Bituminous Roofing System

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Bituminous roofing system.

One of the longer lasting roofing options for flat roofs is bitumen roofing or a modified bitumen roof. Let owens corning help you determine when it is time for a new roof and then let us help you choose the shingles for your roof that are right for you. 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. 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.

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. 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. 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.

Experience the total owens corning roofing system and high quality roofing shingles. 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. 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. Asphalt roofing systems that really resist structural and thermal movement even in temperatures below 0.

Firestone sbs modified bitumen roofing systems incorporate a synthetic rubber based technology which yields exceptional flexibility even in extremely low temperatures. While single ply systems have captured much of the recent press bituminous roofing systems including modified bitumen still represent a significant share of all low slope roofing activity. Developed in europe in the mid 1960s modified bitumen roofing has been used in canada and the united states since about 1975. Owens corning produces high quality asphalt coating asphalt sealants and adhesives for asphalt shingles.

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. Bitumen roof advantages and disadvantages. The ceramic coating promotes excellent long term adhesion.