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COVER FEATURE ROOF WATERPROOFING
Easy waterproofing solutions
Guide your customers through the maze of roof waterproofing products and help them to select the right products for the job at hand.
ROOF REPAIRS AND general
joints. They are not usually necessary
roofing maintenance should be
on smooth, sound and flat surfaces.
carried out in the dry season, Tel: +27 11 878 2600 Fax: +27 11 873 2774 Unit 3A & 3B, City Deep Industrial Park 36 Fortune Street, City Deep, 2049
Rutherford FTS aquires Boltworld
A new retail perspective
Hudaco Trading has acquired Boltworld (Pty) Ltd who has merged with FTS Fasteners and FixingsThis is very exciting for both companies as our clients will benefit from increased product ranges and stock holdings as well as the secure financial backing of the Hudaco group. FTS Boltworld is one of the largest stockists of a wide and comprehensive range of high quality Industrial Fasteners. We are excited to present to Handy Lad Econo pack range to Hardware stores as a cost effective alternate for retailers and their clients.
but it’s during wet periods that some
WHERE TO USE SPECIFIC
consumers find themselves in a
WATERPROOFING PRODUCTS
hardware store looking for a solution.
• Acrylic compound can be used on metal or tiled pitched roofs.
WATERPROOFING
It can be used for waterproofing
Waterproofing is a specialised
around skylights, on parapets,
job. The right product is essential for
roof ridges, flashing and roof
success and longevity of the project.
screws. This is typically used with
Once a client have made his product
a membrane for areas exposed to
selection it is important to advise
movement or when attempting to
him about the application according
join two substrates.
to what the manufacturer has set
• Fibre reinforced acrylic is an
out on the packaging instructions.
easy-to-use, non-toxic acrylic
Adhere to pre-application
and synthetic fibre combination
instructions and allow for curing
compound with a built-in
times. Also ensure compatibility
membrane. In most cases,
between new and old products.
an additional membrane won’t
If there is a chance of rain,
be necessary, but is advisable
rather wait until the weather clears.
for areas susceptible to significant
Most DIY compounds must be used with a fabric membrane. When using a membrane with a waterproofing compound, you basically reinforce the
PRE-PACKS STANDS
A range of aluminium specialised rivets,as well as a fixing and fastening range from set screws to nailing anchors.
OCTOBER 2018 DIY & INDUSTRIAL TRADE NEWS
movement. This is very effective for maintenance on existing acrylic and membrane systems. • Rubberised bitumen compound
brush-on system. One cannot expect
is highly flexible and good for
a coating to fill cracks or gaps, so in
flat roofs and foundation walls.
order to do so you need to use the
These products are always used
membrane with the coating and build
with a membrane. It should be
a complete system. Membranes
over-coated with a bituminous
should be used for waterproofing
aluminium paint to protect it
flashings, overlaps, right angles and
from ultraviolet light.
