The roof of the garage with their own hands - how to make odnopatnuyu, gable

One of the stages of building a "house" for your car, or rather, the construction of a roof, often raises many questions. What to choose: flat roof or attic, cheap slate or beautiful decking, insulate the slopes themselves or make a "warm" overlap?

In this article we will tell you how to make a roof of a garage on your own, consider the option of a single-sided and two-sided roof.

First, decide what kind of garage you need: a "warm" (heated) or cold box that can only hide your car from rain and snow?

Covering with roofing felt

Now choose the type of roof:

• flat - for it you will have to either pour the concrete floor or install it from the factory plates (usually circular), using special equipment (crane) for laying them;
• single sled - this is the easiest option for those who are going to make garage roofs;
• gable - a more complex roof variant that requiresfor its creation of certain construction skills, as well as a greater consumption of materials (as compared to a single-shed roof).

As an option, you can consider the device above the garage attic or high-grade second floor.

Depending on the type of roofing, it is necessary to choose the option of its insulation:

• a flat roof is usually insulated on the top of a reinforced concrete slab;
• a single-sided roof is usually insulated by laying thermal insulation material between the rafters;
• duo-pitch roofing can be insulated either similarly to a single slope, or by placing insulation in a horizontal ceiling over the garage room.

Choose a suitable roofing material for your type of roof.

All these actions (selection of the type of roof) should be carried out even at the design stage, since depending on the chosen construction, its weight and, consequently, the load that the roof will have on the foundation (which in turn will affect the size of the foundation and its form: tape, columnar or slab-base under the whole garage).

Flat roof

Flat roof

Run the roof of the garage if you chose flat roof, you can, but it is better to invite experts. First of all, it’s still impossible to put the finished slabs on your own (without a crew with a crane operator), and secondly, even pouring the concrete slab manually, you will need a certain amount of concrete already prepared (to make it at a time), formwork, reinforcement cages and, of course, assistants (who have already done something similar).

In the case of pouring a monolithic concrete slab directly on the garage, it is usually made strictly horizontal, and the slope is created later by laying insulation (for example, expanded clay).

If, however, circular hollow core slabs (or other types of slabs) are mounted, the slope can be created immediately during the installation process (after completing the front wall above the rest (the height difference should provide a slope of at least 2 cm per 1 meter of slab length) .

Shed roof

Shed form The most simple and affordable option for beginners who want to make a roof over the garage is a shed roof. as a supporting structure (rafters), you can use metal or wooden beams, as well as fastening two boards.

1. The rafters are placed along the garage (the front wall must be higher than the others in order to create the slope required for the selected roofing material) while relying on the power plate (a wooden bar with a section of at least 10 10 cm. A layer of waterproofing should be laid under the mauerlat (pieces of roofing material are suitable).
2. A windproof and waterproofing membrane is fastened on the top of the rafters with a construction stapler. on which (in the perpendicular direction ) fixing lathing (solid or with a certain step depending on the selected roofing material).
3. The laying of the roofing material is made in strict accordance with the technology of this process, developed by the manufacturer.
4. The next stage - insulation of the roof - depends on the option chosen (between the rafters, or in the plane of the ceiling). Insulation from the inside should be protected with a vapor barrier.

Installation of single-pitch roof beams:

Double-roof

Double-slope

To perform a gable roof, you will need to build a more complex version of the truss system. At the same time, if the roofing material you have chosen requires a significant slope (otherwise it will, for example, too much snow linger on the roof or rain water fall under it with a strong wind), then it is better not to make an attic, but an attic (inside which to place the exploited room). ).

The construction process

The entrance to the attic floor is better to provide along an external staircase made of non-combustible materials.

Repair of a soft roof

Repair of a soft roof

To perform repair work of a soft the roof of the garage will require the following set of tools:

• knife;
• broom;
• roofing material;
• bitumen mastic;
• tin bucket;
• gas bottle and burner;
• building dryer;
• ax.

Before the start of the repair, the nature of the roof should be taken into account. In most cases, garages are in one row. And if you decide to carry out a complete repair of the roof, then you will need to contact the neighbors and agree with them about it. Otherwise, it is unlikely that anyone would like to have a part of its roof destroyed.

Repairing a solid roof is only necessary in dry and warm weather.

Identification of problem areas

Remove all foliage and other contaminants from the roof surface. After that, inspect the roof again and decide how exactly to repair the roof - full or partial. If the roof is more than 10 years old, then it may already have cracks, swellings, and the seams simply split. Finding a problem area, do not rush to shoot everything. Cut it crosswise and press this area tightly. If there are cracks, then the ax can be cut through in these places. Next, you need to clean these places from dust and debris. For this you can use a hairdryer and gas burner.

