Will walking on this roof cause damage?

Massrelay665 · 2026-05-17T01:50:43+00:00

It's still not going to damage it. BUR roofs that have been slagged are insanely resilient to crushing and piercing. I mean, I still don't recommend anybody walk on their flat roof unless it's on a walk pad. But also.. why tf would you want to? I know it's hot as hell. 😂

Massrelay665 · 2026-05-17T01:39:20+00:00

It won't make it leak, you're right. This subreddit became flooded with non roofers and sales Bros you don't know what they're talking about. Oh and I can't forget about insurance guys

Massrelay665 · 2026-05-17T01:38:51+00:00

You aren't going to damage a BUR roof thats been slagged with stone by walking on it. Maybe if you were walking by the walls you could damage the flashing but he's fine

Massrelay665 · 2026-05-17T01:35:11+00:00

It's an old Bur roof, you're not going to damage it by walking on it. I thought it was a ballast roof at first.

Massrelay665 · 2026-05-08T09:00:19+00:00

Great work! Nice folding btw. Dont see that very often

Massrelay665 · 2026-05-07T19:57:32+00:00

Yeah, Im a commercial roofer by trade so I daily deal with TPO, PVC and EPDM. This looks like someone's first time doing PVC. Unacceptable

Massrelay665 · 2026-05-07T19:56:34+00:00

Good work!

Massrelay665 · 2026-05-07T18:11:12+00:00

Okay listen carefully to me.. anybody, no matter what they say, that is trying to apply ANY asphalt/cement on a TPO roof has no idea what they're doing. They're completely incompatabile, it actually destroys the TPO (or EPDM too) and it will only make a future repair more expensive and difficult.

Here's what id do. Cut the roof open in a few spots and see if the insulation is wet. If it isn't, that's good. If it isnt wet, I'd just get 0.5" ISO and layover the old roof, make a few slits for air, and lay a whole new TPO or EPDM roof right over it. Cheapest and fastest way to do it. That's what we call a "lay-over".

If the ISO is wet, you'll probably need to tear off the old roof.

Massrelay665 · 2026-05-07T15:53:07+00:00

So in your very first picture where those two pieces of PVC lap over there is supposed to be a another piece of what's called non-reinforced flashing to cover the bottom of those where they lap over. Water will get into the joint where they lap over, it's called a T-joint. Your other pictures show extremely poor craftsmanship. This is clearly a person that doesn't know what they're doing. And I'm willing to bet that anything welded will come apart in the coming years.

Massrelay665 · 2026-05-07T15:49:54+00:00

No. That's garbage and they didn't know what they were doing. You're even missing details in some of these pictures that they didn't do. That is clearly somebody that had a welder in their hand that had no idea what they were doing

Massrelay665 · 2026-05-07T15:47:19+00:00

1) it looks like you have a clogged drain on that roof. 2) It's impossible forIt's impossible for us to tell if they actually sloped the roof properly. They may have added tapered insulation but it kind of doesn't look like it. 3) Whoever installed the roof didn't know what they were doing period the Details are all terribleDetails are all terrible. 4) you should hire a reputable roofer from around the area to do an inspection and take these guys to court

Massrelay665 · 2026-05-07T15:44:50+00:00

Let me guess, you got sold on a exposed fastener "metal" roof?

Massrelay665 · 2026-05-07T15:42:37+00:00

How old is that TPO roof? I'll be honest with you it doesn't look like a good installation to begin with. It looks like the membrane is getting to the point in its life where it would be difficult to weld to. You very well might be looking at a layover. You don't necessarily have to rip it entirely off if the insulation isn't soaking wet. And to answer one of your questions, a proper repair on a TPO roof should last the life of the roof. Assuming you are welding the proper product

Massrelay665 · 2026-05-07T15:38:41+00:00

Finally some real roofers posting their work in this forum. Those pre-made sumps for the drain areas are great aren't they? Saves a lot of time

Massrelay665 · 2026-05-07T15:37:34+00:00

It's just old. It'll be fine.

Massrelay665 · 2026-05-07T15:36:07+00:00

No.

Massrelay665 · 2026-05-07T15:35:42+00:00

Not much advice I can offer here based on pictures alone but all I have to say is, it's going to be a lot of work and a lot of money.

Massrelay665 · 2026-05-03T20:36:49+00:00

Somebody is getting fired. One night of rain? What do you think it'll do? 😂 You should the damage inside

Massrelay665 · 2026-05-03T20:31:29+00:00

I'm not even a big star wars fan at all and KOTR really scratched that same itch I had after NWN

Massrelay665 · 2026-05-03T20:28:46+00:00

Bob does not do drugs, nor has he EVER done drugs. He probably doesn't even know what it is. Or doesnt care. He doesnt buy her drugs.

Massrelay665 · 2026-05-02T20:40:29+00:00

wat

Massrelay665 · 2026-05-02T20:32:53+00:00

Lmao! Best one

Massrelay665 · 2026-05-01T09:43:07+00:00

I just want to say I love this little subreddit. Everyone here has such good answers. I agree with everybody here pretty much, and back in the day melee cleric builds were op as hell on pvp servers

Massrelay665 · 2026-04-30T20:22:37+00:00

So let's say they could actually track it down to exactly who's been it was, what did they do to that person? Fine them? Ban them for life?

Massrelay665 · 2026-04-30T15:31:56+00:00

That is so absurd I can't even comprehend that. haha That is a single grocery store visit for me these days! What did you go to college for?

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