Hey, guys. I’m heading to North Georgia in a couple of weeks to build a wheelchair ramp for Pa-in-Law. He’s pretty sick, and will probably be wheelchair-bound for the duration. Sadly, this will be a somewhat temporary addition to the home; 18 months at the longest.
I know enough about ADA and slopes, etc. My question – I’ve never used much Ice and Water Shield, being in extreme South Georgia with our mild climate, ice damming has and never will be a problem here. It is available here, though – I guess the pros use it in valleys and such. I did buy some last year to stick on a troublesome shed roof at the beach house. Four hurricanes in 2004 sort of shot the ten by ten shingled roof – it’s only about a 2/12, really much too flat for three-tabs, but that’s the look we like. It has been re-shingled three times in 15 years, but mainly because the heads on the galvanized roofing nails disinigrated in the salt air.
This time, I used Ice and Water Shield and aluminum roofing nails.
Anyway – back to the wheelchair ramp. Since this will be somewhat temporary, I was thinking of using Ice and Water Shield as the walk surface, instead of roll roofing. PT plywood, of course, but with I & W Shield, I wouldn’t have exposed fasteners. Would it hold up to the foot and wheelchair traffic ?
Thanks !
Greg
Edited 2/13/2007 9:34 am ET by GregGibson
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Probably not hold up and it is dang slippery at times when wet.
'course if you're in a hurry to collect the inheritance...
I'd use the roll roofing
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Greg