Page 44 - Realm Catalog

42 www.roofix.in

Foam closures To enhance the appearance and the weather tightness of the polycarbonate coverings, foam closure strips are
recommended for sealing the opening created where the corrugated sheet meets flat surfaces at flashing, curbs,
girts, etc. At REALM we offer custom made foam closure strips.

Technical Specifications

Double Side Foam Tape

Double Side Foam Tape is designed for sealing metal overlap
joints in the pre-engineered building industry. It is easy to
apply and compress during installation. It exhibits excellent
application and performance characteristics over a wide range
of temperature. It will not become brittle, crack or flow during
service. It is available in cut to use size and supplied in ready Average Pullout Loads (Kilo Newtons kN)
to use rolls. The load required to pull the fasterner out of the material
APPLICATION it is fastened into.
Double Side Foam Tape is designed to seal and prevent the ROOFIX publishes a wide range of technical performance
entry of dust, air and moisture and assures a weather tight data on its fasteners. Generally the values give the
seal in sheet metal/polycarbonate buildings. ultimate value the engineer would then apply a safety
• Metal rib and end joint factor appropriate to the regulations standards.
• Sealing roof curbs, roof jacks and skylights To determine the actual frequency of fasteners it is
• Sealing polyethylene sheeting necessary that all loading criteria are made available
• Metal to metal joints for center fold roof to include wind load. With this information available,
we work it in close cooperation with the designers,
the system supplier and the contractor to assist in
determining fastener frequencies.