How to repair a garage roof with your own hands - possible options and materials. Repairing a garage roof with soft roofing materials How to patch a garage roof

The roof is one of the most important components of any building... Regardless of whether it is built on a respectable cottage or on an ordinary garage, the roof should fulfill its main function: to protect the interior from the effects of adverse environmental factors. As the roof is used, its individual elements wear out, and there is a need for repairs.

The most common defect is the penetration of moisture and atmospheric precipitation through a damaged coating. This can cause damage to the vehicle, mold and mildew growth on the interior walls.

It is better to schedule renovation work on a sunny warm day.

Varieties of garage roofs

The garage can hardly be called a large-scale construction, but its roof is created and subsequently repaired mainly according to the principles similar to the principles of arranging and repairing the roofs of large houses. A distinctive feature is the installation of two types of roofs in garages:

Mono-pitched- for its overlap, in most cases, deposited materials are used. It is also possible to use a metal profile or slate (with an appropriate slope).
Gable- with this type of roofing material is selected depending on the capabilities and taste of the developer. The same types of coatings are used, except for roll ones, plus bituminous (soft) tiles or metal tiles.

Determining the cause of the leak

There are several criteria for determining the cause of a leak. On their basis, a more or less experienced person can understand what exactly should be repaired.

If a leak is formed during rain, this indicates a violation of the tightness at the joints of the roofing material or the presence of damage.
If a leak occurs regardless of weather conditions, this fact indicates the penetration of water into the insulation layer. In many cases, such a leak is the result of minor damage to the roofing or certain waterproofing problems.
If traces of leaks appear in the area of the eaves at the beginning of the spring season or during a thaw, this indicates a malfunction in the drainage system: in most cases it freezes over. A leak of this nature may also indicate the ingress of foliage and other debris into the funnels of the drainpipes, which leads to their clogging.

Before starting repair work, the roof should be carefully inspected both from the outside and from the inside, from the attic side.

With particular care, it is necessary to inspect the points of adhesion to the chimneys, the rest of the communications with access to the roofing surface, the ridge part.

After determining the reasons for the leak, their size, specific location, an estimate of the repair work is drawn up.

Repair estimate

When drawing up an estimate, it is necessary to take into account all possible factors:

general scale of repair work;
costs for the purchase of all types of materials;
buying or renting the necessary equipment;
payment for the work of builders (if necessary).

The indispensable components of the estimate are:

Calculation of the entire roofing area.
The presence of a drainage system and its design.

The estimate for the repair work is directly dependent on the specific type of roofing (for example: the price of tiles is much higher than the price of slate). The color of the material and the manufacturer are also important.

If the rafter system is damaged, the document should contain items regarding the purchase of materials for the repair of the rafter system.

The volume and complexity of the repair work is determined by the geometry of the slopes and their number... When carrying out calculations, additional and component elements should be taken into account.

If a major, and not partial, repair is required, the estimate should include the cost of purchasing and replacing heat and waterproofing materials, as well as work to increase the fire resistance of the entire structure.

You should also take into account the costs of delivering the necessary materials, tools and equipment to the site of restoration work.

Roof preparation for work

First of all, it is necessary to remove the debris accumulated on the roof. In this case, special attention should be paid to cleaning problematic unreliable areas. In many cases, after a thorough inspection of the roof, it turns out that there is no need for a complete replacement of the roof and can be limited to partial repairs.

Worn out places should be cut out with an ax. In the future, they will need to be patched up using new material.

The main ways to repair a garage roof are:

repair with hot bitumen;
repairs using soft materials - in most cases, roll materials: roofing material, glass insulation, bikrost, etc.;
repair using rigid materials for the roof (slate, tiles, corrugated board).

If the roofing is soft, then small cracks, swelling, damage on the surface are prepared for the subsequent repair in the following way: the surface of the coating in the damaged area is cut crosswise, after which the edges are bent around and pressed against the roof. The resulting hole is thoroughly cleaned and dried using a gas burner or hair dryer. After that, repair work can begin.

Repairing a garage roof with hot bitumen

When planning roof repairs using hot bitumen, some materials and tools must be prepared in advance. You will need:

half a bag of bitumen;
bucket;
ladder;
rope;
metal hook (to make it convenient to lift the bucket);
bricks (for barbecue);
gasoline and firewood for making a fire;
brush (for cleaning problem areas of the roof from dirt);
gloves.

After complete cleaning of the roof, it is necessary to create a brazier and light a fire to warm up a bucket of bitumen. When it becomes plastic enough, you can start pouring.

The bucket should be lifted to the roof and hot bitumen should be poured into problem areas. In this case, you should give him direction with a wooden board. In a similar way, you can patch individual leaks or treat the entire surface.

Local repair

To carry out local repairs, it is necessary to cut off pieces of roofing material, the size corresponding to the area of the formed envelope.
The holes made are coated with bituminous mastic. You can use molten resin instead. It must be ensured that the holes are completely filled with bitumen. Under this condition, the likelihood of leakage will be minimal.
The cut piece of roofing material is placed inside the envelope, like a patch, and then pressed tightly. On top, an additional layer of resin or mastic must be laid.
After that, the cut edges of the old layer should be returned to their place and pressed against the adhesive surface.
The next step is to stick one more patch: in size, it should be larger than the repaired area by about 15-20 cm on each side.

For greater reliability, you can put another layer of mastic on top.

Repair of a soft roof of a garage

Required materials and tools
Before going to the hardware store, it is better to make a list of the necessary materials and tools in advance.

The main thing to stock up on is the material for waterproofing. The best option is roofing felt. This bituminous material has several advantages:

perfectly glued;
retains water for a long time;
available in terms of price.

For gluing roofing material, it must be thoroughly warmed up. This requires a propane burner. An alternative option is also possible - a blowtorch: it will cost less, but it will take much longer to warm up the roofing material due to the relative weakness of the flame.

