WrapShield
WrapShield is unsurpassed in Performance
With a rating of 50 perms, WrapShield provides the highest vapor permeability in a commercial quality air barrier breather membrane.
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Drying Capacity
- Combined with VaproTape AB (Air Barrier) WrapShield is a Type I/II vapor permeable air barrier. With its high permeability rating of 50, it also allows wet sheathings to dry quickly (see test chart) and moisture vapor to escape, ensuring good indoor air quality while reducing incidence of mold, mildew, wood rot, lumber distortion and metal corrosion.
Durability & Cost Effectiveness
- Suitable for use on high rise buildings unlimited height.
- Offers an open joint rain screen design option.
- Warranted to last the life of the building.
- Tear, rip and puncture resistant during and after construction reducing repairs and labor costs.
- Sustain 9 months of UV and climate exposure.
- Installs easily and quickly, mechanically attaching directly to plywood, OSB and gypsum sheathing decreasing installation time.
- Can span framing members without a solid substrate allowing interior work to begin sooner aiding in on-time completion.
Environmental Sustainability
- Contributes to LEED points in Indoor Environmental Quality and Energy & Atmosphere.
- Is 100% recyclable.
Compatibility
- Works perfectly with any open joint rain screen cladding system such as Trespa Meteon®, Parklex and Prodema Lignum.
WrapShield self cinches around fasteners, minimizing the need for sealant reducing construction time and costs.
