[Greenbuilding] Decking a Boathouse Roof

[Lynelle@lahamilton.com]

Sorry, hit reply to soon! Thanks for the tip on the covering for the EPDM. It seems like the best option. We'll take a look at any time as well. Any opinion on whether it's better to put the railing on the inside of the fascia board or to mount it on the outside?

On August 27, 2016 3:12:38 PM EDT, Koehn Chris <chris at koehn.com> wrote:
>Lynelle, 
>
>You say the structure is strong enough to support a deck, and in the
>next sentence you say you’re concerned “about the weight..”
>Suggest you’re first step is to get an engineer to evaluate the
>structure for it’s ability to carry the live and dead loads a deck
>represents. Roofs aren’t always.
>Regarding the materials to use, I’ve had good luck with EPDM membrane
>with rubber roof guard laid over to protect it. On top of that, you
>could build a wooden deck on sleepers, or a tile deck on chairs, or
>something like what Ezytile offers.
>Railings are often overlooked on flat roof decks and they can present
>challenges.
>
>Regards,
>
>Chris 
>TimberGuides 
>Van Isle, BC
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