Adhering single ply membrane to a roof deck with a hot melt or pressure sensitive adhesive applied to a release liner or transfer film
A method for applying a roofing membrane may include unrolling an adhesive material onto a roofing board to adhere a bottom surface of the adhesive material to the roofing board. The method may include removing a release liner from the adhesive material to expose a top surface of the adhesive material. The method may include applying a roofing membrane to the exposed top surface of the adhesive material to adhere the roofing membrane to the roofing board.
1. A method for applying a roofing membrane, comprising:
unrolling an adhesive material onto a roofing board to adhere a bottom surface of the adhesive material to the roofing board, wherein the adhesive material comprises between about 50% and 90% by weight of a 100% cured acrylic high molecular weight hot melt adhesive, between 0% to 20% by weight of a rosin or terpene resin tackifier, and between 0% to 15% by weight of curatives;
removing a release liner from the adhesive material to expose a top surface of the adhesive material; and
applying a roofing membrane to the exposed top surface of the adhesive material to adhere the roofing membrane to the roofing board.
2. The method for applying a roofing membrane of claim 1 , wherein:
applying the roofing membrane comprises unrolling the roofing membrane onto the exposed top surface of the adhesive material.
3. The method for applying a roofing membrane of claim 1 , further comprising:
applying pressure to a top surface of the roofing membrane once applied to the top surface of the adhesive material.
4. The method for applying a roofing membrane of claim 3 , wherein:
applying pressure to the top surface of the roofing membrane comprises rolling the roofing membrane with a weighted roller.
5. The method for applying a roofing membrane of claim 1 , wherein:
unrolling the adhesive material, removing the release liner, and applying the roofing membrane are performed using a roofing membrane installation apparatus.
6. The method for applying a roofing membrane of claim 1 , wherein:
the release liner comprises a UV protective material.
7. A roofing kit, comprising:
a roll of adhesive material, wherein an outer surface of the adhesive material comprises a release liner, wherein:
the adhesive material comprises between about 50% and 90% by weight of a 100% cured acrylic high molecular weight hot melt adhesive, between 0% to 20% by weight of a rosin or terpene resin tackifier, and between 0% to 15% by weight of curatives;
the adhesive material has a thickness of between about 1 mil to 100 mils; and
the release liner has a thickness of between about 1 mil and 15 mils; and
a roll of roofing membrane, wherein the roofing membrane comprises one or more of TPO, EPDM, and PVC.
8. The roofing kit of claim 7 , wherein:
the adhesive comprises one or more selected from a group consisting of a hot melt adhesive, water-based adhesive, a pressure sensitive adhesive, a butyl rubber-based adhesive, and a UV curable adhesive.
9. The roofing kit of claim 7 , wherein:
the release liner is biodegradable.
10. The roofing kit of claim 7 , wherein:
the release liner comprises a UV protective material.
11. The roofing kit of claim 7 , wherein:
a thickness of the adhesive material is uniform to within 95% across a surface of the adhesive material.
12. The roofing kit of claim 7 , wherein:
the adhesive material is at least partially cured.
13. The method for applying a roofing membrane of claim 1 , wherein:
a molecular weight of the resin is between 100,000 MV/g/mol and 600,000 MV/g/mol.