I have heard the same thing about shigles eating epdm.
How to transistion epdm to metal shed roof.
This video shows how i installed a metal panelled roof.
On two epdm roofs i have done that marry with a shigle roof i always place the epdm and then a roll of alu coil stock between the epdm and the shingles shigles rest on the coil stock roofs have held up for 20 yrs all the best dudley.
Lay out one edge so that it overhangs by about 12 inches and then just pull the rest over the roof.
A flush transition is created at the intersection between a roof and a wall where the two surfaces are flush.
Apply glue evenly and smoothly to the roof.
To fold the rubber up the wall and over the roof edge at the same time the roof membrane must be slit at the corner.
And started the glue application process by pouring a good dollop of glue into the paint tray.
Lay out the epdm.
To do this i folded back the front section of the roof membrane.
This latest project was in early december in lambeth ontario for a residential home that had an existing sloped or shingled roof that needed to tie into a ne.
Trim off any large excess so that you have a sheet that s easier to deal with.
I started to install epdm roofing on the short front section of the roof first.
We solve this by installing an aluminum counterflashing as shown in the illustration.
Glue and roller ready to start application of adhesive.
In these two applications they are replacing the more traditional three layer felt system.
The epdm rubber roof membrane has made the leap from industrial to domestic roofs.
The weakness of the felt system was its relatively short lifespan of 10 15 years.