Posted by kryppy on 10/11/05 13:11

On Tue, 11 Oct 2005 08:08:03 -0500, Jim <wdxp@cox.net> wrote:

>Hi Mortimer (I used to listen to you on radio when I was a tyke);
>
>I have always been reluctant to drill holes in the shingles/roof and
>was wondering if the Henry's roofing cement will actually do a good
>long lasting job? It seems to me you would have to actually cover the
>bolt heads and the whole mounting area with the stuff to make it
>waterproof, or is there another way to do it?
>
>I notice on the home improvement shows that roofing contractors use
>some kind of membrane material under shingles now, they say it's self
>sealing or something like that. Would this be adviseable to put under
>the penetration or would the gooey Henry's be just as good in the long
>run? I just happen to have half of a 5 gallon can of the stuff here
>which we got to do repairs after Katrina and Rita.


Pitch pans would be the way to go, but silicone under the mount and
over the heads works on my roof.

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