Not an absolute essential but a good idea in case my attention should waver while operating the roof.
Motorising my roll off roof.
The steel cable would walk to one side of the drum and.
Gaf liberty 3 28 ft w x 34 ft l 100 sq ft black roll roofing.
The roof is hinged near the house.
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The speed is just about perfect.
Hi i m working on motorising my roll off observatory roof and ultimately i would like to control it from ekos.
I wasn t going to have a roll off roof i was going to have a flip top roof.
The cable was wrapped a couple of times around the drum and the ends were attached spring loaded at either end of the roof.
These are 120v 5a snap action switches purchased from a local electronics supply house.
A close up of the limit switches.
A steel cable runs up the other side of the roof and a pulley is attached to the top.
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.
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.
My first attempt june 11 at doing this didn t go well.
It take about 30 seconds to roll the roof off.
I understand this would fall under dome control.
I tried to use a winch with steel cable.
3 use the utility knife to cut a 12 inch diameter circular patch out of the rolled asphalt roofing.
The opener works fantastically.
1 inch 25 4 mm 1 mile per hour 0 447 m s.
Dry the puddled water with old rags or towels and allow the roof exterior to completely air dry.
