You can use 2x material laid flat or 4x material also as sleepers.
Floating deck over rubber roof.
Aluminum drip edge over the corner of the roof.
As a result many flat roofing decks have ponding situations where water pools for longer than 72 hours after a big rain storm.
Rooftop decking attaches to treated wood sleepers separated from the roofing by strips of epdm.
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On rubber built up and tar roofs this often results in leaks.
First you must make sure the roof is strong enough to support 55 lbs per square foot.
The ponding should have been addressed when the structure was built or when the roof was replaced.
These decks are often referred to as floating as they are not secured in place as a stand alone structure.
A properly constructed epdm roof should last 40 or more years.
Rubber roof deck flooring and roofing membranes places where rubber roofing membrane is used such as on flat roofs or roof top patios are often turned into awesome patio areas.
However i would highly recommend that you consider a that the epdm is lying flat on the roof subfloor without any sharp objects that can puncture the edpm once sleepers are laid over top and placed under load.
They are merely placed on top of another structure.
Guide a knife along it to trim the excess rubber.
You can do a floating deck and is really your only option.
Onto the board below.
If you already have one of these types of roofs you could potentially cover the existing roof with pvc vinyl decking on top of a flat hard surface but you re much better off taking the roof down and starting over with a high quality vinyl decking material.
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.
How vinyl waterproof decking benefits roof decks.
Seal the drip edge.
Drip edge protects the corner.