The burner will also require a filled gas bottle.

Other tools necessary for the work:

ladder to climb the garage roof;
rope (to lift tools and rolls of roofing material);
a broom or broom for cleaning the roof from branches, leaves, other debris before sticking roofing material;
tape measure for accurate selection of material sizes;
an assembly or boot knife for cutting roofing material (for convenience, a metal ruler or other object can be applied along the cutting line);
resin or bitumen for greasing joints.

Roofing material gluing process

When repairing a roof with roofing material, you must adhere to certain rules.

The waterproofing material must be completely and deeply heated with a burner. It is not worth saving on fuel. It is necessary to warm up the corners with special care: if this rule is not followed, they eventually peel off or do not stick at all from the very beginning, which is fraught with the accumulation of water and moisture in the non-glued parts, further freezing and the formation of a leak in the waterproofing material.
The damaged old coating can not be removed, but left in place, however, all water and air pockets must first be eliminated, since in the future in these places the new waterproofing material may peel off. Bonding a new layer on top of an old one has one obvious advantage: in this case, it is possible to achieve optimal adhesion of surfaces, since the adhesion of materials that are homogeneous in composition and structure is much higher than the adhesion of concrete floor slabs and roofing material.
In one pass, the roofing material should be heated to such an area that can be glued in one turn of the roofing material roll.
When handling a propane burner, you must follow the safety rules, as it produces temperatures up to about 600 degrees.
After thoroughly warming up the material, it is turned with the foot one turn, and the herringbone is smoothed in different directions (similar to the smoothing of wallpaper).

Bonding is done with light pressure on the material. In a similar way, you should go along the entire length of the garage roof.

When working with roofing material, professional roofers adhere to the fundamental principle: at the joints of the material sheets, an overlap of 15 cm must be observed along the length.

If, before the repair, the old waterproofing layer was partially or completely eliminated, then the concrete floor slabs must be treated with a bituminous primer before gluing the new layer in order to better perform the gluing process.

The device of a waterproofing coating near the deflectors of the water inlets (if available on the roof of the garage) has some peculiarities. In these places, the waterproofing material should be laid in several layers (two or three), and in squares. This measure is necessary to strengthen these places and increase resistance to external factors.

Rigid roof repair

The term "rigid roof" includes the following materials: metal, folded, regular, profiled sheets, ceramic and metal tiles.

Due to the hardness and stability of the material, such roofs rarely need to be repaired.

However, such a need sometimes arises.

The specific repair methods depend on the type of roofing.

If it is necessary to overhaul a folded roof, you should use a special tool - a comb bend, or a frame. With its help, the adjacent sheets are fastened and folded into a fold. There are also electromechanical models nowadays.

If the holes are insignificant, they can be repaired by sealing with zinc-coated steel patches.

In case of large damage to the seam roofing, it is necessary to dismantle the defective sheets and replace them with new ones.

To increase the aesthetic and protective qualities of the coating, it is better to paint the roof after completion of the work.

The restoration of corrugated board also consists in a complete replacement of sheets or patching in problem areas.

In the presence of minor holes (they are also called fistulas), they are repaired with tow soaked in heated bitumen.

After laying it, the damaged area should be filled with bitumen mastic.

For small defects, you can use red lead putty.

If the holes are larger (up to 20 cm), patches of roofing material or burlap are applied.

During the installation of the patches, they must be made several centimeters larger than the hole itself. The coating near the damaged area should be thoroughly cleaned with an iron brush and then coated with hot bitumen.

After that, roofing material or a piece of burlap is applied to the hole. Depending on the size of the damage, the patch should be applied in one or two layers.

The last step is to thoroughly coat the patch with bitumen mastic.

The coating can be seriously damaged if the garage roof has not been repaired in a long time.

In this case, the lining should be cut out of the roofing iron, and then nailed to the frame. This measure is necessary to prevent sagging of the patch.

If the roof covering is ceramic tiles, then its repair consists in replacing damaged tiles with new ones. When the frame is weakened (for one reason or another), it is also necessary to strengthen it.

The main defect of a metal roofing garage is corrosion, as well as the penetration of rainwater at the points of attachment of sheets to the rafters.

In this case, you can limit yourself to local repairs.

The damaged areas are cleaned, and the holes are sealed with tow soaked in bitumen, after which the damaged areas are coated with several layers of bitumen mastic.

In case of extensive damage, it is better to completely replace the coating or sheet of metal.

Required tools: jigsaw, screwdriver, measuring tape.

Since a standard garage is six meters long, and a sheet of metal tile is more than 1 meter, 6 sheets are required on each side.

The metal tile is mounted from the bottom up. Fastening is carried out using self-tapping screws with a rubber washer.

The first sheet is attached to the top of the roof in the middle with a self-tapping screw. Fastening is carried out from the middle towards the edges.

The next sheet is overlapped (one wave will be enough). If the protective coating of the sheet is damaged, these areas are covered with paint to prevent the appearance of rust.

CONCLUSIONS:

Any roof over time begins to need repair.
The most common defect in roofing is the formation of leaks.
Garage roofs are single or gable. For each type, select the appropriate roofing material.
Before starting work, it is necessary to determine the locations and causes of leaks.
On the basis of the identified flaws, an estimate of the repair work is drawn up.
Before starting the repair, the roof surface must be prepared for work.
There are three repair methods: hot bitumen, soft roofing materials, and hard coverings.
In advance, you should prepare tools and purchase materials.
With minor leaks, you can limit yourself to local repairs.
Major damage requires major repairs.
The most commonly used waterproofing material for repairs is roofing felt.
Rigid roofing is highly durable and rarely needs repair.
The method of rebuilding the hard cover depends on the specific roofing material.

