Ruberoid Roofing Felt

Its core is a strong resilient non woven polyester mat that is coated with weather resistant app polymer modified asphalt.

Ruberoid roofing felt.

Specifiers installers distributors merchants building owners rely on iko s technical expertise for new build refurbishment projects in all sectors. Torch on felt comes in sheets. Roofing felt is one of the more popular and traditional methods of creating a flat roof. Ruberoid roll type roofing and waterproofing material made by impregnating a roofing felt with soft bitumens and then coating both surfaces with a layer of high melting bitumen.

Felt roofing also known as tar paper is traditionally installed using hot bitumen to create a secure bond between the roof and the felt. The following article is from the great soviet encyclopedia 1979. Ruberoid torch plus granule fr membrane is backed by gaf a company with over 130 years in the roofing business. Over boarding the fitting of new 18mm osb 3 sterling board on top of the existing roof or stripping the old roof covering and fixing directly over the previous timber roof deck.

Ruberoid is used mainly for the top layer of the roofing. Roofing felt is used to achieve a waterproof and durable finish on top of shed roofs garden building roofs and outhouses. Liquid membrane roofing systems roof coating systems built up roofing systems modified bitumen sbs roofing systems ruberoid mop granule membrane a strong resilient non woven polyester mat that is coated flexible sbs polymer modified asphalt and is surfaced with mineral granules. Complete roof deck replacement ripping all previous traces of the old roof including felt asphalt and contaminated timber to reveal roof joists then renewing.

Ruberoid torch plus granule fr membrane is a strong heavyweight resilient non woven polyester mat that is coated with an inherently fire retardant app polymer modified asphalt and surfaced with mineral granules. System guarantees are available for up to 20 years. Ruberoid 20 smooth is an ideal base or interply roofing membrane in modified bitumen systems including gaf compositeroof and 20 30 systems. Ruberoid torch smooth membrane is backed by gaf a company with over 130 years in the roofing business.

Available as torch on bitumen felt or self adhesive bitumen felt leading manufacturers such as iko and icopal make up our range of roofing felt so you can be sure no matter which product you choose that your roofing felt. The membrane is available with a smooth surface. However it wasn t particularly long lasting or durable so torch on felt was created. It might be outdated or ideologically biased.