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or higher.
1.  Cut membrane to length. 
2.  Locate and pull Ripcord
® 
line,splitting release liner. Place 
membrane in position. 
3.  Remove half of the release liner, exposing part of the 
membrane. 
4.  Press the exposed portion of the membrane into place with 
heavy hand pressure, smoothing outward toward the edge. 
5.  Remove remaining portion of the release liner and press 
remaining membrane into place, using the same procedure. 
The remaining portion of release liner may be left in place 
to allow for future tie-ins. Refer to the Grace Ice & Water 
Shield
®
 roong underlayment Contractor’s Guide or the web 
site (www.graceconstruction.com) for specic detail drawings.
Consistent with good roong practice, install the membrane such 
that all laps shed water. Always work from the low point to the 
high point of the roof.
Precaution & Limitations
•  Slippery when wet or covered by frost.
•  Consistent with good roong practice, always wear fall protec-
tion when working on a roof deck.
•  Release liners are slippery. Remove from work area immedi-
ately after membrane application.
•  Do not leave permanently exposed to sunlight. Cover within 30 
days.
•  Do not fold over the roof edge unless the edge is protected by a 
drip edge, gutter or other ashing material.
•  Do not install on chamfered edges of wood plank.
•  When lapping over granular, allow for 6 in. overlap and apply 
bead of roong mastic along the edge of the Grace Roof Detail 
Membrane.
•  Repair holes, shmouths, tears and damage with a round patch 
of membrane, extending past the damaged area 6 in. (150 mm) 
in all directions.  
If fasteners are removed leaving holes in the membrane, it must 
be patched. The membrane may not self-seal open fastener 
penetrations.
•  Do not install fasteners through the membrane over unsup-
ported membrane areas of the structural deck, such as over the 
joints between adjacent structural panels.
•  Due to its slight asphaltic odor, do not apply where membrane 
is exposed to interior living spaces. Refer to product literature 
for more complete information.
•  Not compatible with EPDM or TPO; use Grace Ultra
™
 roong 
underlayment for tie-ins (refer to Technical Letter 5, Chemical 
Compatibility).
Seals around nails or fasteners. Fully adheres 
to decks, resisting leaks from wind-driven rain or 
water backup due to ice dams.
Roof  shingles
Grace Roof
Detail Membrane
Rubberize d asphalt
seals around nail
To tal adhesion
to wood deck
•  Not compatible with polysuldes, uncured neoprene, wood 
substrates with high concentrations of resin (pitch), or exible 
PVC. Grace Roof Detail Membrane is generally compatible 
with window and skylight anges; for more information, refer 
to Technical Letter 5.
•  Do not use in the desert southwest U.S.
•  Do not use under copper, Cor-Ten
®
 or zinc metal roofs in high 
altitudes.
•  A minimum of 36 in. is recommended at the eaves, where ice 
dams may form. Grace recommends Grace Ice & Water Shield
®
roong underlayment for this application. Grace Roof Detail 
Membrane may be used in conjunction with a self-adhered 
underlayment to extend ice dam protection at the eaves.
Code Compliance
Grace Roof Detail Membrane meets the following standards:
•  Underwriters Laboratories Inc. Class A re classication under 
ber-glass shingles and Class C under organic felt shingles (per 
ASTM E108/UL 790)
•  International Conference of Building Ofcials (ICBO-ES) 
Report No. 3997
•  Southern Building Code Congress International (SBCCI PST & 
ESI) Report No. 94133C
•  Building Ofcials and Code Administrators  
(BOCA-ES) Evaluation Report No. 94-33
•  Miami-Dade County NOA 09-0107.08. 
•  City of Los Angeles RR 25330
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