How To Build A Deck On A Rubber Roof

Then run joists connecting the front of your roof with the rear every two feet along the length of your roof.

How to build a deck on a rubber roof. And it s inexpensive and easy to build using materials found at any home center. I tore everything up replaced the wood that needed it and built up the base and covered everything in epdm. Frame up a box the size of the outer dimensions of your deck using 2 by 4 inch lumber. Now unlike your backyard that may be unlevel when you re building a deck you can set your post and adjust your framing nice and level.

I am taking a 25x25 roof over a garage that was done in decking then tile and leaked. A properly constructed epdm roof should last 40 or more years. Step 1 build the frame of the roof on the ground. One of the challenges in building a deck on a roof like this that s unlevel is the deck needs to be level.

First you must make sure the roof is strong enough to support 55 lbs per square foot. Building a floating deck on an epdm rubber roof surface. Still leaf debris and organic matter that gets through the slats in the decking will build up on the rubber roof and hold moisture. By paul wa i have an interesting problem.

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. Here are the details in case you d like to build your own building a deck with a roof version. Several commercial waterproof deck systems are available to create a dry space under a deck but rune stactic of adding a roof to a deck seems to be just as effective.