The cable was wrapped a couple of times around the drum and the ends were attached spring loaded at either end of the roof.
Motorising my roll off roof.
To operate all you have to do is pull on one rope to lift the roof to vertical and lower it down on the flat roof.
1 inch 25 4 mm 1 mile per hour 0 447 m s.
A steel cable runs up the other side of the roof and a pulley is attached to the top.
These are 120v 5a snap action switches purchased from a local electronics supply house.
Dry the puddled water with old rags or towels and allow the roof exterior to completely air dry.
My first attempt june 11 at doing this didn t go well.
I tried to use a winch with steel cable.
Gaf liberty 3 28 ft w x 34 ft l 100 sq ft black roll roofing.
For pricing and availability.
The speed is just about perfect.
905 1 2 ice barriers in areas where there has been a history of ice forming along the eaves causing a backup of water as designated in table 301 2 1 an ice barrier shall be installed for asphalt shingles metal roof shingles mineral surfaced roll roofing slate and slate type shingles wood shingles and wood shakes.
What is roll roofing.
The steel cable would walk to one side of the drum and.
I wasn t going to have a roll off roof i was going to have a flip top roof.
I understand this would fall under dome control.
Rolled roofing isn t for everyone and every roof so if you have questions concerning where and when to use rolled roofing or if you just have questions in general fill out the online contact form and a trained representative will help answer any questions you have concerning rolled roofing.
This past saturday i worked on automating the roll off roof.
Not an absolute essential but a good idea in case my attention should waver while operating the roof.
It take about 30 seconds to roll the roof off.
A close up of the limit switches.
Owens corning deckseal sa sbs cap 39 375 ft w x 32 833 ft l 100 sq ft shasta white roll roofing.
3 use the utility knife to cut a 12 inch diameter circular patch out of the rolled asphalt roofing.
