Today there are still many commercial and industrial properties that are fitted with an asbestos roof, despite the well-publicised dangers associated with this type of material. As these properties approach, or even exceed the material’s expected life expectancy, cracks and other damage become inevitable, leading to an urgent maintenance issue.
Even the slightest disturbance of an asbestos sheet can be extremely hazardous, and there are increasingly stringent disposal regulations which can often make complete disposal and roof replacement prohibitively expensive. Total encapsulation of the existing roof is therefore the safest and most cost effective option.
In such situations, StrataShield Rapide is ideal long-term solution, providing an instant-cure, spray-applied waterproofing coating with elastomeric crack-bridging properties. It is a moisture-tolerant, breathable system that can even be applied in damp or wet conditions, meaning that essential refurbishment works can continue without delay.
System build-up
The illustration below shows a typical StrataShield Rapide spray application onto an asbestos cement roof:
The StrataShield range of liquid waterproofing systems incorporates the latest polyurethane and polyurea technology, and has been specially developed to meet the needs of modern construction.
