Triassic Posted July 19, 2024 Posted July 19, 2024 A mate has a flattish GRP cover roof, around 3.5m top to bottom and 20m in breadth. It’s started to leak at a couple of the roll top expansion joints. He had them recovered with more GRP and 12 months down the line they leak again. Is there something a bit more flexible he could try to seal them with? Suggestions?
SteamyTea Posted July 19, 2024 Posted July 19, 2024 2 hours ago, Triassic said: Suggestions Crystic D8151. It is a flexible polyester resin. Can be used on its own or mixed in with other resins. Also, rather than chopped strand mat, a unidirectional weave can be used.
Conor Posted July 19, 2024 Posted July 19, 2024 Don't have it to hand but my GRP supplier supplied a silicone type stuff in tubes for movement areas. Used it where deck abutted steel and would be thermal movement. Stuck trim over the junctions and top coat over. No issues so far.
Triassic Posted July 20, 2024 Author Posted July 20, 2024 13 hours ago, Conor said: Don't have it to hand but my GRP supplier supplied a silicone type stuff in tubes for movement areas. Used it where deck abutted steel and would be thermal movement. Stuck trim over the junctions and top coat over. No issues so far. That sounds good, any idea what it’s called.
saveasteading Posted July 20, 2024 Posted July 20, 2024 20m is probably too long, so it is not moving with temperature. Try the suggestions above but expect to repeat before long. Hence use the best material, at maybe 3 x the price. Is it UV resistan? You would hope they jad thoight about it. Don't trust what they say on cheap stuff. You need uv proof and lots of elasticity.
scottishjohn Posted July 20, 2024 Posted July 20, 2024 yuo got a picture of the installation? moore liley to be the edge flashing and its running under the expasnion joints and showing away from actual leak point
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