Monarplan
®
Installation manual
2
062014V1
Contents
1 Subject and range of application
3
2 Icopal Synthetic Membranes – Product range at a glance
4
2.1
System Components
4
3 Packaging, delivery, storage and disposal of materials
9
3.1
Packaging, delivery and storage of membranes
and accessory materials
9
3.2
Disposal of construction site waste and
packaging material
9
4 Roof types
10
4.1 General
10
4.2
Method of Attachment
10
4.3
Choosing of membrane
11
5 Installation principles
12
5.1
Seam overlap
12
5.2
Laying order
12
5.3
“Separation” of the roof sealing
12
5.4
Laying direction
12
5.5
Position of butt joints
13
5.6
Tips for installation
13
5.7
Formation of expansion joints
14
6 Membrane Application
15
6.1
Tools and Equipment
15
6.2
Hot-Air Welding
16
6.3
Welding of T-joints
17
6.4
Weld tests
19
6.5
Sealing of seams
20
6.6
Welding of aged (weathered) membranes
20
7 Methods of application
21
7.1 Introduction
21
7.2
Perimeter Fastening
21
7.3
Membrane Termination
24
7.4
Mechanically Fastened System
25
7.5
Ballasted System
27
7.6
Adhered System
29
7.7
General Information on Flashings and Trims
33
8 General Information on Substrates
35
8.1 Introduction
35
8.2
Acceptable Substrates
35
8.3
Fastener Withdrawal Resistance Criteria
36
9 Roofing Details
37
9.1 Parapets
37
9.2
Protection against wind uplift
37
9.3
Edge Protection
37
9.4 Corners
38
10 Materials from other manufacturers
40
11 Examples for System Components
41
11.1 Vapour Control Layers (vcl)
41
11.2 Insulation
42
11.3 Protection, Separation and Levelling Layers
42
12 Quality Assurance
43
Maintenance
44
