I read somewhere about guy's using it to cover their stacks, well I finally ran into a guy selling "take off" rubber. Got a nice pc. to try it, 24x30 and it cut it into 6' wide strips to cover my stacks and hang down the sides by about 8"-10" on each side. My stacks are just over 6' tall and that stuff sure is heavy. Anyone use it here, and do you need to put a bunch of crap on top to keep it in place?
I think it will be a big plus in the winter over the barn metal that I've used for years. I'll only need to clear the snow off of the section of stack that I'm grabbing rather than the whole legnth of the what ever metal is on top, and roll it back.
I use it. Its great for covering stacks, tough stuff that will last decades! I tend to put a few uglies on top of it. Even though its thicker and heavier than a tarp, a good wind will flip up a corner or two.
We've covered stacks (top only) for a couple of years with rubber roofing- it works great. I do weight it down with uglies and bricks. The wind can shift it around otherwise.
Maybe I should go & see this guy again. That 24x30 pc was $40. He was asking .10/sf but told me that was the "Masshole's" price (not my words folks) and without dickering said th $40 was fine. He had a trailer load of it.
Looks like a great idea. I end up using heavy plastic and it doesn't last very long, maybe 2 years max.
There are specialty roofing companies that sell the stuff. Wouldn't hurt to research them and call to see if they have odd sizes that they can't sell. Probably get for cheap or better yet FREE!
its very heavy and very dirty. sometimes the wind will flip the ends up. but It works great. snow melts off quick in the sun too
That sounds a bit high. Many times you can get it for free. Sometimes it pays to check dumpsters if you know someone has done some re-roofing.
It can work great but we found it works best if you have something solid under the rubber; like you would or should when using tarps or plastic. That way there are no humps and hollows and it is easy to tack it down so it won't blow away on you.
On the contrary, I prefer the galvanized roofing over the rubber. But one could also use them together, especially if the old roofing has some rusty spots or thin spots where water might get through. I'd put the galvanized down then the rubber on top of it.