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The garage is the second home. At least for a man. And if the wife maintains order in the apartment, then the husband deals with rearrangements, cleaning and repairs in the garage. True, often the matter is not limited to the usual washing of floors, you have to repair the floor, and the gates, and even repair the roof of the garage on your own. Well, how else! There must be order in everything! It is about the roof and how to patch holes on it with your own hands that will be discussed in this article.

Garage roof repair methods

In fact, one or another method of repairing a garage roof depends on the building itself, the type of roof and the degree of wear and tear of the structure. As a rule, in private households, where the garage is separate from the house itself, inexpensive roofing materials with a long service life are used. These are corrugated board, metal tiles, flexible tiles and ondulin. Collective garages are unlikely to be covered with corrugated board or tiles; soft materials on a bitumen basis will be more appropriate here.

In this regard, there are three ways to repair a roof in a garage:

With hot bitumen
Using soft roofing materials
With the help of corrugated board or shingles

Roof preparation for repair work

First of all, it is necessary to determine the degree of wear of the roof and identify those elements that require replacement. In addition, you should stock up on special equipment and some free time. The fastest repair of the garage roof is carried out using sheet and roll materials, but with piece (tiles, for example) you will have to tinker. See for yourself: one sheet of corrugated board can cover up to 9 square meters of surface, and a sheet of flexible tiles - 0.14 square meters. It turns out that in order to cover all the same 9 sq.m. you will have to fix 63 shingles on the roof surface, and this will take a lot of time and effort.

So, before starting repair work, remove all debris from the roof and especially thoroughly clean the most problematic places. Examine the roof carefully, perhaps everything is not so bad and you can restrict yourself to only patches, and not a complete replacement of the roof. If the old materials are still suitable, then simply cut out the holes with an ax in those places that you consider problematic - in the future you will patch them up and thereby return the roof to its former reliability.

If the roof of your garage was covered with soft roofing materials such as roofing felt, then you may notice cracks or bulges on its surface. Such defects must be eliminated even before repair. To do this, take a sharp knife and cut the blemish crosswise. Bend the resulting triangles so that they do not puff up and do not interfere with you freely move around the roof, and thoroughly clean all their "insides" from dust and debris. Later, you will fill these holes with bitumen, thereby preventing leakage.

Repairing a garage roof with hot bitumen

Having decided to repair the garage roof with your own hands using hot bitumen, you will have to stock up on:

bitumen - ½ bag
a bucket - which is not a pity
rope - to lift the bucket to the roof
stairs - otherwise how do you go up to the garage
metal hook - for convenient lifting of the bucket
firewood and gasoline - for making a fire
bricks - for the construction of "barbecue"
with a brush - for cleaning problem areas from dirt
gloves.

After clearing the roof of the garage from debris and dirt, start heating the bitumen. To do this, you need to kindle a fireplace and build something that looks like a barbecue grill - you put a bucket of bitumen on it. When the material warms up and becomes plastic, you can start pouring it.

Lift the bucket to the roof and fill the problem areas with hot bitumen, guiding the material with a wooden board. You can "patch" the entire surface in this way, but you can only those flaws that are a source of leakage during rain. Spill the holes you cut through especially carefully. Make sure that the bitumen fills them to the top, leaving no chance for water.

Repair of a garage roof with soft roofing materials

Roofing material and bikrost belong to soft roofing materials. The first is laid on the bitumen mastic, the second is fused with a gas burner. Accordingly, we can conclude that bikrost is much easier to install, because you do not have to fiddle with mastic.

Roofing material

Repairing the roof of the garage with roofing felt is also not difficult. If you decide that you do not need a major overhaul with a complete replacement of the roof, then just cut out a few pieces of roofing material and cover the cut holes with it. The cut must fully match the size of the holes, otherwise all the work will be down the drain.

First, resin or bitumen mastic is applied inside the hole. Then a piece of roofing material is laid, and on top is another layer of bitumen. You do not need to wait for drying, but you must immediately return the bent triangles to their place. Now all that remains is to patch up the resulting cuts with one more patch. The main thing is that the size of the piece is several centimeters larger than the damaged area. On top of the patch, apply an additional layer of mastic - this way you will achieve the desired result more likely.

The next step (if, of course, you decide to completely cover the roof) is to completely waterproof the roof with roofing felt. The panels are laid on the tar layer, which must be applied in parts as the work progresses. The strips of roofing material are overlapped by 10-15 centimeters. If bubbles appear during installation, they are cut with a knife, and the cuts are pressed tightly to the roof surface and additionally coated with tar.

Pay particular attention to where your garage roof connects to adjacent roofs. As a rule, cracks and delamination of old materials form at these joints.

With the help of roofing material, a single, almost solid, canvas is created that prevents moisture from penetrating into the room. In most cases, one layer of material is enough, while a double carpet is arranged in cases where either the operating conditions are quite difficult or the weather conditions leave much to be desired.

The cost of repairing a garage roof with roofing material will be about 500-600 rubles. This amount includes the roofing material itself (210-300 rubles per roll of 10-15 meters), resin or bitumen - 100 rubles per bag and improvised materials (if there are none in your arsenal).

Bikrost

With bikrost, everything is much easier, because this material does not require the use of bitumen mastic or tar. For its installation, a gas burner is used, and it is attached to the roof surface using a special layer of oxidized bitumen, which quickly and easily adheres to the base.

Roll out the roll gently 50-60 centimeters. Heat the seamy side with a gas burner and press this piece to the roof surface with a T-stick. Standing with your feet on a fresh roof, roll out the roll another half a meter and reheat the inside out with a burner. The second strip should be overlapped from the first 7-8 centimeters.

Thus, to repair a standard roof of a city garage, you will need only an hour and a half, while with roofing felt or bitumen it will take much longer. True, in the case of using bikrost to repair the garage roof, the price of this repair itself will increase from 500 rubles to 1500 rubles, since the material to be welded is much more expensive than roofing material.

