Willie Posted April 28, 2018 Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 If anyone would like to see this being installed, please let us know for directions. Chapala 765 5121 Enrique Hernandez, Ing. is doing the work...won't be completed for a couple of days....fascinating and a great type of roof! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mexilady Posted April 28, 2018 Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 Juan Pablo Giovanini at Home Services also does this type of roof and it lasts soooo much longer than any other type of installation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie Posted April 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 I had posted looking for info for this type of roof which we had in Mazatlan for over 15 yrs but no one offered names....Kike responded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dichosalocura Posted April 28, 2018 Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 Could you post some pictures, it would be interesting to see how it differs from the standard mexican roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted April 28, 2018 Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 Yes, pictures of it would be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunshineyDay Posted April 28, 2018 Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 curious how much more is the cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie Posted April 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 Photos of torch down in progress.............this is very rough at this point. Wait til you see the finished job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil in mexico Posted April 29, 2018 Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 In my other life i did thousands of sq. feet of this product . Its origin is from Europe and it is a great product if installed properly, In the states with so much wood construction we had to be very careful for fires, down here not so much but if I was doing this type of work I would have a fire extinguisher on the roof while work was in progress just my 2 centavos Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringal Posted April 29, 2018 Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 I would appreciate it if someone would explain what a torch down roof is: i.e. material used, process of installing it and cost for a 1500 sq.ft. surface? I've never seen one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandol Posted April 29, 2018 Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 It is an asphalt product that comes in rolls. I’ve had it done on a couple of flat roofs. Can’t remember the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie Posted April 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 Well our original bid for about 1400-1500 sq ft was under $60k pesos BUT when prepping the roof, he ran into some soft spots and upon really good checking , found that a layer of bricks had been applied over some serious cracks, almost 3/4 in wide in some areas. ARRGH!!! So now we have extra costs to repair all that. Ya just never know what to expect..... At least this time it will be done correctly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCdoug Posted April 29, 2018 Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 I live in a cedar ship lap rancher in Canada. Had a Torch on Roof applied. one fire extinguisher, for each propane torch, on the roof at all times. All existing roofing material removed. A membrane is rolled onto the plywood and screwed down. Then the a thicker water impervious layer is rolled out and a torch is applied between the two layers of material to glue them together. This is the "torch on" process. Then hot knives are heated up very hot by the torches and applied to the seams to glue them together. 30 years if done right. We had a brick chimney that was falling apart and leaking. A frame was built around it, plywood screwed to the frame and then torch on applied to completely seal the chimney and no more water leak problems from the chimney. Comes in various colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted April 29, 2018 Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 We did that on our flat carport roof last summer (up north). The material used in applying is asphalt with additives. It can be a fire hazard so a near fire extinguisher is a must. Torch will melt the layers of asphalt together and there is lot of videos on You tube to show best analogies and comparisons. So far so good on our roof ...in V. Island's rainy season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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