How to repair flat roof

[Islandscott]

Hi all,

I'm hoping I could get some advice. I need to fix this cabin roof and stop it from leaking. I'm only renting it so don't want to spend too much and I will only need it for a couple of years.

I was thinking of using something like cromapol over the whole thing, would that work?

Any other suggestions?

I'l attach some images of the roof.


Thankyou.

 

[Alastairreid]

Acrypol, cromapol will see you through a year or 2.

 

[Islandscott]

Cheers. You think I should just go over the areas that look problematic or just go over the whole roof?

 

[HERTS P&D]

Landlord needs to sort it out!!

Andy

 

[Islandscott]

It's only a portakabin im planning to use as a little shop. I can rent it really cheap if I sort the problems out myself.

 

[HERTS P&D]

Acrypol it is then.

Andy

 

[CBW]

Just make sure you wear gloves, otherwise it’s a b***h to get off.

 

[Islandscott]

Cheers. Acrypol seems a bit more expensive than other brands that look similar. Is is worth paying the extra or will anything similar be ok?

 

[sxturbo]

Flexacryl, evercryl, black jack are others that will so the Job also, make sure the roof is clean first.

Use throwaway paint brushes

 

[Islandscott]

When you say make sure its clean, do I just need to brush it off or should I use some kind of cleaning product?

 

[sxturbo]

When you say make sure its clean, do I just need to brush it off or should I use some kind of cleaning product?

Just wash it with soapy water

 

[Alastairreid]

Cheers. You think I should just go over the areas that look problematic or just go over the whole roof?

Do the joints and see how it goes, for the sake of an extra 20 quid or so I would go with the acrypol type stuff...

 

[Islandscott]

Just had a closer look at the roof and it has areas with a lot of fibres, as shown in the photo below. Could I still use acrypol? any special prep needed? do I need to make the surface smoother before I start?

 

[Alastairreid]

Looks like its already had a coat of acrypol in the past, just make sure its clean and give it another coat