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Control costs and protect your work with SOLITEX EXTASANA® Weather Resistive Barrier from pro clima Recently I visited Bruce, a builder in South Auckland, who had some issues with the frames getting wet after a heavy down pour even though the frames had been covered with building wrap. Bruce was explaining how much it had cost him in time and money to hire dryers to dry the frames so that they were at a suitable moisture content for lining. As he is building a multi-unit residential structure, with 10 units, this cost was multiplied 10 times! I explained that the Code Mark certified pro clima SOLITEX EXTASANA® Weather Resistive Barrier (WRB) has a nonporous layer that resists up to 10,000 mm water column pressure. The TEEE film is also highly vapour permeable (Class 4), allowing moisture to migrate out of the framing into the drained cavity. This vapour-permeable pliable building wrap is in accordance with NZS 2295.
pro clima SOLITEX EXTASANA® is designed to withstand: • up to 90 days UV exposure before cladding is installed and • temperatures of up to 120°C and down to -40°C behind external claddings. Part of a complete system, pro clima SOLITEX EXTASANA® accessories include TESCON EXTOSEAL® sill tape, TESCON EXTORA® flashing tape and ROFLEX pipe seals. We also offer ORCON® CLASSIC adhesive to seal off the wrap to the slab.
All these system products are free of chemicals harmful to life and carry the Red List Free label. I caught up with Bruce recently to find out what he thought of SOLITEX EXTASANA®. He told me that they had just had an exceptionally heavy downpour with strong winds and the frames were still dry thanks to SOLITEX EXTASANA®. He said that the developer he works for now insists on “Dry as a Bone” every time!
This high quality building wrap comes with a sharp price for New Zealand Certified Builders (NZCB) members. You can purchase NZCB branded SOLITEX EXTASANA® from the NZCB members’ only Toolshed (in the shop) at a special NZCB price of $273 excluding GST per roll. (RRP $330) Simon Cator Regional Sales Manager Upper North Island For more information about SOLITEX EXTASANA® Wrap visit www.proclima.co.nz
This Tech Tip was supplied by Pro Clima NZ Ltd. Pro Clima NZ is an NZCB National Partners and a leader in reliable weathertightenss and airtightness building systems. Their extensive range of high-performance roof and wall Weather Resistive Barriers (WRB), the INTELLO® intelligent air barrier (IAB), tapes and fixtures, form a complete building envelope system which help to create healthy, energy-efficient and durable buildings.
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