Repair of a garage roof using corrugated board and metal tiles

In private households, the garage is usually a separate building. The roof of such a structure is usually made of rigid roofing materials such as corrugated board, flexible tiles or metal tiles. Replacing a damaged sheet of corrugated board will not be difficult, but sometimes there are situations when you need to completely replace the roof.

Corrugated board

To do this, you need a circular saw, tape measure and screwdriver. The slope of a freestanding garage consists of solid sheets of corrugated board that will not grow in length, as, for example, in the case of metal tiles. The overlap in this case will be lateral, so one wave will be enough. Since the width of one sheet is slightly more than a meter, then for a standard garage with a length of 5 meters, five sheets of corrugated board will be needed.

Install the first sheet in one of the upper corners using a screwdriver, but do not immediately fasten it "tightly". Next, fix two more sheets and check the alignment of the roof ridge line with the edges of the sheets. After all the sheets have been aligned, secure them completely. The upper and lower parts of the corrugated board are fixed through the wave, and its middle - in a checkerboard pattern.

Metal tile

The metal tile is attached from the bottom up. Its fastening is carried out using self-tapping screws equipped with a rubber gasket (you can buy them, or you can do it yourself). The sheets of tile are overlapped, and for their reliable fixation, there are special latches in the upper and lower parts of the sheet. In principle, everything is quick and simple, however, the cost of the tiles is quite high, which means that you will have to pay a considerable amount to repair the roof of your garage. But how beautiful she will be!

Summing up, I would like to note that no matter what method of roof repair you choose, you still have dangerous work - the height of the garage is about 2 meters and if you break out of there, you can break all your bones. Be careful and careful - caution has not hurt anyone yet.

Violation of the integrity of the roofing of the garage sooner or later turns into leaks, serious destruction of the materials of the roofing, the appearance of dampness and mold inside the room. Ultimately, the vehicle and other property stored in the garage may be damaged. In order to repair the garage roof with your own hands to give the desired result, you need to choose the optimal work technology.

Preparing to repair the roof of the garage

At the preparatory stage, you should carefully examine the surface of the roof. Based on the type of damage, the following measures are taken:

local repair (individual damage is eliminated);
restoration of the coating (filling numerous small cracks with bitumen material over the entire surface area or laying a new outer layer);
overhaul (replacement of the entire roofing cake with its high degree of wear).

Before starting repair work, it is important to thoroughly clean the roof surface of debris and dirt and dry it well. Roof repairs should be scheduled for dry, warm, but not hot weather.

Local repair of the garage roof

Local damage to the roofing carpet of flat garage roofs includes:

individual cracks;
swelling of the coating;
breaks on the surface of the coating;
delamination at seams, etc.

Damaged areas must be thoroughly cleaned of dirt and dried... For this purpose, the places of breaks are opened with a cruciform incision ("envelope"), the cracks widen. Small damaged areas can also be cut out with an ax, making a rectangular "window" to a depth of 3-4 layers of roofing carpet.

For local repair of a roof made of roofing material or materials to be welded, bitumen is used, which requires heating, or ready-made cold mastic, as well as a material similar to the top layer of the coating.

Cold bitumen mastic for local repairs is most suitable for sealing deep cracks and minor damage. It can also be used to apply patches. Heated bitumen resin is poured into any damaged areas, including cracks and cut "windows", while it is important to ensure that the resin penetrates into the most distant and hard-to-reach areas.

In order to repair the damaged area, opened by the "envelope", it is necessary to use patches. The first of them is cut to the size of the "envelope" and placed inside on the base, well coated with bitumen. The bent edges of the coating must also be thoroughly coated with bitumen and pressed tightly to the surface. The outer patch should extend beyond the edges of the area to be repaired by 150-200 mm. It is laid on a layer of bituminous mastic or heated resin, smoothed tightly.

The bulges of the outer coating must be cut, let out air, smeared with mastic and pressed firmly. Seams that have lost their tightness are cleaned of old mastic, dried, and re-glued with bituminous material.

If the surface of the repaired area is covered with bitumen, it is recommended to pour a layer of sand on top to protect the bitumen material from ultraviolet radiation. UV radiation makes the bitumen brittle, which shortens the life of the repaired roof.

Restoration of the garage cover

A flat garage roof covered with an affordable roofing felt requires regular inspection, even if there are no leaks. This material ages over time and can become covered with a network of shallow cracks. To prevent more serious damage, it is required to create a high quality waterproofing top layer of the roofing carpet.

In order to extend the life of the roofing carpet for several years without significant financial costs, it is recommended to seal cracks with bitumen resin. The technology of work is quite simple: the heated resin is poured onto the roof surface and leveled using suitable tools. The bituminous material fills in micro-cracks and creates a waterproof coating.

A more durable and functional finish can be achieved with a cold applied bitumen mastic. This material is a refined petroleum bitumen with various additives that increase the strength and elasticity of the material, reduce brittleness, and ensure the resistance of the coating to temperature extremes.

Such an insulating material will reliably protect the roof from moisture and subsequent biological destruction of the underlays of the roofing carpet. When repairing with mastic, the surface must be clean and dry. The working composition of cold application is leveled with a brush or spatula. After drying, a layer of mastic turns into a strong, durable coating, completely impervious to moisture.

Laying the outer covering

If the roof carpet is in good enough condition, but the outer layer has undergone serious wear and tear, a new outer decking is sufficient for a quality repair. First, it is necessary to eliminate all existing local damage by filling in the gaps and cracks with bitumen mastic, removing the bulges. It is important to clean the surface with high quality, removing old mastic and dirt, as well as dry the coating well.

Classic roofing felt or weld-on roofing material can be used as an external coating. It is much easier to repair a garage roof with Bikrost or other roll-on weldable material, since you do not need to use molten resin, but in this case, the financial costs of repairs are noticeably higher.

