Help with Roof

Bumpyroad wrote:

dbmead99 wrote:


Appreciate the response. I think I need to cut the old material off because I can't get it to lay flat otherwise. If I could get it lay flat, I would probably just try and do a small patch along the front edge to get it to go back under the cap, then along the rip. I fought with it about 2 hours yesterday trying to smooth it out and wasn't successful.

So, that is why I was just going to trim it back, then overlap with a new smooth piece up to and under the cap.

I should add, I am going to try and take pics tomorrow for insurance purposes, so I may try and attach them in a future post.

if you can't get the old material to lie flat, why do you think the new stuff would work?
bumpy

Well, that is a good question that made me think a bit, and not sure I can answer but will try.

The old material clearly got torn, and whipped around in the wind. In the process it seems to have gotten stretch in different directions that are creating wrinkles going different ways. My best comparison is kind of like when you pull saran wrap off the roll, and one it comes off and starts wrinkling it is darn near impossible to smooth out. I know these aren't the same material, just making the comparison.

Compared to the new material, which I assume will either be folder, or better yet in a roll. If it is a roll, it should be easy enough to apply a bit of adhesive, roll forward, apply more, repeat.

There isn't anything wrong with the wafer board roof substrate that would cause bumps or wrinkles. The only there is that it is still somewhat tacky from the prior glue.