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SINGLE-PLY ROOFING
• Great Value…
Excellent performance at a cost-effective price.
• Excellent Seam Strength…
Heat-welded seams provide greater seam strength to taped
and other seams.
• Long-term Weathering…
Excellent long-term heat and UV resistance.
• Energy Saving…
Highly reective and emissive white surface can help reduce
energy costs and urban heat island effect.
– Check out your potential energy savings by going with a
white roof at cool.gaf.com.
• Inherently Flexible…
No need for plasticizers.
• Naturally Fungal Resistant…
Doesn’t require biocides.
• Versatile Application Methods…
Including high-performance roofs requiring high wind uplift,
increased puncture resistance, or quick economical systems.
• Faster Installation…
Available on 12' (3.66 m)-wide rolls and prefabricated
accessories to eliminate eld fabrication of details.
• Over 130 years in business and North America’s largest
roong manufacturer.
• Offers a full line of roong solutions, including TPO and
PVC single-ply systems.
• Capital investments of over $130 million from 2011–2016
in commercial roof manufacturing, giving GAF the most
state-of-the-art equipment in the industry.
• Only GAF offers the patent-pending EverGuard Extreme
®
membrane with the longest guarantee in the industry
(up to a 35-year guarantee*).
• Leader in sustainability, including having EPDs and HPDs
and being on the Red List Free listings.
• Commissioned the largest independent study ever conducted
on TPO performance among North American manufacturers.
– Results show GAF has the best-performing TPO membranes in
accelerated aging tests (visit TPOResults.com to learn more).
EverGuard
®
Membrane Attachments & Adhesives
Solutions for excellent performance and value
Why TPO
In the 20+ years that TPO has been in the eld, it’s become one of the most popular products used for low-slope roong.
Over 1 billion sq. ft. are installed annually, making up over 50% of single-ply roofs being installed today.
The rapid rise in popularity can be associated with several of TPO’s inherent benets, including:
Why GAF
EverGuard
®
Membrane
Attachment Options:
Installing smooth TPO with fasteners in a mechanically
attached system offers several benets, including:
• Up to 50% faster installation compared to fully
adhered smooth membrane installations
• Reliability and cost effectiveness
• Familiarity with the industry as the most common
installation method in single-ply membranes
• Consistent installation in a wide variety of temperatures
• No sprayers or additional capital investments
• A great option for occupied buildings, as there is
no odor from adhesives
Installing smooth TPO with the RhinoBond
®
Attachment System offers several benets, including:
• A fast and easy installation
• Smaller crews and install time, with up to 50% faster
installation by adding a second machine
• Quick dry-in, as membrane seams can be welded
before RhinoBond
®
Plates are bonded
• Can be installed in a wide variety of temperatures
• No waiting for cure time, fumes, mess, empty
pails, or VOCs from traditional adhesives
• No half sheets and fewer seams
• Longer warranties
• Less utter with optimized attachment across
the entire sheet
Installing an adhered EverGuard
®
smooth TPO System
offers several benets, including:
• Longer guarantees compared to mechanically
attached systems
• Excellent wind uplift ratings
• A uniform, smooth appearance
• Familiarity with workers, as this installation is common
in the industry
• Minimizes thermal drift while acting as a vapor barrier
GAF offers several adhesives that are compatible
with EverGuard
®
smooth TPO, including:
• SBA 1121 TPO Bonding Adhesive… The most frequently
used, traditional solvent-based GAF bonding adhesive
• EverGuard
®
TPO 3 Square and 6 Square Low
VOC Bonding Adhesives… For use in areas where
there are VOC regulations
• EverGuard
®
WB181 Bonding Adhesive… A water-based
bonding adhesive that is both VOC compliant and low odor
See gaf.com for additional details, including application.
EVERGUARD
®
TPO
Single-Ply Roofing Systems
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SINGLE-PLY ROOFING
Adhesive is rolled on both the substrate and membrane and allowed to ash off
TPO is fastened to the deck at the seam
The RhinoBond
®
machine and magnets weld the membrane to each plate
Note: RhinoBond
®
is a registered trademark of OMG, Inc.