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How to store and prepare single ply roofing membranes for perfect welding

A common query we receive at our Technical Office in Clay Cross is that the Roofing Contractor is having trouble welding the PVC membrane and that it must be a product issue! The problems generally range from the membrane just won’t weld or the quality of the weld is poor and blisters are forming within the overlap joint. In both cases the reason for the PVC membranes not welding are either due to inadequate membrane storage or inadequate membrane preparation.

Liquid Detailing in Single Ply Roofing Systems

Single Ply membranes over the last 50 years have always been credited with being flexible and able to cope with the vast majority of roofing details or challenges put in front of them, especially PVC & TPE membranes.

Anthony Carlyle is the new Chair of SPRA

Anthony Carlyle, Managing Director of IKO Polymeric, took over the Chair of the Single Ply Roofing Association (SPRA) from Mike Crook, who had held the office for the last four years. SPRA is the UK authority on single ply waterproofing. The organisation ensures standards of products and application are high, and it provides help and […]

How to install single ply membranes

With the purpose build modern training centre at Clay Cross, we are in the position to carry out both IKO Armourplan (PVC) and IKO Spectraplan (TPE) single ply training sessions. The training given is important to enable operatives to gain knowledge of our products, application methods and standard details.