Laying roofing material on the roof of the garage

Roofing material is installed on a layer of tar (molten bitumen). The resin needs to be heated over an open fire in a tin bucket to the consistency of thick sour cream. The rolled material must be rolled out at least a day before laying so that it straightens out - this will simplify installation and significantly reduce the likelihood of air bubbles.

Sections of the roof are covered with resin as work progresses with the roll material. Roofing material strips are required to be mounted with an overlap of 100-150 mm, carefully coating the joint with resin.

During the installation process, air bubbles may appear under the already installed cover. In these places, it is required to make an incision with a knife, press the material tightly to the base, and then coat the incision well with bitumen. Using roofing material, you can create a high-quality waterproof canvas that can reliably protect the garage. If the covering is mounted over an old roofing cake, it is sufficient to lay it in one layer.

Installation of hardfacing

Fusion-bonded roll roofing is laid using a gas burner. On the back of the material there is a special layer of oxidized bitumen. When heated, it quickly and efficiently adheres to the prepared base.

At the beginning of work, carefully roll out the roll to 500-600 mm. Warm up the wrong side with a gas burner, and then press the material to the surface with a T-shaped stick. Then the roll is rolled out another half meter and the operation is repeated. The next strip is mounted with an overlap of 70-80 mm over the first one.

The weak point of the garage roof is the joints of the roof with the neighboring ones. It is at these joints that material delamination, cracks and ruptures occur in the first place. During repairs, special attention should be paid to these edges of the coating.

Overhaul of the garage roof

When overhauling the roof, the old roofing carpet must be completely removed from the garage roof. The base of the roof is cleaned of debris and, if necessary, leveled with a screed. The roof carpet of a flat roof of a garage should consist of five layers, made of roll materials.

The lining layers are mounted from a non-covering material (lining roofing felt, glassine) - there is no protective dressing on its outer side, which ensures the most dense and reliable adhesion of the layers.

For the installation of the top layer, a cover material is necessarily used, equipped with an outer layer of refractory bitumen with a dressing that provides protection against mechanical damage and ultraviolet radiation. The dressing can be coarse, fine or dusty.

The installation technology of the roofing carpet is selected based on the characteristics of the materials used. This can be laid on molten bitumen or using a gas burner. It is important to install the strips of the covering of the upper layers with a shift relative to the lower so that the joints do not coincide - this guarantees the creation of a reliable waterproof roof covering.

Before installing the roofing carpet, the base of the garage roof must be treated with tar, heated bitumen or a mixture of them. This will ensure high adhesion of the roofing material and increase the reliability of the coating.

You can repair the garage roof alone, but it is recommended to work with a partner, especially when it comes to laying roofing material on tar. In addition, safety rules should be followed as:

an open flame is used to prepare the resin and when working with a gas burner;
work is carried out at a height of about two meters - falling from it is fraught with fractures, including life-threatening ones.

In order for the repaired roofing to last as long as possible, it is important to strictly observe the work technology and use high-quality materials.

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Garage roof repair methods

In this regard, there are three ways to repair a roof in a garage:

With hot bitumen
Using soft roofing materials
With the help of corrugated board or shingles

Roof preparation for repair work

Repairing a garage roof with hot bitumen

Having decided to repair the garage roof with your own hands using hot bitumen, you will have to stock up on:

bitumen - ½ bag
a bucket - which is not a pity
rope - to lift the bucket to the roof
stairs - otherwise how do you go up to the garage
metal hook - for convenient lifting of the bucket
firewood and gasoline - for making a fire
bricks - for the construction of "barbecue"
with a brush - for cleaning problem areas from dirt
gloves.

Repair of a garage roof with soft roofing materials

Pay particular attention to where your garage roof connects to adjacent roofs. As a rule, cracks and delamination of old materials form at these joints.

Repair of a garage roof using corrugated board and metal tiles

Corrugated board

Install the first sheet in one of the upper corners using a screwdriver, but do not immediately fasten it "tightly". Next, fix two more sheets and check the alignment of the roof ridge line with the edges of the sheets. After all the sheets have been aligned, secure them completely. The upper and lower parts of the corrugated board are fastened through the wave, and its middle - in a checkerboard pattern.

Metal tile

Summing up, I would like to note that no matter what method of repairing the roof you choose, you still have dangerous work - the height of the garage is about 2 meters and if you break out of there, you can break all your bones. Be careful and careful - caution has not hurt anyone yet.

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Garage roof repair - how to restore the tightness of the roof covering?

The role of a garage roof is most often a flat or low-slope single-pitched roof structure, which often suffers from leaks, stagnant water and breakdowns of the waterproofing coating by gusts of wind. Therefore, it needs regular maintenance and periodic restoration. It seems to an inexperienced master that only a professional can do this task, however, using modern roofing materials, it is quite possible to repair the garage roof with your own hands. In this article, we will tell you how to inexpensively restore the tightness of the roof using roofing material, mastic or corrugated board.

Damage types

The garage roof has special properties due to the small slope of the slopes, due to which it is more susceptible to leaks and damage than steep gable structures. Standard materials for the construction of outbuildings are roofing material, corrugated board, slate, that is, products that are inexpensive, but have a long service life. Repair of the garage roof is necessary if the following defects are found on its surface:

Cracks. Roofing material, mastic and membrane roofs, after several repetitions of freezing and thawing cycles, become covered with cracks through which moisture and cold air can seep.
Tears of the roofing sheet. As a result of a strong wind load, roofing materials can fall off the roof sheathing, exposing the rafter system of the structure, as a result of which the insulation and wooden frame elements become wet.
Mechanical damage. The blows of branches, stones, debris, the impact of snow load lead to a violation of the integrity of the garage roof. This entails leaks and deformation of the structure.

