Fully Adhered Epdm Roofing System
With a fast and easy installation ballasted assemblies are a popular option for the large open rooftops found on retail stores warehouses and other buildings.
Fully adhered epdm roofing system. This requires the 4 x8 insulation boards to serve the dual role of insulating and securing the roof to the metal deck which requires far more screws. The firestone epdm fully adhered system is a lightweight system with outstanding design flexibility. The insulation is mechanically fastened to the roof deck. It is suitable for contoured roofs roofs with irregular shape and any roof with limited load bearing capacity provided the substrate is compatible with firestone contact adhesives and provides sufficient adhesion.
Without the need for seam tape adhesives or waiting it installs 4 6x faster than standard epdm membrane including seams. Fully adhered roofs that are fully adhered are glued directly to the insulation below. The weatherbond epdm fully adhered system will adhere to wood metal plastic glass fi berglass rubber m asonry brick smooth surface built up roofs non granular roll roofi ng non granular half lap roofi ng painted surfaces wood fi berboard lightweight concrete and polyisocyanurate. Carlisle syntec systems offer a full line of adhesives for fully adhered systems.
Fullforce epdm is the only epdm membrane to feature a factory applied adhesive across its entire surface. Epdm can be installed either fully adhered mechanically attached or ballasted with the seams of the roofing system sealed with liquid adhesives or specially formulated tape. About fully adhered systems. While labor intensive the process creates a watertight roof like no other construction technique.
Our epdm production facility is one of the world s most technologically advanced allowing us to extrude our sheets instead of using the traditional calendering process. Thick membranes edpm rubber ranging from 45mm to 90mm are fully adhered with approved bonding adhesive over insulation. The mule hide fully adhered epdm ethylene propylene diene monomer membrane roofing system utilizes a 060 inch thick non reinforced black or white on black epdm sheet. A fully adhered system provides the highest level of stability and uplift protection plus a complete line of adhesives available for high wind areas.
Epdm is available in both black and white and is sold a broad variety of widths ranging from 7 5 feet to fifty feet and in two thicknesses 45 and 60 mils. While no single roofing system fits all buildings a fully adhered roof delivers many advantages. With superior durability and flexibility epdm is a smart roofing solution. They re perfect for high elevations and high wind areas.
Our epdm is manufactured thicker with a more uniform surface finish.