I have a deck to build over a rubber roof. There is a slight pitch to the roof but not enough room to support the structure above the rubber. Each joist will have to be ripped at a taper and rest directly on the surface or have intermediate blocks or shim supports along it’s length. Anyone ever done one like this or know of mfgs.recomendations??
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How much room have you got available in the elevation? I've answered this Q so often I'm considering doing a drawing to post and save time.
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OK, Here we go for ya. You don't say how much pitch but I just go with 2x4 sleepers lay flat. That spreads the wieght to avoid roof membrane damage. In the atachment, the layers shown from bottom up:
Plywood - brown
EPDM membrane glued - blue
EPDM slips tacked in place with proper caulk bead prevent friction from wearing the roof through - purple
PT 2x4s for sleepers - green or course ;-) @ 16"oc tacked down with the caulk
Fir or IPE' decking - brown 3/4"
If you want the decking to run the other way, just rout some drainage slots in the bottom of the sleepers and rotate it all..
This shows as a cutaway schematic. Edge trim details will vary. If you were to try having it perfectly level, you'd have some ripping to do.
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Edited 10/6/2002 9:56:37 PM ET by piffin