Bituminous Roofing System

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Bituminous roofing system.

Asphalt roofing systems that really resist structural and thermal movement even in temperatures below 0. One of the longer lasting roofing options for flat roofs is bitumen roofing or a modified bitumen roof. The ceramic coating promotes excellent long term adhesion. Firestone sbs modified bitumen roofing systems incorporate a synthetic rubber based technology which yields exceptional flexibility even in extremely low temperatures.

Owens corning produces high quality asphalt coating asphalt sealants and adhesives for asphalt shingles. Developed in europe in the mid 1960s modified bitumen roofing has been used in canada and the united states since about 1975. Bitumen roof advantages and disadvantages. That means you can rely on firestone building products to.

The flintlastic sa system delivers the time tested performance of modified bitumen roof systems without the labor cost or health safety hazards of hot asphalt cold adhesive or torch welded products. It was developed as a means to improve roofing membranes when product quality was affected by the use of a lower quality crude oil by product. Available in a variety of thicknesses in smooth and granule surfaces sbs membranes may be installed in hot asphalt cold adhesive or may be heat welded. In new construction hot bur was reported at 13 percent of the market cold bur at 2 percent and mb at 19 percent according to the december 2006 issue.

With a choice of cold or hot application and a range of performance levels all of which provide exceptional waterproofing protection for your building tremco roofing s powerply line of modified bitumen mb roofing solutions combine the advantages of advanced adhesives and membranes with the time tested reliable installation techniques of conventional built up roofing to provide a fully. Dynatred and dynatred plus can be installed over built up and modified bitumen roofing systems to provide an integral skidresistant walkway for demanding service access needs. Specifically engineered for optimal embedment in the modified asphalt sheet. Wind uplift is a primary concern when installing a retrofit single ply roof system rsprs over a structural metal panel roof.

Firestone provides a wide range of accessories and installation tools in addition to high quality built up membranes suitable for almost any flat or low slope roof condition. Modified bitumen is a type of asphalt product that can be applied in a number of ways to the roof in both hot and cold temperatures. Astm e 1592 physical testing was performed on three test roof assemblies in order to determine the wind uplift resistance of an rsprs installed over existing structural metal panel roof systems fastened directly into purlins.