How to Repair a Flat Roof leak- Why METAL ROOF SEAMS LEAK - Super Silicone Seal

How To Repair a Flat Roof leak. This 3D video explains why Metal Roof Seams leak and How to make repairs on any flat roof. When a seam separates on a Flat Roof, you can easily repair it with Super Silicone Seal.
If you have seams that are leaking on any roof, whether it be a metal roof, rubber roof, or an EPDM Roof, it is best to make the seam repairs as soon as possible.
Metal roof seams will rust and if not fixed in time, the roof will be beyond repair in no time.

0:00 How to Repair Metal Roof Seam
0:00 Gasket between panels
0:22 Hexagon Screws with washers
0:45 Leak at screw gasket block water
0:56 Water trapped in between panels
1:10 remove Hexagon Screws
1:24 Use Angle grinder to remove rust
1:36 Use pan head screws replacement
1:48 Use Super Silicone Seal to repair

[blixasice]

Thanks for explaining the 2 layers and how the water actually leaks

[kellyborden]

Sometimes you use turbo polyseal and sometimes super silicone seal in what seems to me as the same type of job, what is the product difference

[nickb]

how would you suggest sealing the seams on a residential metal roof where aesthetics matter and I cannot have big white stripes across my roof?

[davidstobie]

The life of the neoprene seals is 20-25 years if the screws have been seated onto the roof correctly. The specification by the roofing manufacturers is to put both a 6mm diameter bead of caulking at the lower end of the lap joint, AND a 3mm bead covering the top cut edge of the underlap sheet. This prevents condensation running down inside the top roof sheet and into the overlap area. Without this extra bead the water will accumulate again in the joint and it will cause rust.
If you just seal the top surface it won't stop the water and rust accumulating again.

[royaltyroofingsystems]

Great insightful video!!! ❤
Question. Who did you use to make the 3d animation for this video? Thanks again for the amazing content!

[Jkaravokiros]

Hello, thank you for the great videos. I have a question... For a 5 year old roof with multiple leaks, can I spray a coat of elastomeric coat across the entire roof? Or is there a better method and/or a better type of sealer? Thank you!

[alanmctavish]

How long does this silicone seal last?

[makk]

That's a thick layer of seal.. Wouldn't it just encourage the water to well up and sit there? Take the washers off and silicone around the screw.

[cecilandrews]

I never use a gasket on the lap seam high humidity areas metal has condensation water will build up

[cruzdeleon]

Great video..one question, on an R-panel roof if it looks somewhat bend in or stepped on hard..like someone stepped on it very hard or hit it with something heavy hard and now it looks like bend downwards and to the sides where it was stepped on....will this case the R-panel to leak?

[naphtal]

When do you use Super Silicone Seal and when do you use Turbo Poly Seal?

[justhim]

how do u fix at the cap. wind has blown all of the butyl away how to repair this.
PLEASE

[stuartmclaren]

If there is rust on the roof surface it is likely to have spread to the underside. You do get condensation on the underside of a roof especially if no building paper or similar is used underneath the roof. As rust will continue so if you can, lift the roof iron and treat and seal any rust on the underside. Corrugated iron roofs will rust where lapped if it hasn’t been done properly, and also on edges due to capillary action and weather driving water underneath the edges. No one does it but a roof will last the longest if painted both sides. But it is important to paint the lapping areas both sides and also I would paint the underside of the edges where they empty into the gutter. I have an internal galvanised iron box gutter and on inspection it was a shocking job. The laps were not painted and the channel was only half painted. Luckily while it was rusted it hadn’t gone through so I have cleaned it up rust treated it applied a waterproof membrane sealer and painted with a good anti rust paint. But I still have the problem of the rust continuing on the underside and short of going into the crawl space to access not a lot I can do other than lift the gutter which will be a dreadful job. (The roofers nailed the roof batons over the guttering). The only other option is to insert a sleeve to fit inside the existing gutter to take the water but it will not be an easy option either.

where do I buy this product in the UK?

[ef]

What size type fasteners do you recommend?

[colleenwalicky]

Great video! I've watched several of your videos, all good. I'am currently repairing my flat roof motorcycle trailer. It's a large one piece metal roof with with a 90 degree drip edge down both sides and across the back. I've removed the drip edge, unscrewed the roof and wire wheeled all components down to bare metal. I reinstalled the roof panel with Solar Seal 900 and screwed back down. I now have to reinstall the drip edge. My thought was to Solar seal that down as well. I would like to use the Bergstrom Poly sealer and tape down the top side of the drip edge where it meets the roof, which would be the first line of defense against water. I'm just not sure which of the two, Turbo Poly or Silicone Seal to use. Also any thoughts as far as using Solar seal on bottom side of drip edge or should I use some other product? Thanks for your time, your advice would be greatly appreciated.

[michaelstolman]

Problem is depending on the pitch of the roof, water lays in front of the patch and then rusts there.

[anthonyn]

Hello, I have an 18 year old double torch down commercial roof(both layers were torched down). Some of my seems are separating, anywhere from an ⅛ inch to ½ inch. The whole roof is 10, 000 square feet it is happening on about 5% of the roof. What do you suggest for repairing it? Possibly reheating seems? You comment would be much appreciated.

[tomf]

Tried silicon on top of the screws, leaked after a week.
I've just bought a box of new screws, gotta change them all over..

[renalin]

Hi doctor, can I ask how to clean the brush after applying turbo poly? Do I need to buy special cleaning product?