Rubber Roofing in South Brunswick, NJ

Rubber roofing means EPDM, a single-ply membrane that arrives in wide sheets and bonds to the roof deck. We roll it out, cut it to the eave, and hand-seal each seam with splice adhesive and a roller.

The substrate has to be sound first. We strip any blistered built-up roof or dried-out modified bitumen down to the plywood or OSB sheathing, then replace soft decking and check the rafters for rot.

Layer to layer, that old assembly might be tar and felt, or a modified bitumen cap over asphalt. The rubber is the waterproofing layer; the flashing detail is the weatherproofing that keeps wind-driven rain out.

Where the old cover is still tight, we recover it and lay rubber over a separator sheet. That skips the tear-off and the dumpster, but it adds weight your framing has to carry.

Cost moves with square footage, how much sheathing we replace, and how much flashing we rebuild. Sections under a 3/12 pitch on mid-century ranch and split-level homes from the 1950s-1970s are our most common call.

Newer colonial and townhouse developments from the 1990s-2020s have flat garage sections with the same problem. Older farmhouses and historic homes from the 18th-19th centuries usually need a low-slope porch roof handled.

We also service the wood shake, cedar shake, slate, clay tile, and concrete tile slopes that tie into the flat work. Mansard and gambrel roofs, dormers, skylights, and an awning or canopy over a doorway all need fresh flashing.

Hip and gable ends, the rake and verge edges, the ridge cap, and the overhang all get a close look. We check the truss and ridge beam under the deck while the roof is open.

Snow and ice accumulation in winter months pushes ice dam risk to the eave, so we run ice-and-water shield and a metal drip edge there. A reflective coating handles hot humid summers with frequent thunderstorms.