Hypalon Roofing Systems

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Hypalon roofing systems.

If your hypalon roof is a good candidate our sebs coating systems provide an excellent solution to cover reinforcement scrim protect against surface cracks and seal out moisture. An old dupont product data sheet for hypalon. The expected service life of a hypalon system is around 17 years. Hypalon single ply roofing membranes come manufactured in rolls like traditional asphalt rolled roofing and other single ply roofing materials.

They promoted it saying zodiac boats are hypalon so it s waterproof right. See this hypalon roof system specification for an idea of how a hypalon roof system is put together. Hypalon is more hype than anything. First things first it s a chemical not a roof nor a boat.

Market a situation that would likely expand the use of tpo based single plies. Newer hypalon roof system. Dupont does not make a roof or a boat and failed hypalon roofs are an everyday occurrence. Hypalon roof systems are a single ply system and offer better chemical resistance and uv stability than other single ply systems.

Hypalon as a roofing material is a type of single ply with similar installation methods performance and weathering as pvc and tpo single ply roof membranes. Hypalon roof membrane product specification. In a recent webinar on cool roofing a presenter discussed some concerns with the roofing industry s focus on single ply roof membranes based on thermoplastic polyolefin tpo. Hypalon is a membrane based and reinforced synthetic rubber which is also known as cspe chlorosulfonated polyethylene.

This system offers only a single layer of protection.