Metal roofing varies greatly in price however and depending on your situation might be even more expensive than a rubber roof.
Rubber roof over metal.
If you do a fully adhered tpo system your still using glue rollers and brushes just like on the epdm.
Metal roofs over shingles will also provide an extra layer covering your home helping to further insulate it.
Flashing is metal trim that fits over joints where two sections of roof meet.
Advantages of metal roofs over shingles.
Then pieces of the membrane are cut and carefully glued around the vents creating a watertight seam.
Still need screw guns for installing fasteners.
Alternatives to rubber roofs.
Corrugated steel roofs can also become rusted or have leaky seams especially on flat roofs.
If you are thinking of replacing a leaking metal roof with a rubber one an alternate solution might be to cover it with a layer of insulating foam and re roof it with another new metal roof.
The flashing should overlap the edge of the roof by one inch to help direct water.
The only tools that separate the tpo roof from a rubber roof is in fact the welders and generators.
Mobile home roof overs for flat roofs typically involve metal or rubber or pto.
Bend the flashing into a v shape to fit over the top roof ridge and the corners where the panels meet.
Mobile home roof over with single ply tpo white single ply tpo membranes are a very popular choice for mobile homes with flat or low slope roofs.
Still need knives and scissors for cutting.
Asphalt roofs are even more prone to this than other types like pto metal or rubber roofs.
By placing metal roofing over shingles you can save in the labor costs of ripping them off while also preventing them from being thrown into landfills.
Installing 4 iso insulation with firestone epdm rubber membrane over old metal roof.
It helps direct water away from the meeting points and keeps the roofing dry.
Doing a roof over adds an extra layer of protection above the original.
Hammers to pound roof nails into edge metal.