Important! The roof structure serves as the first protective barrier between a person's home and the outdoor environment, which sometimes behaves aggressively. Roofing material, corrugated board, slate and bitumen mastic are reliable, but not eternal materials, therefore, garage roof repairs are performed once every 2-3 seasons.

Repair types

If the roof structure has lost its tightness, it is necessary to repair the garage roof with your own hands. Usually this operation is performed once a season after a regular autumn inspection of the condition of the rays. After conducting a detailed audit of the roof, you can assess the condition of the waterproofing materials and choose what type of restoration is required:

Point. If small cracks, foci of rust and other single damage are found on the surface of the garage roof, then it needs spot repair. Roofing material can be patched up with patches, the cracks can be covered with mastic.
Partial. If the damage is of a more extensive nature, then the roof is restored with the help of partial repairs. The damaged upper layers of the roofing cake are removed, and new waterproofing materials are laid in their place - roofing material, roofing membranes, corrugated board or ondulin.
Complete. In the event that the garage roof is in a deplorable state, then only a complete reconstruction can restore its tightness. For this, a complete dismantling of the roofing is performed and the frame is overlapped with a new roofing pie.

Many inexperienced craftsmen are wondering how to repair a garage roof on their own at a minimum cost. However, experienced roofers claim that it is advisable to carry out spot and partial repairs if the area of damage does not exceed 15-25% of the roof area.

Repair sequence

Modern roofing materials with light weight and high waterproofing ability allow repairing garage roofs without dismantling the old coating. But for the restoration of the waterproofing layer, it is important that the roof truss frame maintains its integrity and high bearing capacity. In order for the results of repairing the garage roof to be satisfactory and have a long-term effect, the reconstruction of the roof structure is carried out in the following sequence:

It is necessary to check the condition of the rafter frame. There should be no mold or rot on wooden structural elements. If defects are found, then they need to be eliminated: replace broken rafters, reinforce deformed areas. It will not be superfluous to treat the frame with an antiseptic composition.
Then the roof covering should be removed partially or completely. If roofing material was used to cover the garage roof, then only the upper layers can be removed. If there are no bulges and bubbles on the roof surface, then the old coating can be left as a lining, and a new waterproofing material can be laid on it.
The surface of the roof must be cleaned of debris, dust and dirt. To improve the adhesion between the old and new coating, the roofing must be degreased.
After all the manipulations, the roof must be thoroughly dried. This requires 24-18 hours; you can speed up the procedure with the help of an industrial hair dryer.

Note! Thorough preparation of the surface for work is a guarantee of efficiency and stability of the results of the repair carried out. We remind you that it is possible to carry out the reconstruction of the roof using roofing felt or a roofing membrane without dismantling the old coating, only if there are no swelling, bubbles or other severe damage on it.

When deciding how best to cover the roof of the garage, experienced craftsmen pay attention to inexpensive, but proven waterproofing materials that have a long service life. Roofing material, corrugated board, slate, various roofing membranes are perfect for a garage roof. The lighter and stronger the coating, the longer it will retain its performance. Most often used for repair:

Roofing material. A roll-up waterproofing coating based on roofing board impregnated with bitumen or synthetic rubber. It is laid in overlapping stripes in several layers with a slight overlap. After fusion, the roofing material forms an almost monolithic, sealed layer. The weak point of this material is its low mechanical strength.

Please note that the choice of roofing depends on the angle of inclination of the roof slopes, the number of slopes, as well as the climatic conditions in the construction area. Single-pitched and flat roofs are covered with roofing material or roofing membranes, single-pitched ones - with ondulin, gable ones - with corrugated board or metal tiles.

DIY garage roof repair, garage roof material (photo, video)

How to repair garage roofs with your own hands. We restore the tightness of the roof without large financial investments using simple roofing materials

We repair the soft roof of the garage with roofing felt and glass insulation

Do-it-yourself repair of a soft garage roof is an easy task that will ensure your car's safety.

Destruction of roofing material or leakage becomes a source of risk. The penetration of moisture into the room leads to corrosion, and when destroyed, some fragments can fall and damage the car.

Therefore, we will consider how to repair a garage roof covered with roofing felt or other soft roofing building material with our own hands.

Causes of damage

First of all, a violation of integrity can occur as a result of mechanical damage. Branches, stones could fall on the structure, if you carelessly walked along the roof of the building, in these places the overlap may collapse.

But the most common cause is natural wear and tear. Each building material has its own service life.

For roofing material, it is 15 years, for glass insulation - 25 years.

If during the service life a preventive inspection is not done, then in 15-25 years the materials will need to be replaced. Therefore, we recommend checking the condition of the roof at least once a year, which will allow you to identify violations in a timely manner. And it will help you save a lot on their elimination.

Damage can be of several types. The framework may be broken. In this case, it is impossible to do without removing the upper insulating floor with its subsequent complete replacement. If only the upper part is damaged, you can use patches or completely replace the destroyed fragments, having previously knocked them out with an ax.

Preparatory work

Before starting the repair, it is worth establishing the degree of damage and determining the necessary building materials. All work is best done in warm, dry weather, if possible. First you need to climb onto the roof and remove all the debris from it. After you have removed the leaves and dirt, you have access to inspect the surface.

With the correct analysis, it may turn out that you do not need a complete replacement of the coating, but it will be enough only to remove one fragment and put a patch.

If more than 10 years have passed since the construction, then it is worth carefully analyzing the surface for the presence of blisters, cracks, and seams divergence.

If you find areas of swelling, they will need to be removed in the future. To do this, you take a sharp knife and cut all the bubbles crosswise. The edges of the materials are folded back and we can assume that the preparatory work is over. Consider repairing a garage roof with roofing felt.

Repair of a garage roof with roofing material

If the surface is wet, it must be dried before carrying out work, otherwise the building materials will fix unevenly and the work will have to be redone. Next, you heat the bitumen in a metal container.

