Ice And Water Roofing Paper

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Ice and water roofing paper.

Grace ice and water shield fully adhered smooth surface roofing underlayment provides best in class roof leak protection against wind driven rain and ice dams. Ft to the compare list. Traditional felt paper if you see ice and water shield being installed you might think it is felt paper. Traditional felt paper does a decent job at stopping most leaks where water gets under shingles tiles metal or slate.

Grace ice and water shield roofing underlayment a registered trademark of gcp applied technologies is the name that contractors trust the most to protect their reputations. What does felt paper do. Roofing ice and water shield may look like traditional felt paper but it s vastly different in performance. Grace ice water shield 36 in x 75 ft 200 sq ft rubber roof underlayment.

The ice and water barrier is much slipper than roofing felt. The reason is removal. Item 169827 model 5003002. Click to add item leakbarrier ps200 high temperature 36 x 66 8 ice water barrier 200 sq.

Ice and water protector sometimes also referred to as ice and water shield is a waterproof roof underlayment membrane developed to protect vulnerable areas on a roof from ice and water damage. Those shingles bonded to the ice and water. Ice and water shield is a far superior product compared to basic roofing felt paper. Ice and water protectors sometimes called ice and snow shields in cold climates are made with polymer modified bitumen.

When it first came out everyone put shingles right over the ice and water. It s an asphalt saturated paper that increases the water resistance of your roof from wind driven rains or blow offs. It can be very dangerous when the new roofer is tearing off the old shingles and looses his or her footing on the ice and water barrier. Felt paper or tar paper is also a rolled material you see roofers nailing down under shingles.

Roofing ice and water shield may look like traditional felt paper but it s vastly different in performance. I have seen alot of guys start putting felt paper over the ice and water. Start your roofing project right with the proper underlayment. It is a common look out for the next time the roof needs to be worked on.

The ice and water shield must stick firmly over the top of the drip edge on the soffit edge of the roof. Traditional felt paper does a very good job at stopping most leaks where water gets. This creates a sealed joint that prevent any water that got past the shingles from sitting on the edge of the wooden sheathing or dripping behind the wooden facia board. I always install the felt above the ice and water barrier.