The ponding should have been addressed when the structure was built or when the roof was replaced.
Floating deck over rubber roof.
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They are merely placed on top of another structure.
It s best to build the wooden deck in removable sections for cleaning and maintenance of the rubber roof and repair of the membrane if ever needed.
These decks are often referred to as floating as they are not secured in place as a stand alone structure.
First you must make sure the roof is strong enough to support 55 lbs per square foot.
Seal the drip edge.
As a result many flat roofing decks have ponding situations where water pools for longer than 72 hours after a big rain storm.
On rubber built up and tar roofs this often results in leaks.
Guide a knife along it to trim the excess rubber.
Onto the board below.
Aluminum drip edge over the corner of the roof.
However i would highly recommend that you consider a that the epdm is lying flat on the roof subfloor without any sharp objects that can puncture the edpm once sleepers are laid over top and placed under load.
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Spread the adhesive on the rubber roofing and about 2 in.
Drip edge protects the corner.
Use uncured epdm tape to cover the nails and seal the drip edge to the roof.
A properly constructed epdm roof should last 40 or more years.
If you already have one of these types of roofs you could potentially cover the existing roof with pvc vinyl decking on top of a flat hard surface but you re much better off taking the roof down and starting over with a high quality vinyl decking material.
You can do a floating deck and is really your only option.
Next you will need to install a watertight epmd rubber membrane over the top of the roof deck for protection against water infiltration in place of roofing materials.