yeah, i am curious what animal made those tracks...
They are kind of big.