Flat roof ponding near drain – should roof be raised

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We recently raised a dipped section of our flat roof in order to reduce ponding. We're not sure we've raised the roof enough. Here's what it looked like as the rains died down.

Do you all think we need the roof raised here? Or did we raise it enough?

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Best Answer

2" deep puddles on a flat roof are a definite problem, and imply at least 16 feet of problem if the minimum 1/8" slope to drain is to be restored/preserved/maintained. And if that makes new puddles, even more area needs to be fixed.

I'm not clear on your (non-described) process, but this mess seems ripe for building up a proper surface with rigid foam and a new membrane, rather than jacking the roof boards from underneath, if that's what you have been doing.

Regardless of process, the entire roof surface needs to slope at least 1/8" per foot towards the drains. No part of the roof should actually be "flat".