When it melts, start preparing the primer. To do this, you need to mix bitumen with gasoline or kerosene. Here are two mixing proportions. One is necessary for the preliminary treatment of the coating (30% bitumen for 70% gasoline), and the second will be used as a mastic for fixing sheet building materials (70% bitumen for 30% gasoline). Next, you prepare several pieces of roofing material for sealing damaged areas.

Their size should correspond to the inner area of the destroyed area. Peeling back the corners of the old material, you first apply a primer to the base and after it has set a little, cover the area with mastic. The prepared fragment is placed on the mastic and pressed tightly. Another layer of mastic is applied on top.

Next, you need to bend the edges of the old building material back and press firmly against the fresh layer of resin.

From above, another patch of their fragment of sheet building material is made.

But this time the size should be about 15-20 cm larger than the place of destruction. The last layer of resin is applied to the upper patch. Thus, you process all problem areas.

We examined how the repair of a soft roof of a garage roof is carried out if small areas are damaged. If the service life of the materials is long enough, and the destroyed areas occupy a significant area, then it is worth resorting to a complete replacement of the material. Let's see how this is done.

First, you need to let the sheet material lie down. It is rolled out on a flat surface and left for a day. It is better to lay it out in a dry, ventilated room or outdoors in good weather. After a day, the coating is leveled and it will be easier to lay it. Next, you prepare resin compounds in the proportion given above.

The base is covered with a primer, and after it is absorbed, a mastic is applied. Before laying, the underside of the sheet is heated with a burner, as soon as the bitumen layer melts a little, it is laid on the roof. It is worth carefully pressing the sheet with a roller, starting from the center and moving to the edges. After that, a new sheet is laid with an overlap of 10-12 cm.

Thus, you cover the entire area, after which it needs to stand for 12 hours. After that, you start applying the second coat. When laying different layers, make sure that the joints do not coincide, otherwise these areas become very vulnerable.

Repair of a garage roof with glass insulation

Stekloizol is a modern analogue of roofing material. It has a fiberglass base and polymer impregnation, which makes the sheets more elastic, resistant to cracking and decay.

The service life is about 25 years, depending on the operating conditions.

To repair damage, you will need several types of material - lining and external.

If a cement screed is being repaired, it is worth preparing a solution. Also prepare the ingredients for the primer and mastic.

Next, you inspect the coating. Laying can only be done on a flat surface. If the concrete slab has collapsed, it is worth repairing all the irregularities with cement mortar. After that, you need to wait until the solution dries up, and you can start working. The sheets are pre-laid out on a flat surface so that they level out, so it will be easier to lay them.

Laying begins with a backing layer. To do this, it is heated with a burner until the bitumen layer on the inside melts. A primer and mastic are applied to the surface, and the sheet is pressed tightly. It is better to level it with a roller, paying special attention to the edges. All lining layers are laid with an overlap of 10-15 cm.

After that, you can start covering with the outer material. Everything happens using a similar technology. The surface is treated with resin, glass insulation is heated with a burner until the lower layer melts and pressed tightly against the roof. During work, make sure that bubbles do not form under the sheets. Otherwise, it will lead to the need for repeated repair.

If you do not need a complete roof replacement, you can repair the damage with patches. To do this, glass insulation is cut into fragments that exceed the size of the damaged area by 10-15 cm. Bubbles and cracks are opened, the edges of the old coating are bent and the laying takes place first into the inner part of the damage, then all layers are strengthened from the outside.

Do-it-yourself repair of a soft roof of a garage: cover with roofing material and glass insulation, causes and types of destruction, preliminary preparation

We will tell you how to make repairs of a soft garage roof with your own hands using roofing material and glass insulation, how to prepare the surface for repair, the causes of damage

A bucket of hot bitumen should only be taken with gloves.

What you need:

gas-burner;
bitumen;
pieces of roofing material;
sharp knife, ax;
bucket.

Eliminate the leak:

we clean the place of leakage from rotten foliage and other debris;
if there is moisture, we dry thoroughly;
we cut off the damaged layers or cut it out with an ax - as a rule, roofing material is laid in several layers;
we put solid pieces of bitumen in a bucket, fire up a gas burner and heat the bitumen until it boils;
fill the hole with hot bitumen;
after the liquid mass has cooled down, we glue a roofing material patch inside the hole, equal in size to the cut hole;
coat it on top with another layer of bitumen;
the final stage: we glue another patch - now it is necessary that the size of its circumference exceeds the size of the damaged area by 15-20 cm;
we coat the joint with bitumen.

Metal roof

Freestanding garages usually have a rigid roof. It could be, or.

Where are the “problem” zones of the hard roof located? This is the area of the ridge and the joints of the sheets.

Due to its advantages, the profiled steel sheet is very popular, in addition, both installation and repair of a metal roof is quite simple.

Consider the process of restoring the tightness of the roof from corrugated board.

What you need:

self-tapping screws;
screwdriver;
roulette;
jigsaw;
professional sheets.

Let's eliminate the problem:

remove the damaged sheet or sheets and inspect the rafters. If the crate is rotting, then they need to be replaced - accordingly, a new one must also be laid;
if the wooden structural elements are in order, then we replace the unusable sheets;
we lay adjacent sheets with an overlap in one wave;
we fix the corrugated board with self-tapping screws;
we treat the joints with a sealant.

Helpful advice: to increase durability, it is better to use painted corrugated board as a roof covering - it is more resistant to corrosion.

Asbestos-cement sheets

With a small scale of damage, we restore it with the help of special compounds.

Heavily damaged sheets must be replaced.

What you need:

special slate nails;
asbestos-cement sheets;
roofing material;
nail puller;
hammer.

