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Rubber Roll roofing is an inexpensive alternative to copper commonly used on flat or low slope roves. However, finding such inevitable pinhole leaks is often a daunting task that presents itself once notable water damage has already occurred. Rubber Roll Roofing is an inexpensive option for flat and low slop roofing. The two major draw backs to rubber roll roofing are first the unattractive look of rubber and secondly that pinhole punctures in a rubber roof can be extremely difficult to locate. Rubber roofs are very common in commercial flat roof applications.
Note the lead coated copper detailing on parapet walls.
Here are two examples of rubber roofing used in a residential application.
Failures or PinHole Leaks are not uncommon in the rubber roofing world. |
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