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Mule-Hide Blog
Posted: 08/14/2019
Termination bar is used to secure and seal single-ply membranes at parapet walls and other penetrations. Usually made of extruded aluminum – 1/8 inch thick and 1 inch tall with pre-punched holes for fastening – term bar is sold in 10-foot-long sticks.
The term bar detail is simple. Th...
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Posted: 07/30/2019
Crickets, also known as saddles, are structures built between roof drainage points to move water laterally across the roof, diverting it to the drainage points. Properly designed, they virtually eliminate ponding (see Photo 1). But many contractors -- and some design professionals -- do not understa...
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Posted: 07/18/2019
Simply stated, base attachment is the installation of secondary attachment at an angle change to prevent the field membrane from moving. Mule-Hide requires base attachment at angle changes of 2 inches per foot or greater (see Figure 1). Two areas where many contractors become confused are base attac...
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Posted: 07/08/2019
Welcome back and thank you for playing our little game. As promised, here are the answers to our questions.
Find the following:
1-Ponding water 2-An electrical hazard 3-Bubbled uncured flashing
4-An empty pitch pan 5-Bridging at base flashings &nbs...
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Posted: 07/01/2019
First, let me begin; thank you Jeff Foxworthy.
If you look up every time you walk into a building – You might be a roofer
If you tell your kids while driving across town, “I’ve been on that building.” – You might be a roofer
If the first thing you do when you g...
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