ReRoofing of Old Dairy Factory Conversion             
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1mm black rubber membrane to new constructed flat roof over open balconies below, East side,  June 2003

previously a strip of rubber was fitted so that the tiles could be laid the field sheet folded ready for gluing
doing the lap with seam tape this section completed

3mm thick torchon membrane to balcony, to be tiled over, East side, July 2003

torched membrane laid to plywood balcony view of balconey from outside

Overlay of existing BUR smooth coated roof with Red Mineral Torchon membrane, West side March 2004

old mastic asphalt roof with heavy coating of emulsion being primed ready for torchon membrane priming completed but rain overnight, squeege work to remove surface water
starting the 1st roll of red mineral finished torchon tricky roll lap layout due to slope, north end
half way done membrane completed, coating the parapet walls
applying the fibreglass reinforcement with coating odd shape chimney flashing detailcompleted roof, looking south completed roof, looking north

Tear off old 25mm Mastic Asphalt and lay new 4mm Red Mineral Torchon membrane, East side, December 2004

mastic asphalt has been removed, concrete in rough condition repaired with floor levelling compound view of repaired concrete substrate looking south
forming a sand and cement mortar fillet/coving the substrate has been ground off smooth, blowing off the residual dust
priming the concrete substrate with bitumen pimer priming almost done
some plaster Vandex repair work to bottom of old watertank keeping the Vandex misted
Red Mineral membrane application April 2005,  
torching down the horizontal south end completed
preparing a selvedge for the upstands torching on the upstands
perimeter parapet wall metal flashings installed looking north perimeter parapet wall metal flashings installed looking south

1mm black rubber membrane to new constructed flat roof over open balconies below and valley gutter, East side, December 2004,  
continuation of work started in June 2003

plywood roof ready for rubber membrane long narrow roof, work done in 2003 seen at the far end
same roof looking north starting to lay the butyl membrane
applying the adhesive to both the substrate and the membrane scrubbing the membrane with solvent and scouring pad ready for the seam tape
fitting the seam tape gluing another section of sheet above the seam
field area completed looking north solvent scrubbing the outlet corners
rolling the uncured butyl detail piece in place outlet completed
end of the roof, glued ready to roll in place glued, cut and taped
uncured butyl detail piece in place overall view of the completed butyl roof, looking south
same view as the first picture in this series, with the butyl membrane completed the roof with the spanish tiles in place
the roof with the spanish tiles in place, higher view small internal valley gutter on the other side of tiled roof
internal valley lined with rubber membrane closeup of internal valley lined with rubber membrane
continuation of work Sept 2005
some small side gutters glueing the rubber
some more small side gutters at other end glueing the rubber
overall view of upper tiled roof looking south overall view of upper roof looking north

1mm black rubber membrane to new constructed flat roof over open balconies below, West side,  March 2005

looking north from the south end west side upper roof plywood is primed with adhesive, rain expected overnight
gluing down the butyl the next day scrubbing the membrane edge ready for the self adhesive lap tape
rolling out the lap tape the upper sheet is adhered and the backing is removed from the lap tape
fluffing another piece into the contact adhesive west side at the end of the day
tricky level change west side, scuppers to be fitted with detail tape
a few months later with the tiles fitted a few months later with the tiles fitted

East Side Canopy, 2 Layer Torched roof, Red Mineral Cap sheet, Sept. 2005

canopy roof east side, BUR/Gravel roof removed, tongue and groove board substrate the underside view of the east side canopy, ceiling lining stripped off
loading the roof with tractor new plywood to gutter and edge
gutter and outside edge primed ready for torchon laying the underlay to the gutter
close up of underlay in gutter nailing the laps of the base sheet
base sheet over part of roof laying more gutter base sheet
using nail gun to fix base sheet red mineral laid to gutter
laying the red mineral cap sheet flat completed and some edge done
roof completed looking north roof completed looking south

Watertank roof and gutter. Nov 2005

top of old watertank roof looking down on old watertank
old copper gutter new rubber lining to gutter
new plywood sheeting fixed over concrete roof Red Mineral torchon being laid
Red Mineral completed, incl. new hatch covers closer view of metal drip edge over butyl rubber gutter
Red Mineral completed, with large turndown counter flashings installed

East side Decks. Nov 2005

east side internal balconies, to be waterproofed and tiled and divided by partitian walls east side internal balconies, plaster removed from parapet walls and new plywood primed ready for torchon membrane
3mm SBS torchon membrane completed hardies wall cladding and doors installed, sheet protection on roof deck. Jan 2007

West Side Decks. Jan 2007

west side internal balconies, still under construction west side internal balconies, temporary clear plastic sheeting over to keep dry
plywood work completed plywood primed ready for torchon membrane
plywood primed looking in opposite direction 3mm SBS torch membrane being installed
membrane completed, temporary plastic roof removed and building wrap on walls looking down on west side decks
hardies wall cladding and doors installed

West Side Canopy. March-April 2007
canopy west side, BUR/Gravel roof to be removed underside of west canopy roof
roof stripped down to the wooden boards, south view closer view of old copper gutter liningcaked with bitumen
roof stripped back to the wooden boards, north view closer view of old gutter, north view
plywood lining installed into gutter plywood lining installed in gutter, opposite view
gutter lined with plywood and timber watercheck fitted to outside edge new inside and outside edges are primed with bitumen primer
torching the SBS underlay into the gutter gutter is lined with SBS underlay
gutter is lined with SBS underlay, opposite direction view base sheets are positioned with selvedge ends at gutter side
sheets are rolled out, nailed along the lap and torch welded together field base layer is laid and welded to the gutter membrane
another view of the base layer installed pieces are cut for the cap layer in the gutter
torching the red mineral cap layer into the gutter red mineral complete in the gutter
part of the field area completed in red mineral more field area completed
the outside edge is prepared for flashing pieces installing the flashing pieces to the watercheck
outside edge completed watercheck and drip edge