Videos
Watch it done — then read what they left out
We pick videos that show the work clearly, then add our own summary, the key points and any cautions: where a method is risky, region-specific or needs a licensed roofer. Videos belong to their creators and play from YouTube's privacy-enhanced mode only when you press play.
Leaks & repairs
-
-
Patching an EPDM Seam with QuickSeam FormFlash
Elevate EMEA on YouTube
Elevate, the former Firestone Building Products, shows its QuickSeam FormFlash patch going over a splice-tape lap on a RubberGard EPDM roof.
- EPDM
-
Two Ways to Track Down a Flat Roof Leak
Practical Roofing Concepts on YouTube
A roofing educator shows two practical ways to locate leaks in modified bitumen and rolled roofing.
- Mod bit
- Rolled
-
Stopping a Roof Leak with Henry Wet Patch
Henry Company on YouTube
Henry's own walkthrough of its Wet Patch line, the rubberized asphalt cements you can push into a leak even when the roof is wet.
- Mod bit
- Built-up
- Rolled
- Metal
-
Repairing Parapet Wall Seams on a Flat Roof
SureCoat Systems on YouTube
SureCoat, a roof-coating manufacturer, covers repairing the seams where a flat roof meets a parapet wall.
- Mod bit
- Built-up
- Metal
- Spray foam
- Acrylic-coated
-
How a Manufacturer Repairs Modified Bitumen
SOPREMA USA on YouTube
SOPREMA, a major modified bitumen manufacturer, walks through its repair procedure for damaged mod-bit membrane.
- Mod bit
-
Repairing a Damaged TPO Roof Membrane
MuleHide Videos on YouTube
Mule-Hide, a single-ply membrane maker, demonstrates repairing a damaged area in the open field of a TPO roof.
- TPO
Coatings
-
Applying a White Acrylic Elastomeric Roof Coating
ICP Building Solutions on YouTube
A product video from ICP, the company behind the Gardner brand, for its fast-drying Sta-Kool acrylic elastomeric white coating.
- Mod bit
- Built-up
- Rolled
- Metal
- Acrylic-coated
-
Rolling On Henry 887 Tropi-Cool Silicone
Henry Company on YouTube
Henry's application video for 887 Tropi-Cool, its 100% silicone white roof coating.
- Mod bit
- Built-up
- Metal
- Spray foam
- Silicone-coated
-
A DIY Silicone Coat Over Modified Bitumen
Handywoman on YouTube
A do-it-yourselfer coats a modified bitumen roof with Henry's 100% silicone.
- Mod bit
Maintenance & ponding
-
Cleaning a Flat Roof Before You Coat It
KARNAK Roof Coatings on YouTube
KARNAK, a long-time roof coatings maker, shows its cleaning and prep step using its 799 cleaner.
- Mod bit
- Built-up
- Metal
- Spray foam
- TPO
- EPDM
- Acrylic-coated
- Silicone-coated
-
Fixing Ponding Water on a Low-Slope Roof
Sol Vista Roofing on YouTube
A roofing contractor explains how ponding water is fixed on a commercial low-slope roof.
- Mod bit
- Built-up
- TPO
- PVC
- EPDM
Storms & hurricanes
-
What Storm Damage Looks Like on a Flat Roof
Four Seasons Kanga Roof on YouTube
A commercial roofing company shows what wind and storm damage looks like on a flat roof.
- Mod bit
- Built-up
- TPO
- PVC
- EPDM
