Below we have identified and pictured 13 specific distresses failures any pavement.
Hot asphalt ridging roof defect.
With all the snow and ice over the last week on the east coast i thought it would be an appropriate time to look at some of the identifiable ways asphalt is adversely affected by weather and other conditions.
When using hot asphalt as the method of application use type iv asphalt and take care to maintain the asphalt at a minimum of 400.
Foot traffic tears punctures tool cuts or damage during shingle installation.
Bleeding occurs when asphalt binder fills the aggregate voids during hot weather or traffic compaction and then expands onto the pavement surface.
We are having experience in every type of asphalt pavement like municipal commercial and residential.
Excess prime or tack.
Obvious or unforeseen roof problems are always a pain and undoubtedly a significant expense.
After all correctly identifying pavement problems and their causes is at the heart of our business.
This can be caused by.
This is the most common roofing problem and it tends to get worse during the day when the heat of the sun causes the trapped moisture to expand.
Too much asphalt makes the glue line unnecessarily thick and this may modify the behaviour of the membrane.
The results of mechanical damage to asphalt shingles includes mineral granule loss from the shingles leaks or simply shorter roof life.
Even small amounts of trapped moisture can result in your flat roof membrane detaching from the layer below and cause roof blisters.
Hot asphalt roofing is a type of built up roofing in which asphalt forms the waterproofing component of the roof membrane.
This is not a self diagnostic guide but rather an informative list of some of the problems most often battled.
Solid asphalt a by product of petroleum refining processes is melted on site in an industrial asphalt kettle and applied to the roof as a hot liquid.
Asphalt impregnated roofing felts are installed in.
If the interply layers of asphalt especially one with a low softening point are too thick slippage can occur between plies in warm weather and this may contribute to ridge formation.
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This roof shingle damage diagnosis article describes the causes and effects of mechanical damage to shingles from a variety of sources.