Restoring the waterproofing of the roof:

remove the damaged slate plate, after pulling out the nails;
on top of wooden rafters we lay roofing material;
we lay asbestos-cement slabs: we overlap the slate sheets downwind;
we retreat from the edge and fix the material with nails, hammering them into a wave.

The crate rots from slate leaks. Often, together with the replacement of the sheet, it is necessary to update both the substrate and the wooden elements of the rafter system.

Helpful hint: the weak point of the slate is where the sheets are fastened with nails. To increase the tightness, you need to use rubber pads under the caps.

Self-repair of a garage roof can be performed using several technologies. The specific decision on how to restore the roof is made depending on the design features of the garage, the type of roof above it and the degree of wear of the roofing material.

Repair methods and preparation for it

Do-it-yourself garage roof repairs are performed in several ways, using soft materials, hot bitumen, tiles or corrugated board as a coating. It is very common to see garage roofs covered with inexpensive but durable materials such as ondulin or shingles. It is not difficult to choose a repair method if you know the type of roofing material.

Before starting the repair, regardless of the technology, it is necessary to thoroughly prepare the roof surface. For this, a visual inspection of the surface is carried out, the degree of wear is established, and damaged areas of the roofing material are identified. If the problem lies in damage to minor foci, then you can remove, cutting with an ax, and replace only these places. As a result, the cost of repairing a garage roof can be reduced.

If the garage is equipped with a soft roof, that is, roofing material or its analog was used as a roofing material, then the coating should be examined for the presence of blisters and cracks. These defects are very common on this type of coating. This type of problem must be resolved before the start of the repair.

To eliminate the defect, it is necessary to make cross cuts in the areas of the bulges, bend the resulting triangles and clean the surface under it. During the repair process, these places are filled with molten bitumen.

How to fix a roof with molten bitumen

Bitumen is very popular among builders, as it provides high quality repairs when doing work on their own. To repair the roof of a garage using this method, you will need a ladder, an old one, but not having holes, a bucket, gloves, a lighter, firewood, a rope, a metal hook and bricks.

To solve the problem of how to fix a garage roof with bitumen, you need to do the work in the following order:

The surface to be restored is very well cleaned, if necessary, it is washed with water.
A barbecue-type structure is mounted from bricks, under which a fire is made.
They put a bucket of bitumen on the fire and wait for it to melt to the desired consistency.
Using a metal hook and rope, lift the bucket of molten bitumen onto the roof.
Damaged areas are poured with hot material. You can use a board to direct the bitumen stream to the desired location.

In the process of pouring, special attention should be paid to the areas in which preliminary cuts were made, these places should be filled as much as possible. Only in this case maximum protection of the garage from seasonal precipitation is ensured. The molten bitumen can be used to restore the entire roof or individual areas.

Repair of a garage roof with bikrost and roofing felt

Roofing material has been used for a long time to repair the roof. It is enough to treat it with bituminous mastic and lay it on the damaged places.

Roof repair scheme with roofing felt is the following:

The material is cut into pieces of the required geometric shape.
Cuts are made in the coating to expose the surface underneath the damaged area.
Mastic is poured into this hole. Mastic for roofing material of various manufacturers can be used. The use of molten resin is also permitted.
Cover the damaged area with roofing material and fill it with mastic.
The bent edges of the hole are closed, and an additional piece of roofing material is placed on top.
The entire area to be repaired is poured with bituminous mastic.

If you plan to completely replace the roofing material on the roof, then you need to fill the entire area with tar. Naturally, before you fill the roof of the garage, you need to carefully plan and calculate everything. On top of it, strips of roofing material are laid with an overlap of up to 15 cm. In order to prevent tar from solidifying, it is poured in small portions. In this case, you can, without haste, restore the entire roof with separate foci.

When bubbles appear on the surface of the roofing material, the following actions are performed: the swollen places are cut with a knife and pressed tightly against the plane of the roof. An additional layer of tar is poured on top of this area.

For maximum protection of the garage from precipitation, roofing material is laid in two layers. This option will be a reliable protection of the garage from precipitation.

Another answer to the question of how to repair a soft roof in a garage is the use of the popular bikrost material. Laying the material does not require the purchase of tar or mastic; a gas burner is required for work.

The work is carried out according to the following scheme:

Roll the material to a short length.
Heat the roll from the seamy side.
Spread the heated area on the surface and press down, rubbing with a T-shaped stick.
They stand with their feet on the bed area and roll out the material again. Repeat the steps with heating and lapping.

Each subsequent strip of bikrost is laid with an overlap of up to 10 cm. Roof restoration with bikrost is more expensive than repairs using bitumen or roofing felt. However, the laying process in the first case is simpler, faster and with minimal labor costs.

How to repair a hard type of roof with your own hands

Repairing a garage roof with corrugated board or metal tiles is also not difficult. In this case, it is enough to replace the damaged sheet, which is quite simple to do. Difficulties can arise with a complete replacement of a rigid roof, which is associated with the high cost of this type of roofing materials.

Installation of metal tiles starts from the bottom and is carried out towards the top. The sheets are fixed with self-tapping screws with a special rubber gasket. As a last resort, you can use ordinary self-tapping screws, and make the gasket yourself or buy it at a hardware store. There are special latches at the top and bottom of the sheet of metal tile, which are provided for overlapping sheets.

The restoration of the roof from profiled sheets is considered more difficult. In this case, the problem of how to repair the garage roof is solved using the following tools: tape measure, circular saw and screwdriver.

It is necessary to perform work in accordance with certain instructions:

In any corner of the upper part of the roof, lay the first sheet and lightly fix it with a screw.
Two more products are laid.
Check the coincidence of the sheets with the line of the roofing ridge. If necessary, then align the laid elements.
Perform capital fixation of the corrugated board. In the middle of the profiled sheet, the fasteners should be staggered, and in the upper and lower parts - in every second wave.

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