Description:

Composite membrane incorporating high performance moisture and water resistant rubberised asphalt with tough, puncture and heat resistant polypropylene reinforcing mesh. Specially developed for use under a hot applied asphalt concrete wearing course.

BITUTHENE 5000, also known as Heavy Duty BITUTHENE, is a waterproofing material incorporating high strength, heat resistant mesh embedded in a layer of self-adhesive rubberised asphalt. It is supplied in rolls interwound with special release paper which protects the adhesive surface until ready for use and allows easy handling during installation.

BITUTHENE 5000 is supplied in rolls 1.0 m wide, 20.0 m long and in min. membrane thickness of 1.6 mm. The rubberised asphalt is covered with release paper that is removed during installation. The membrane is self-adhesive and cold applied. No special adhesive or equipment is necessary to form laps. BITUTHENE 5000 is an excellent waterproofing membrane for plazas, bridges, vehicular traffic structures, or parking decks to be overlaid with an asphalt concrete wearing course. It is adaptable for either new construction or repair applications.

Advantages:

• Cold applied – no heating plant or hot bitumen bedding adhesive required, self-adhesive overlaps provide continuity.
• Flexible – easily applied, conforms to changes in profile, accommodates shrinkage cracks up to 0.6 mm.
• Robust – accepts road laying machinery.
• Pre-formed – guaranteed thickness, not subject to site variation.
• Mesh reinforced – provides dimensional stability and resistance to damage.
• Rubber/bitumen – self-adhesive, elastic compound provides bonding and transmission of braking forces to substrate, allows healing of small punctures.