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Fibrecoat Safety
Handling
Use Fibrecoat in well-ventilated areas and store away from direct sunlight. Avoid inhalation and contact with eyes, skin, and clothing by wearing appropriate personal protective equipment as outlined below.
Ground and bond all containers when transferring the material, empty containers may still retain product and product vapour. Do not expose to heat, flame, sparks or other ignition sources such as cutting, welding, drilling, grinding or static electricity. Do not pressurise and provide adequate safety showers and eyewashes in the area of use.
Protective overalls
Always wear protective clothing when using Fibrecoat materials, the disposable coveralls available in the store are the best way to protect your clothing and uncovered areas.
Eyewear
Make sure you have on a pair of wrap around safety glasses before handling or mixing any Fibrecoat resins, primers or cleaning solutions. Always have two bottles of sterile eyewash on site – one for the active site area and one for backup.
Gloves
Never let the Fibrecoat base resin, primers or solvents come into contact with the skin. Always wear either heavy duty latex disposable gloves or heavy duty reusables available to buy online.
Storage
Along with keeping you safe, storing Fibrecoat roofing materials in the correct way will also maintain the life of the system allowing for optimum performance.
Fibrecoat resin
Materials must be stored undercover and storage areas must be kept between 5°C and 25°C. Materials should never be exposed to freezing conditions or excessive temperature changes. Once opened, containers should be used completely. Typical due date for Fibrecoat is one year after its manufacturing date.
Primers
Fibrecoat primers should be stored in the original containers at temperatures between 5°C - 30°C. Product shelf life: 1 year, from date of manufacture.
Reinforcement
The Fibreglass Matting must be stored under cover and in the dry. The rolls are supplied in a plastic film and then in a cardboard box. Do not get the fibreglass wet prior to or during installation.
Disposal
Any remaining Fibrecoat materials need to be disposed of in the correct way, without causing harm to the environment.
All remaining materials can be disposed of at special waste collection points. Containers, or internal liners coming from a container, having contained the Fibrecoat resins and primers are also considered as hazardous wastes. Dispose in a safe manner in accordance with local/national regulations.
The Allbase recycling programme lets you return any remaining materials to us to ensure the waste product is disposed of responsibly or given a chance to be used again.
Fibrecoat
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Applying the Fibrecoat system
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Fibrecoat substrate guide
The Fibrecoat system can be applied to a range of surfaces, depending on the substrate a primer will need to be applied before coating.
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Basecare Guarantee
Our industry leading Basecare protection plans can provide up to 25 years of cover for the Fibrecoat system as standard along with a free maintenance plan and support.
Other plans include installation cover and Basecare+, our five year protection warranty with free callouts and maintenance checks.
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Glossary
A
ACETONE
Acetone is a cleaning solvent mainly used with our Fibrelast GRP roofing system to clean the rollers and brushes so that they can be re-used.
ABUTMENT
Abutments are the junctions of a roof surface where it meets a wall, chimney etc..
ASPHALT
Asphalt is a bituminous waterproofing agent used in number of different roofing materials.
B
BARGE BOARD
A bargeboard is a board that is fastened to the projecting gables of a roof to give them strength, protection, and to conceal the otherwise exposed end of the horizontal timbers of the roof to which they were attached.
BATTEN
Roofing battens or battening are used to provide the fixing point for roofing materials. The spacing of the battens on the trusses or rafters depend on the type of roofing material and are applied horizontally.
BUBBLE BUSTER
Also known as consolidating rollers and paddle rollers, these are made for the GRP roofing market that reduce splash back when used with our Fibrelast base resin system.
BINDER
Chopped strand matting is made up of tiny strands of glass bonded by an emulsion binder which breaks down when the Fibrelast GRP roofing resin is applied.
C
CATALYST
Catalyst sometimes called activator or hardener is the chemical that is mixed into the Fibrelast GRP roofing resins and topcoats to start the curing process.
CATALYST DISPENSER
A specially designed method for safely measuring and dispensing catalyst.
COLD ROOF
A cold roof is one where the insulation is laid between the ceiling joists. This means everything above the insulation is colder than the living space and everything below the insulation is warm.
CSM
CSM stands for chopped strand matting and is the fibreglass that is used with the Fibrelast base resin to reinforce the system giving it strength.
COUNTER BATTEN
Wooden strips installed vertically over pitched roofs to which horizontal tiling battens are attached to. They are used to allow rainwater to run off the tiles and off your roof.
D
DORMER
A roofed structure, often containing a window, that projects vertically beyond the plane of a pitched roof. It is also known as rooftop window. Dormers are commonly used to increase the usable space in a loft and to create window openings in a roof plane.
DOWN PIPE
Downpipes carry rainwater from a roof to ground level either directly into a drain or container for green water harvesting.
E
EAVES
The edges of the roof which overhang the face of a wall and, normally, project beyond the side of a building. Eaves form an overhang to push water clear of the walls.
F
FASCIA BOARD
A long, straight board that runs across the lower edge of a roof. The fascia is fixed directly to the lower ends of the roof trusses and usually supports the lower edge of the bottom row of tiles. The fascia board also holds all the guttering in position.
FELT ROOFING
A two or three layers system for boarded flat roofs using either adhesives or hot bitumen or a flame torch. Traditionally this system has been bitumen based although modern polymer products are available which offer better performance.
FLASHING
Traditionally made from lead or zinc, Flashings are used over joints in roof and wall construction to prevent water ingress.
FLAT FLASHING
Supplied in a 20 metre roll, GRP flat flashing is mainly used as a continuous flashing under slates at roof junction.The product has many other uses including gutter linings, parapet wall details and under air conditioning units.
FLAT ROOF
A roof which has a very slight slope, traditionally covered in felt, lead or other waterproof systems.
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