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Sika® Flexitape Heavy

Sika® Flexitape Heavy

Woven nylon mesh for reinforcing and detailing

Woven nylon mesh reinforcement to enhance the strength and durability of liquid applied roofing systems, waterproofing systems, and coatings, at joints, cracks, and angle changes.

  • Stretches within membrane to accommodate thermal and structural movement
  • Imparts additional strength and durability
  • Conforms to substrate contours and flashing conditions
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Usage

  • Moving and nonmoving cracks
  • Cold joints
  • Joints between dissimilar materials
  • Wall/deck intersections
  • Flashing reinforcement
   

Advantages

  • Stretches within membrane to accommodate thermal and structural movement
  • Imparts additional strength and durability
  • Conforms to substrate contours and flashing conditions

Packaging

3" w x 300', individually wrapped rolls
6" w x 300', individually wrapped rolls

Colour

Off-white

Product Details

Product Information

Shelf Life

N/A

Storage Conditions

Store flat in original, unopened and undamaged sealed packaging in dry conditions. Recommended to condition material to 50–77 °F (10–25 °C) before using to match liquid resin

Application

Application steps

SUBSTRATE PREPARATION

Substrate surfaces, including flashing substrates, have to be, clean and dry and primed. Preparation of substrates refer to separate System Data Sheet.

APPLICATION

Non-moving Joints and Cracks
Apply liquid resin to primed substrate. Embed Flexitape into liquid resin without stretching by gentle brush or roller pressure. Apply additional liquid resin to fully encapsulate the Flexitape.

  

Moving Joints and Cracks
Apply liquid resin to primed substrate over the joint/crack. Embed Flexitape into liquid resin without stretching by gentle brush or roller pressure. Apply additional liquid resin to fully encapsulate the Flexitape. Flexitape shall extend 1–1/2” minimum beyond both sides of the joint/crack.
 

Removal
Remove Flexitape saturated with liquid resin from substrate immediately, and wipe substrate with dry cloth. Once cured, reinforced membrane can only be removed by mechanical means.

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