How To Build A Leakproof Roof Hatch

Re shingle valleys valleys may need to be reshingled with new ice and water shield put in place.

How to build a leakproof roof hatch.

Sheathing goes down quickly on a roof that isn t sloped and thus provides some footing. Hatches have to provide easy access whether you need it for maintenance or to access your rooftop garden or deck. It was completely secure and sturdy. So of course that is what i wanted to build.

A properly constructed epdm roof should last 40 or more years. Raintight a perimeter frame and graduated spacer nailers are fastened beneath the deck joists so that the plane of the ceiling slopes slightly at least 1 4 inch per foot away from the house toward the joist header. Making curve or doomed tops for the hatches is quite a bit more work than flat topped hatches. Roof hatch ideas vary as much as roofs do.

But the horizontal lines of this 8 by 13 foot flat roof section at the cambridge tv project house make it vulnerable to heavy snow and pooling rainwater which is why it must be built to last. Remove debris make sure your roof valleys are clear of debris. Still leaf debris and organic matter that gets through the slats in the decking will build up on the rubber roof and hold moisture. Then down from the roof into the extra 2 x 4s with the built in washer screws.

When your gutters are clogged water is not able to flow away from the edge of the roof. To make the two sliding hatches i used some 5 mm plywood and some 1 x 4 inch pine boards i had on hand from a previous project. 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. However before i could make the sliding hatches i first had to make door.

What is of greatest importance safe and secure access to the roof and we shall look at the different options and some of the most popular types of access hatches.