Pitch Pot Roofing

Easily seal vertical penetrations using our prefabricated pitch pans.

Pitch pot roofing.

Step by step of how to install pitch pocket on tpo roof. This soldered pitch pan is ideal for new constructions for roof penetrations. Roof pitch varies depending on culture climate style and available materials. Typical roof pitch is actually the measure of the roof s slope expressed in ratio.

A pitch pocket is simply a sheet metal sleeve flashed into the roofing membrane. Pitch angle incline slope they all can be used to refer to the steepness of a roof. The tar is melted in the pitch pot pitch means tar then a mop is used to spread the tar and tar paper is then rolled over it one sheet at a time then the tar is then spread again a couple of. In the usa the range of standard pitches is anywhere between 4 12 and 9 12.

26 gauge galvanized steel construction. What is a roof pitch. And the sleeve is filled with a flowable permanently mastic material to seal around the penetration. Also known as pitch pockets our standard sizes are hand welded and made from 60 mil tpo and pvc.

Made from sheet metal such as aluminum or steel pitch pockets fit around many different types of roof penetrations to keep water out and help protect the roof structure. The master flow 4 in. Hole in the bottom to allow a 3 in. Sheet metal is used to make a pitch pocket.

Using our prefabricated pitch pans results in your crews not having to sacrifice quality for time savings. There is no standard universal roof pitch. When you have exhausted every possibility for accommodating a roof penetration in a more fool proof way a pitch pocket is the solution. In other words it can be expressed as numerical measure of steepness of the roof.

Choose from single skinned and double skinned complete melting pot and boiler kits which contain everything you need to heat up bitumen or opt for just the bitumen pot or boiler also available. Dia or smaller pipe to pass through. Some well defined standards are followed while deciding about roof pitch but in actuality the slope depends upon the type of roofing material and climatic conditions of the area. In the roofing trade the go to term is pitch and it is expressed in terms of 12 inches so the pitch of a roof is determined by how many inches the slope rises for every 12 inches it runs horizontally.

Pitch pan has a 3 in. The vertical seams are soldered to hold the pitch or other approved sealant not included. The penetrating object say a small angle penetrates the roof membrane through the sleeve. A standard pitch pocket resembles a top hat with an open top and bottom.

A pitch pocket is the last resort for sealing a roof penetration.