How To Fit Rubber Roof Trims

When hammering in polytop pins to secure the sure edge flat roof trims use a direct hammering action to prevent slippage from the pin head resulting in denting to the sure edge flat roof trims.

How to fit rubber roof trims.

Fix in place using the supplied polypins. How to fit a rubber roof the devil is in the detail this separates a nice roof from a horrible one. Fit epdm rubber roofing on your own with the help of well trained professional roofing experts. Only apply glue to one side of the sure edge joining trims to prevent expansion and contraction from fracturing the sure edge product.

Elastoform is used to waterproof profiles in the roof shape which can not be achieved with the rubber membrane such as external corners. For corner details cut the top edge and also a v shape in the trough at the bottom edge of the trim. A few extra pennies on some click together trims a little bit of planning will result in a roof that will last you up to 50 years. Watch our diy videos for detailed instructions.

The tape should be a minimum of 150mm wide and extend from the chase out on to the deck and along the roof a minimum of 75mm 3. Use the tin snips to cut the trims to size. Be careful when using superglue not to overspill as it cannot be cleaned from the sure edge or epdm rubber roofing products. Cut elastofrom to size.

Cut elastoform tape to size. Bend the trims around the required angle. How to fit epdm edge trim. Butyl sealing tape needs to be applied to the underside of the trims at the fixing points to waterproof the fixing penetration.

Cut 9 elastoform to size allowing upstand height plus an extra 75mm on the length by 150mm on the width. Install a 2 x 1 batten to the roof perimeter level with roof deck. Trim any excess rubber with a sharp blade. Standard size of tape required 225mm x 150mm per end.

In this video we will show how to properly fit epdm edge trims as well as holding these in place with appropriate fixings. Cut elastoform to size.