2005-2006 steep-slope roofing materials guide - National Roofing ...
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Information About Section 2: Fiber-cement Products<br />
General Information<br />
Section 2: Fiber-cement products in NRCA=s<br />
<strong>2005</strong>-<strong>2006</strong> Steep-<strong>slope</strong> <strong>Roofing</strong> Materials<br />
Guide provides a comprehensive listing of fibercement<br />
products commonly used in <strong>steep</strong>-<strong>slope</strong><br />
<strong>roofing</strong>.<br />
The category of fiber-cement components<br />
encompasses those products made of cement<br />
and reinforcing fibers, either organic and/or<br />
inorganic, that are designed as substitutes for<br />
wood shingles/shakes, slate and tile in <strong>steep</strong><strong>slope</strong><br />
applications. As such, fiber-cement<br />
products are made to look like, or simulate, one<br />
of these products, and in many instances are<br />
installed in a similar manner.<br />
Specific Information Included in the Guide<br />
Information about fiber-cement products is<br />
presented in the Guide in two parts: Part 1 ―<br />
General Information and Part 2 ― Technical<br />
Data.<br />
Specific information included in Part 1―<br />
General Information is as follows:<br />
1. Company name<br />
2. Product name<br />
3. Style<br />
4. Material composition<br />
5. Factory-applied coatings<br />
6. Availability<br />
7. Color<br />
8. Dimensions and coverage<br />
9. Hip/ridge pieces available<br />
10. Slope/underlayment-interlayment<br />
requirements<br />
11. Recommended deck material<br />
12. Year product first sold<br />
13. Number of squares installed<br />
14. Manufacturer’s plant locations<br />
15. Distribution<br />
16. Sales and technical information contacts<br />
In Part 2 ― Technical Data, specific listing<br />
information is as follows:<br />
1. Company name<br />
2. Product name<br />
3. Complies with ASTM Standard<br />
4. Physical properties<br />
<strong>2005</strong>-<strong>2006</strong> Steep-<strong>slope</strong> <strong>Roofing</strong> Materials Guide 119<br />
5. Fire/wind/impact resistance<br />
6. Code acceptance<br />
Reporting of technical data in Item 3 is based<br />
on the following American Society for Testing<br />
and Materials (ASTM) standards:<br />
• ASTM C 1225 titled, AStandard Specification<br />
for Non-Asbestos Fiber-Cement<br />
<strong>Roofing</strong> Shingles, Shakes and Slates@<br />
• ASTM C 1459 titled, AStandard Specification<br />
for Performance of Non-Asbestos<br />
Fiber-Reinforced Cement Shake,<br />
Shingle and Slate <strong>Roofing</strong> Systems@<br />
Additional information regarding fiber-cement<br />
roof products is provided in The NRCA <strong>Roofing</strong><br />
and Waterp<strong>roofing</strong> Manual, Fourth Edition.
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