Low Pitch Porch Roof Solutions

Flintlastic sa products feature easy and clean application and also have granulated surfaces with colors that coordinate with certainteed shingles providing the homeowner with a complete and coordinated solution for roof designs that transition from steep to low slope.

Low pitch porch roof solutions.

For a low slope residential roof there are two main options. 1 cover the entire surface with a self adhesive flashing membrane such as grace ice water shield there are many equivalent products. The membrane will outlast the shingles and seal around all nail penetrations. Roof fast 95 base iko roof fast 95 base is a self adhesive product that can easily be cold applied on low slope roofs.

In this energy smart homes article senior editor martin holladay explains how to insulate a vented low slope shed roof using a combination of intake vents and cupolas. It s constructed of a durable reinforcing mat of non woven glass fibers that have been coated and permeated to a thickness of approximately 2 0 mm. This apparently was to stop water from blowing or backing up into the vent and inside the home from the low pitch side. Their fasteners are either concealed or screwed at the top of a ridge which makes them less likely to leak.

But the taller profiles like standing seam and pbr shown below can be installed on roofs with as low as 1 4 or 1 2 in 12 pitch. If there are hip or valley conditions use a vertical rib panel it provides the most flexibility during and after installation on low slope metal roofs. However you can only use this pitch with built up roofing or specialized synthetic roofing. For the smaller residential low slope roofing applications such as garage and porch transitions certainteed offers an excellent solution in our flintlastic sa self adhering sbs modified bitumen roofing system.

The low pitch roof meets at the peak with an approx 8 12 pitch roof. Because of limited space between the roof sheathing and ceiling joists a low slope shed roof can be difficult to insulate properly. Then apply standard asphalt shingles over the membrane. The minimum pitch for a roof is 1 4 12 which translates to 1 4 inch rise to 12 inches of run.

Built up roofing is the most popular roofing material used on low sloped roofs. Made of several layers of bitumen surfaces built up roofing is finished by applying an aggregate layer or coating as the top layer. This can be done by using a tall clip in most cases.