You might want to look at sunmodo they work well and will not leak check it out. Some sealants have solvents that eat away shingles over time and can create a bridle shingle that can crack. Roof warranty may be expected when direct contact sealant is used on shingles should check with manufactures. On Apr 12, 2014 12:31 PM, "William Dorsett" <wmdors...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> I'm like Tom and Ray, it is hard to avoid shingle damage on all the > connections involved with flashing on asphalt shingles, and while I've > tried > QuickMount flashings, I'm confident that L-legs with (and I use > polyurethane, and am not stingy with it.) sealant are quite adequate. > Especially with roofs with good slope, I'm going back to what I've done for > a very long time with zero problems. > > Bill Dorsett > Sunwrights > > -----Original Message----- > From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org > [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Tom Lane > Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2014 7:56 AM > To: re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > Subject: [RE-wrenches] Flashings vs Sealants > > I am only going to refer to primarily to asphalt shingles . PLEASE read the > label on the sealant you are using . Our company has used flexible polymer > rubber - based sealants rated for -40 F to 200 F that have good UV > resistance by Ruscoe www.ruscoe.com that make these rubber based sealants > in > many colors . They are a high viscosity 1/10 gallon tubes like the BPS-HVAC > 1/10 that are a permanent sealant on metal roofs and NEVER completely > harden > . They are compatible with asphalt shingles . Read the label on your > sealant > , polyurethane tripolymer sealants while excellent sealants ARE NOT > COMPATIBLE WITH ASPHALT SHINGLES . Rusoe will sell direct ( 800 - 293- > 8148 > ) . We have thousands of attachments to asphalt shingles each year WITHOUT > any flashings and never get a leak with Ruscoe and offer all our customers > an insurance guarantee against damage to the roof and contents of the home > . > We have been installing since 1977 at our company . Ruscoe has a unique > product that is inexpe nsive when you buy 12 cases or more especially of > 12 > tubes that will be delivered by a freight line . Gator Tom > > Sent from my iPad > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > >
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