How To Build A Leakproof Roof Hatch

A properly constructed epdm roof should last 40 or more years.

How to build a leakproof roof hatch.

Hatches have to provide easy access whether you need it for maintenance or to access your rooftop garden or deck. But the horizontal lines of this 8 by 13 foot flat roof section at the cambridge tv project house make it vulnerable to heavy snow and pooling rainwater which is why it must be built to last. Roof hatch ideas vary as much as roofs do. Still leaf debris and organic matter that gets through the slats in the decking will build up on the rubber roof and hold moisture.

It was completely secure and sturdy. 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. They lock together along their long edges to form leak proof joints. Then down from the roof into the extra 2 x 4s with the built in washer screws.

We mounted the frame put extra 2 x 4s of about the same length on the four sides of the frame then we drilled the drywall screws from the frame to the extra 2 x 4s. When your gutters are clogged water is not able to flow away from the edge of the roof. The importance of building it right photo by russell kaye. Making curve or doomed tops for the hatches is quite a bit more work than flat topped hatches.

Re shingle valleys valleys may need to be reshingled with new ice and water shield put in place. 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. So of course that is what i wanted to build. Remove debris make sure your roof valleys are clear of debris.

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