What is the best product to repair a leak on a Torch Down Rubber Roof?

Turbo Poly Seal is a combination of Bituminous and urethane resins. Therefor is is comparable with Torch Down Rubber materials

What is the best product to repair a skylight leak?

Super Silicone Seal is by far the best for repairing Skylights. The reason is that the sealant sticks to plexi glass, glass and metal.

What is the best product to use for making general repairs on a roof?

We use Turbo Poly Seal for almost all our repairs

What is the best product to use to repair a chimney crown?

We have used both Turbo Poly Seal and Super Silicone Seal to seal chimney caps. Turbo Poly Seal is brown and Super Silicone Seal is white.

What is the best product to use to repair a metal roof?

Our go-to product for repairing metal roofs is Turbo Poly Seal with a Polyester Fleece. You can repair rusted through metal and rusted seams and it will last

What is the best product to repair a chimney?

We use Turbo Poly Seal to repair the flashing on all the chimneys we work on

Costly Flat Roof Leaks - 10 Steps On Locating And Repairing

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Are the Metal Roof Seams causing leaks?

There are 4 common issues that cause leaks on metal roofs and they are:

What is the cause of Metal Roof Leaks

Overlapping Seams between two joining panels
Fasteners that lose their torque strenth
Roof penetrations
Standing Water

*Metal Roof Seams that cause leaks need repairing*

Seams on a Metal Roof

When a metal roof is newly installed, there is a rubber or foam gasket placed in between the overlapping seams that seal the overlapping seams from leaking.

Fasteners are used to compress this gasket causing a tight seal between the metal panels. These fasteners have a neoprene washer that deteriorates over time causing the fastener to loosen up and in turn taking pressure off the gasket between the panels. This allows then water to leak in through the fasteners and seams.

Metal Roof Seam Repair on a leaky roof — *This is the progress of repairing the seams on a metal roof*

This picture shows what most people do when they repair a metal roof. Tar is the Go-to product. Tar will always dry out and crack.

Metal Roof Seam that is repaired with Tar — *Most people will use Tar to fix a metal roof.*

Watch this video to see how to fix a metal roof seam that is rusted and leaking

This video is about Repairing a leaky metal roof at the seams

How to Repair a Metal Roof Seam with Turbo Poly seal

Remove all existing tar and caulking
Remove the hexagon fasteners
If a metal band exists, remove it
Use an angle grinder with a wire brush to prepare the surface
Use flat head screws and screw tight both overlapping panels
Take a disposable brush and apply a coat of Turbo Poly Seal approximately 3″ on either side of the seam
Install a 4″ wide polyester fleece over the seam
Apply a final coat of Turbo Poly Seal covering the entire fleece
After 24 hours, apply 1 coat of Silver Coat Protection over the Turbo Poly Seal to protect it against ultraviolets