Do I Need Any Special Tools For My EPDM Roof?
You will typically need a standard 9" roller set, mini roller and brush for applying the adhesives, primers and Arboflex PU. A Seam Roller is another useful tool and is great for tapes and joins for the systems ClassicBond and ClassicBond Pro. The system Resitrix will require a heat gun for joins.
Do I Need Any Special Tools For My ClassicBond & ClassicBond Pro Roof?
You don’t need any special tools for simple roofs that only consist of a single membrane sheet with no joins or patches. However, you will need the following basic hand tools…
- 9" Paint Roller - used to apply water-based adhesive
- 4" Mini Roller - used to apply contact adhesive
- 2" Paint Brush - used to apply primer to clean EPDM
- Scissors - for cutting the membrane to size
For ClassicBond and ClassicBond Pro roofs where a join or repair is required you will need the above basic hand tools along with a Seam Roller. The Seam Roller is used to compress the flashing and seam tapes into the rubber membrane.
Do I Need Any Special Tools To Fit My Resitrix Roof?
The Resitrix system is slightly more specialist than the other EPDM systems and requires a Heat Gun and Seam Roller to make a join in the membrane. The heat gun is used to melt the underside of the overlap top sheet and the seam roller is used to compress the overlapped seam. A good weld is indicated by a bleed from the bitumen backing. Resitrix also requires the following basic hand tools.
- 9" Paint Roller - used to apply FG35 primer
- Scissors - for cutting the membrane to size
