Even if you have a huge camper van or a motor home you can afford to replace your entire roof with brand new epdm sheets.
Is epdm considered a vinyl roof.
You can never go wrong with roofing that only costs 80 cents per square foot.
Are there pros and cons to each.
Rubber roofs are not some new fad.
Around the world and going back decades billions of square feet of vinyl roof are installed on buildings in climates of every imaginable extreme.
Although it is most commonly used on low slope also known as flat roof commercial buildings it is also used for residential purposes such as on car ports and patio roofs.
Edpm vinyl has been sold as commercial roofing product for more than 45 years.
The vulcanized epdm is what is used as a roofing membrane.
Besides low cost epdm roofing has several other factors going for it.
Vinyl is also used for the roofs of campers and rvs.
Both flat roof systems have been around for a similar amount of time and have unique attributes that are beneficial or detrimental based on how your building is used.
The roof guy post author september 14 2017 at.
Let s start with the epdm and its many pros and cons.
Hi john yes you can go with either epdm rubber pvc best option or tpo roofing membrane.
Home type of roof systems epdm epdm vs pvc a debate that comes up is whether to install a pvc roofor an epdm roof.
Advantages of using epdm roofing.
You can test for vinyl by giving a pinch to the roof.
Pvc is a vinyl like material made of chlorine and ethylene.
Affordable one of the biggest advantages of epdm roofing over the other types is its cost.
Epdm can be either vulcanized which means it can be dried out and cured into sheets or it can be non vulcanized which leaves the material in a semi solid state.
Vinyl won t pinch up.
An epdm rubber roof will also take on a chalky look.
Absolutely and it is imperative to run that epdm vs pvc comparison as you narrow down your choices for your new or replacement roof on a flat top or low slope building.
Just because a roof isn t aluminum or fiberglass don t assume its rubber.
Whenever possible a sheet of epdm is installed whole covering the entire roofing area.
If you plan to have a new roof installed over the existing tar and gravel roof then you will need to ensure the roof deck and substrate are in good shape with no leaks trapped moisture and rotting.
The non vulcanized epdm is usually used for detail work or flashing of the cured roofing material.
Epdm roofing is most commonly known as rubber roofing rubber membrane roofing or rolled rubber roofing.
They have been used for at least the past 40 years and most epdm roofs laid in the 1970s are still doing their job today.
It s made of a mixture of recycled tires sawdust and slate dust and runs roughly 80 a square foot making it one of the least expensive types of roofing on the market today.
