How to secure a tarp to conservatory roof

PeteW

Hi,

Our conservatory roof is leaking and needs replacing, but we can't afford to do it now as the boiler and another roof need replacing more urgently..!

So for now I want to cover it up with a tarp, but I'm not sure what the best way to secure it would be? It's an almost flat glass panelled roof with plastic frames. I'd wary of trying to weigh it down with bricks/ or planks of wood because if the wind does manage to get under it it could send them up and have them crash through the glass. I was contemplating buying a staple gun and trying to staple it into the plastic frame along the edges but don't know if they would go in.

Anyone got any other ideas?

Thanks

Pete

Ordep

Speaking as a builder, I'd use heavy duty plastic sheet (available from your builders merchants), cut it carefully to fit, and use some heavy duty duck tap to stick it down, taking care to go all round the edges, so's the wind and rain cant get under it..
hope that helps
regards
Pete (another Pete)

ian103

i'd agree something like a 1200g polythene (or 2000g) stuck down with good quality gaffer tape all round the edges

PeteW

Just looking online to find a suitable sheet and just wanted to check, does the 1200/2000g stand for gauge?

grizzly1911

PeteW wrote: »

Just looking online to find a suitable sheet and just wanted to check, does the 1200/2000g stand for gauge?

"Polythene is also available in a low grade quality for use as a dust sheeting, or Temporary Protective Sheeting as it is known. Polythene is available in 500 gauge, 1000 gauge and 1200 gauge. Another unit of grading for polythene is microns – 500 gauge is 125 microns (mu), 1000 gauge is 250 microns (mu) and 1200 gauge is 300 microns (mu). There is also a 2000 gauge polythene which is 500 microns (mu)."
http://buildingmaterials.co.uk/Polythene.html

PeteW

Thanks guys, just went to Wickes to see what they had that was suitable, and the closest things I could find were Damp Proof Membrane and Vapour Barrier Polythene. Would either of these do the job?

Pete

ian103

try toolstation (closer to the price we used to pay in the trade) damp proof membrane they do 1000g and 1200g item reference 29831 or 54683 (depends on the size you need) - bog stasndard stuff will do no need for gas membrane. or wickes but it looks very expensive!

ian103

or screwfix
Black Membrane 1200ga 3m x 4m

Product Code: 73066

iamcornholio

I can't see how there can be a leak to a conservatory roof that can't be sealed temporarily with a tube of silicone (and/or some flashband) rather than a sheet covering the whole lot. Surely its not all leaking?

Without something holding the sheet down over the roof, rather than just the ends, the sheet will end up down the road after the first high wind

Norman_Castle

Our conservatory roof is leaking and needs replacing

If the glass and frames are intact the problem has to be the seals or the flashing between the conservatory and house. Repairing this will be much cheaper than replacing the roof.

PeteW

Thanks for the responses. We've had a few people come look at the roof and they've all said it's a fundamentally flawed design which would never remain watertight. It's an almost-flat roof essentially made of two rows of long glass panels, which is unsupported in the middle where the two rows meet. As such, it sags down a bit there and the water just sits there, not running off until it seeps through the join. We've tried resealing it from the inside with sealant but it never lasts as the water just sits on top.

Incidentally, I don't suppose any of these membranes are available in a transparent fabric? Would obviously make the conservatory less gloomy!

Cheers