Desription
36 mil FiberTite is a 30-oz sq. yd/nominal 36-mil (0.9 mm) thick
membrane and was used as the benchmark membrane for the
development of ASTM D 6754-15 Standard Specification for
Ketone Ethylene Ester (KEE) Based Sheet Roofing. In addition
to exceeding the ASTM minimum standards, 36 mil FiberTite
meets or exceeds the physical properties and performance
characteristics of most competitive 60-mil membranes.
Seaman Corporation is vertically integrated, which allows
complete control over the manufacturing process from the
selection of the yarns, to the engineering, knitting and weaving
of the base fabrics to the final coating process. Today, FiberTite
Roofing Membranes are the result of Seaman Corporation’s 60
years of applied fabric engineering and coating technology.
All FiberTite Roofing Membranes are constructed using
high tenacity/heavy weight yarns to create a base fabric
reinforcement to impart superior puncture, tensile and tear
resistance properties. The base polyester fabrics are primed with
a unique and proprietary adhesive coat that lays the foundation
to physically bond the KEE coatings to the “fiber” to maximize
seam strength and overall membrane performance.
36 mil FiberTite is coated face and back with Seaman
Corporation’s original “KEE” formulation to provide superior
hot air welding characteristics, extreme UV resistance, broad
chemical resistance and long-term flexibility and reparability
for the installed roofing membrane system. Additionally, 36 mil
FiberTite exhibits superior tear, puncture, fungus, algae and
flame resistance that make FiberTite Roofing Systems some of
the most sustainable roofing systems available.
36 mil FiberTite membrane is manufactured in conventional 74-
in and 100-in wide by 100-ft roll goods. 36 mil FiberTite is also
available in customized prefabricated roll widths and lengths
that incorporate integrated fastening tabs, sealing tabs and also
“no-tab” rolls of membrane up to 20-ft wide by 100-ft in length.
Field seaming of the membrane is accomplished by fusing the
thermoplastic membrane with conventional hot air welding
equipment.
Application
36 mil FiberTite Roofing Systems carry extensive FM Global
and Underwriters Laboratories approvals. 36 mil FiberTite
Roofing Systems can be installed by mechanically fastening the
membrane with FiberTite Magnum Fasteners and Stress Plates
or adhering the membrane in FTR 190e bonding adhesive to preapproved substrates. 36 mil FiberTite can also be installed in
typical ballast configurations using conventional stone or paver
ballast.
For specific installation recommendations and requirements,
please consult the most current versions of Seaman Corporation’s
Guide Specifications for the Installation of FiberTite Roofing
Systems.
