Introduced as a roofing membrane in the 1960s, and first marketed in the U.S. as a commercial roof membrane in...
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Get the Advantages of Welded Seams and Energy Savings, with a Non-White Membrane Imagine a roof design you are specifying, but...
Metal buildings with metal panel roof systems are commonly used across the United States for storage and commercial office space. ...
Base attachments — the plates and fasteners that secure the membrane around roof penetrations — are required for both mechanically...
The industry standard specification for flashing height is 8 inches. It’s an important safeguard against water backing up on the...
Cutting the edges of a reinforced membrane, whether on the roof or in the factory, exposes the reinforcement scrim to...
One of the most notorious leak points on a roof is at the T-joint, where multiple layers of membrane come...
Is there anything more frustrating than being called back to a completed job because an inspector has found welds that...
Experienced thermoplastic membrane welders know how important it is to get angle changes right. If the flashing isn’t tight at...
When installing TPO or PVC, the corners and perimeters of a building require more fasteners than the field due to...
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Hello DW, we actually this technical document regarding this topic, here's a link from gaf.com below: https://www.gaf.com/en-us/document-library/documents/productdocuments/residentialroofingdocuments/roofdeckprotectiondocuments/deckarmordocuments/TechFlash___Ensuring_Maximum_Protection_when_Installing_Synthetic_Roof_Deck_Protection.pdf
Jeff, I'm having difficulty convincing a roofing contractor of the importance of using capped nails or capped staples when installing GAF's FeltBuster synthetic roofing felt […]