navegator wrote:
Have you considered placing a sheet of galvanized steel or aluminum, now that you have all this work done it should be worth the expense.
Aluminum roof with a coat of rubber to minimize the noise of rain?
navegator
I have not considered that. Most of the Epdm/TPO roofs are very thin, and not reinforced. If you grab it by a corner it is fairly easy to tear.
The TPO/Epdm that I am using is about 3 times thicker than what would normally be used on an rv. It is also reinforced with fiberglass in between the 2 layers which makes it very strong.
It is not possible to just "tear a piece off" of this stuff. Add to that, it is white on top, and it reflects sunshine very well.
In fact, when laying side by side, the white TPO is barely warm and very touchable in full sun. Black Epdm - ah yea, not so much. That gets very hot. Hot enough to burn you in a matter of seconds.
When it rains, the TPO helps dampen the sound as well.
This stuff is actually used on commercial buildings, and from what I've seen, holds up very well.
