How To Build A Leakproof Roof Hatch

However before i could make the sliding hatches i first had to make door.

How to build a leakproof roof hatch.

Roof hatch ideas vary as much as roofs do. Re shingle valleys valleys may need to be reshingled with new ice and water shield put in place. Hatches have to provide easy access whether you need it for maintenance or to access your rooftop garden or deck. The importance of building it right photo by russell kaye.

It was completely secure and sturdy. Then down from the roof into the extra 2 x 4s with the built in washer screws. 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. Sheathing goes down quickly on a roof that isn t sloped and thus provides some footing.

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. So of course that is what i wanted to build. They lock together along their long edges to form leak proof joints. 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.

A properly constructed epdm roof should last 40 or more years. Remove debris make sure your roof valleys are clear of debris. When your gutters are clogged water is not able to flow away from the edge of the roof. Making curve or doomed tops for the hatches is quite a bit more work than flat topped hatches.

Still leaf debris and organic matter that gets through the slats in the decking will build up on the rubber roof and hold moisture.