How to roof the roofing with roofing felt

One of the easiest ways to repair the roof of a garage is to cover it with roofing felt. The main advantage of this material is low price. Moreover, it is an excellent waterproofing material that protects the roof of the garage from its leakage. The holes made earlier can be covered just with ruberoid. For partial repair, the roofing material can be cut into small pieces. Put this segment on the hole and press it. Top it with a coat of mastic or resin. After that, the bent old roofing felt can be pressed again and covered with mastic as well.

Repair work

The cut piece of roofing material should be more than 20 cm of the damaged area. This will provide high-quality waterproofing.

After that, you can leave everything as it is or add a new layer of roofing material across the entire roof surface.

Roofing material flooring

If you decide to close the roof with a new layer of roofing material, you should first spread it onto the surface and let it stand for 24 hours. To carry out the work, you will need a resin to combine the old coating of roofing material with a new one. It also protects all joints from leaking. Preparation of the resin is carried out in a tin bucket or in another container, which is subject to disposal after the work. To do this, melt torch tar to the consistency of thick cream.

Roofing with roofing felt

When the resin is ready, fill in part of the roof and lay roofing material on top. After that, gently walk on its surface. The next sheet is put with overlap in the direction of the slope by 12 cm, therefore it is recommended to start laying the first sheet from the bottom point.

If in the course of the laying of the ruberoid bubbles form, then it is enough to pierce a small hole and press this area tightly. If necessary, this place can be poured resin.

The first layer of roofing material should dry. 12 hours is enough for this. Next, you can install the second layer. At the same time, make sure that the joints of the first and second layers do not coincide. This will completely eliminate the possibility of moisture penetrating the layers of the soft roof.

Preparation of mastic

If there are places where the roof is adjacent to the wall, then this place should be given Special attention. Here, perhaps, it is important to use a sheet of tin. Most likely, in the corner you will need to make several layers of roofing material. At the same time, each layer must dry thoroughly.

If the angle of the slope of the garage roof is less than 15 °, then at least 4 layers of roofing material will be required. If the slope of the slope is greater than 16 °, then not less than 2 layers.

Waterproofing

There is another technology for making waterproofing of the roof of the garage. For this it is not necessary to use roofing felt. A fused material known as bikrost may be used. This waterproofing material is ideal for repairing a soft roof.

Bikrost

The process for applying it is as follows:

• Pre-roofing is cleaned and primed.
• Next, roll out a roll of bikrost as needed. Do not immediately roll a roll of material along the entire roof.
• Given the fact that the bottom layer of bikrost is oxidized bitumen, it can be heated with a burner.
• In the process of heating, make sure that the corners and edges of the material tightly to the surface of the roof.
• As the material heats up, press it against the roof. Accordingly, the roll will gradually unwind.
• Each regular sheet of material overlaps up to 70 mm.
• The work process should not be delayed. Everything must be done quickly and efficiently. This results from the fact that bitumen quickly enough seizes. Tearing it off the roof may damage the material.

Corner treatment from laying of roofing material. The only advantage is that you do not need to prepare the resin. Believe me, this is an unpleasant and painstaking process. However, the result will be no worse.

Repair of a rigid roof

If no resin was used to cover your garage, but, for example, decking, then the nature of its repair will be different. In most cases, it is likely that it will be sufficient to replace the damaged coating sheets. Although there are times when a tree has fallen on the roof. In this case, the repair will be major, including the process of manufacturing crates for flooring.

If, however, it is necessary to perform repairs partially, first of all, dismantle the old sheet and attach a new one. It is very important that it coincides in the wave. It is also important to ensure that the overlap is correct. Screwed sheet special screws for corrugated.

If the length of the garage is 6 m, and a sheet of material is 1 m, then the entire roof will require 12 sheets of corrugated flooring for the entire roof.

If the coating is of metal tile, the process of its repair is almost identical. The only thing that is important to control is the locks that connect the tiles.

By following these recommendations, you will be able to repair the roof. This will significantly reduce costs than would have to build it again. And with all this, always remember, very often the coating needs partial repair, and this is a significant savings. But most importantly, you can do all the work yourself.

Video

In the provided video material, you can learn more about the intricacies of making a roof for a garage:

Photo

The photo shows various designs of roofs for the garage:

The four-rolled roof of the garage

Double-walled roof

Roof of corrugated

A concrete roof

The roof of metal

Of soft tile

Planar shape