EPDM Rubber Roofing in
Erie, PA

Erie gets more snow than almost anywhere else in the country. Under the 1991–2020 climate normals measured at Erie International Airport, a normal season brings 104.3 inches. The 2017–18 season brought 198.5.

On a steep roof, most of that eventually slides off. On a flat or low-slope roof, it sits there — on your garage, your rear addition, your enclosed porch — until it melts.

That changes what matters. Two things carry a flat roof through an Erie winter: a structure that can hold the load, and drainage that actually works when the thaw comes. A drain that's slightly misseated is a nuisance in a dry climate.

Here, it's the difference between water leaving the roof and water finding its way under the membrane. EPDM rubber membrane is the system built for that job, and the details are what make it work.

Erie has been a city since 1851 and a settled community since 1795. So there's a lot of older building stock and a lot of add-on construction — the additions and porches that tend to carry the low-slope sections. TriState Home Consulting Group installs and repairs EPDM across Erie and Erie County. PA HIC #PA203687, and the inspection is free.

Seams and Drains Decide the Outcome

EPDM is a synthetic rubber sheet. As a material it stays flexible through the temperature swing an Erie year puts it through, which is why it suits a roof surface that can't shed water quickly. But the sheet is only part of the system.

Every seam where two sheets bond, every drain cut through the deck, every edge termination at a wall or parapet — those details decide whether the roof does its job.

A seam that wasn't cleaned and primed before the adhesive went down can separate as the membrane moves. A drain that wasn't wrapped and clamped properly lets water track underneath, where you won't see it until it reaches a ceiling. A snow load that melts and refreezes at the edges works those weak points harder than anything else in the year.

We detail them deliberately, because on a flat roof they are the job.

EPDM Work We Do in Erie

• New EPDM membrane on flat and low-slope roofs — deck prep, drain integration, seam work done to spec
• Tear-off and replacement of failed EPDM or older built-up roofing
• Seam re-bonding where the membrane itself is still sound
• Drain resetting — correcting the improperly seated drains behind most recurring flat roof leaks
• Edge and parapet termination repair, including replacing failed termination bar
• Deck repair where water or snow load has already gotten into the sheathing
• Documentation and reporting for insurance claims involving flat roof storm damage