A deck atop your garage may well save money compared to a deck build separate from your garage.
Flat roof garage with deck on top.
Every few years a news story pops up about some building that has collapsed due to snow load on its flat roof.
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What s even better is the fact that building a deck over the roof could save you money as opposed to building one that s separate from.
Building a deck over a flat roof is very similar to building a deck over a concrete patio.
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By paul wa i have an interesting problem.
The key is in the word flat.
These decks are often referred to as floating as they are not secured in place as a stand alone structure.
What s the difference between a regular roof and a flat roof and why does it require different material.
Two people can install a brand new deck in a weekend with little or no previous construction experience.
Before beginning however it is important to do two things.
If your garage has a flat roof or if you re planning to build a garage that s next to your home but below the level of the main floor it s entirely possible to build a deck on your garage roof.
First you must make sure the roof is strong enough to support 55 lbs per square foot.
Building a floating deck on an epdm rubber roof surface.
I tore everything up replaced the wood that needed it and built up the base and covered everything in epdm.
If you are thinking about adding a roof top deck you will need to consider the following issues.
They are merely placed on top of another structure.
You can build a deck on a garage provided you have a garage with a flat roof or if you plan to build a garage that will be adjacent to the house but below the level of the main floor.
Being in alaska the temperatures can get to 60 deg f.
Building a deck on a flat roof is neither difficult nor time consuming.
So when a homeowner thinks about adding a rooftop deck scary images of these winter disasters should come to mind.
When a roof is flat it actually will have a very slight slope water is going to spend a lot more time in one place giving it more time to find a way underneath the roof.
The garage is over 10 years old so the contractor will be installing a board or required product underneath it to protect it.
We are having a local contractor apply ib shield tan over our flat top roof above garage to use as a deck floor.
