| A
new generation of cold-applied liquid roofing technology has
been enhanced by building membranes specialist Icopal – and
the manufacturer and members of its Intelligent Membrane
Association (IMA) are already reaping the benefits. |
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| The
new-look Elastoflex LWS range incorporates several new
products which have been designed to make the seamless
system even more robust while at the same time more
aesthetic for architects and specifiers. |
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And this focus has resulted in a
surge of specifications for heavy-footfall applications such
as the balconies, roof terraces and green roofs of
apartments - a far cry from its original purpose. This was
as a solution to refurbishment applications with difficult
access, restrictive clearances and multiple or odd-shaped
penetrations such as plant and equipment that made laying
even the most flexible roofing membrane challenging. |
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The Elastoflex lightweight
waterproofing system incorporates a polyester reinforcing
fleece between two layers of liquid polyurethane-based
coating. This can be applied “wet on wet”, eliminating the
need for drying time between coats and significantly
reducing time on site for contractors. |
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Because it is applied cold using
rollers, brushes or squeegees, use of the Elastoflex sys-tem
may help to reduce insurance costs and structurally sound
roofs can be covered with-out stripping the existing
waterproofing. |
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New to the portfolio are two
primers – one for use with Icopal’s Greenpeace-approved
SureWeld TPO membrane and another for use on concrete and
cementitious screeds – as well as a UV-stable coating for
waterproofing in-line rooflights on profiled sheet roofs.
The range of Elastoflex reinforcing mats has also been
extended to offer thicknesses be-tween 120kg/m˛ and 200kg/m˛
and corresponding guarantees between 10 and 20 years. |
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The additional robustness of the
new-look system is down to an improved walkway com-pound - a
two-component, self-levelling finish used in conjunction
with Elastoflex Quartz (granules that create an anti-skid
surface or alkaline protection layer above the compound) and
Elastoflex UV Clear (a single-component resin used as an
encapsulation and UV-protection top layer). |
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For further information on
Icopal Ltd see
www.roofinfo.co.uk/icopal |
