Metal Roof Pitch Pocket

A pitch pocket is a sheet of metal sleeve flashed into the roofing membrane.

Metal roof pitch pocket.

Using our prefabricated pitch pans results in your crews not having to sacrifice quality for time savings. Panels joined with an applied lap sealant can go as low as 12. Since most roof failures occur at points of penetration it s critical to have a high quality pitch pan that will perform on the rooftop. Pitch pockets are easy to install.

You can simply open it up and wrap it around the roof. While rubber flat roof doesn t sell pitch pockets we do sell the tools to secure them to your rubber flat roof. The flanges at the base of the device fasten to the top. When you have exhausted every possibility for accommodating a roof penetration in a more fool proof way a pitch pocket is the solution.

After that the miimum pitch for metal panels depending on the methods used to join the panels. The penetrating object say a small angle penetrates the roof. A pitch pocket is the last resort for sealing a roof penetration. For low slope metal roofs under 12 that are nearly flat modified bitumen roofing thermoset and.

Pitch pockets pitch pockets are flanged open bottomed metal containers placed around columns or other roof penetrations. The minimum pitch for metal roof shingles and lapped non soldered panels is 3 12. Sheet metal is used to make a pitch pocket. Also known as pitch pockets our standard sizes are hand welded and made from 60 mil tpo and pvc.

Pitch pockets are used for sealing awkward roof penetrations. A pitch pocket is simply a sheet metal sleeve flashed into the roofing membrane.