Hypalon Roofing Systems

Hypalon roof systems are a single ply system and offer better chemical resistance and uv stability than other single ply systems.

Hypalon roofing systems.

Benefits of coating your hypalon roof with inland coatings. An old dupont product data sheet for hypalon. Hypalon roof membrane product specification. They promoted it saying zodiac boats are hypalon so it s waterproof right.

In a recent webinar on cool roofing a presenter discussed some concerns with the roofing industry s focus on single ply roof membranes based on thermoplastic polyolefin tpo. First things first it s a chemical not a roof nor a boat. Hypalon single ply roofing membranes come manufactured in rolls like traditional asphalt rolled roofing and other single ply roofing materials. Market a situation that would likely expand the use of tpo based single plies.

This system offers only a single layer of protection. Hypalon is a membrane based and reinforced synthetic rubber which is also known as cspe chlorosulfonated polyethylene. Newer hypalon roof system. See this hypalon roof system specification for an idea of how a hypalon roof system is put together.

Hypalon as a roofing material is a type of single ply with similar installation methods performance and weathering as pvc and tpo single ply roof membranes. The expected service life of a hypalon system is around 17 years. Viewable at burke industries website as a pdf document. If your hypalon roof is a good candidate our sebs coating systems provide an excellent solution to cover reinforcement scrim protect against surface cracks and seal out moisture.

The presenter noted that hypalon the trademarked chlorsulfonated polyethylene cspe supplied by dupont was now out of the u s.