Starting with a 1 4 inch gap along the walls mark the sheet with a felt marker at 16 inch intervals.
Sleeper for building roof.
Nail down the decking.
Sleepers are placed between the deck surface and the ground or slab below it.
Rooftop decking attaches to treated wood sleepers separated from the roofing by strips of epdm.
The weight of the deck is all that is needed to keep it there.
Snap chalklines to help you position the sleepers.
Sleepers and the roof.
If you re a little unsure of your rough framing or roofing skills hire a carpenter to help with this phase of the roof dormer project.
The weight of the deck is what keeps it on the roof.
A properly constructed epdm roof should last 40 or more years.
Decking laid directly over packed soil will rot quickly and wood laid over concrete rots as well when moisture is trapped between the two materials.
Hi guys the building inspector wrote on the elevation plans that we need roof sleepers for our gable dormers.
It s best to build the wooden deck in removable sections for cleaning and maintenance of the rubber roof and repair of the membrane if ever needed.
This is the standard gapping for duralife products.
I can t seem to find much about them online.
The sleepers aren t fastened in place and the floor floats.
Roof top deck with sleeper system install guide deck must be designed to ensure that proper drainage and air flow are maintained.
The trick for me is a method for attaching posts to attach handrail to the deck.
A set of sleepers supports the decking and allows moisture and air to flow below it.
Im building a deck over a single membrane flat roof and the architect has stipulated styrofoam blocks under the sleepers.
What are they exactly.
You should have a few remodeling projects under your belt before tackling a task this big and complex.
The gable dormers we built are 6 ft.
Also any handrails or posts for the deck are attached to the sleeper deck frame so that no penetrations go through the roof surface.
Building a roof dormer is an ambitious and challenging project.
The best way is to construct a sleeper deck.
A sleeper deck is simply a deck that is not attached to anything.
1 4 6 4 mm minimum gap where the decking meets a solid wall maximum of 3 8 9 5 mm recommended.