I just got a bunch of used rubber roofing today. I have been using sheet metal, but the price on this was right (free), and I wanted to give it a try. How much wider than my stacks (all single-stack) should I cut it? Roughly a 2" overhang each side, or 6", 12", ...? {edit: I just found http://firewoodhoardersclub.com/forums/threads/the-official-top-covering-thread.12300/ and see that maybe at least 6" would shed some water to the side but not block too much air movement.}
Mine overhangs 4" each side but that's because it was already cut when I got it, it works well though.
I agree you need some overhang with it. 6" would work great in my book. Then you can also use some screws to hold it on the pile.
I did mine at 33 - 35" for a single row and cut my wood around 18" - 20" or so. I found that the wind really catches the overhang, so I wouldn't go wider than I did. Might be best to try some cuts and put them on your stacks to see what you like. You will need a lot of weights on the top to keep them in place using single rows much more than I anticipated. The wider you cut it the more the wind can grab it. Great stuff though!
Thanks! I'll try a sheet or two and see how it does in the wind before cutting more of them. The roofers cut it into chunks roughly 10'x12', so on most sheets I have a choice of how to cut it (without leaving a waste strip).
I had the same thing, big pieces from the roofer. I squared them up a little bit, measured and picked the width to get an even amount of pieces from the sheet without any waste. Mine vary in width from about 31" to 35". As heavy as this stuff is, I didn't expect it to be prone to blowing off when using it on single row stacks, but it is. Just need to keep loading the top with weight if it happens to you. I think your going to like this stuff....
