• PROVEN OVER MORE THAN 40 YEARS

You can rely on an EPDM Rubber roof because it's been installed successfully in the USA over more than 40 years. Unlike many other "newer" materials to the UK. Globally, EPDM is the worlds most used single ply roofing membrane. Over One Billion Square Meters of Firestone EPDM has been successfully installed, and is a testimony of pure excellence.

• SEAMLESS - COMPLETELY RELIABLE

Most residential flat roofs are straightforward rectangles. This means we can install a single sheet of EPDM rubber to cover your roof. This means you don't have to rely on seams to waterproof your roof. Sheet sizes can be up to 15m x 30m long.

LOW COST BEST MATERIAL AND ECO FRIENDLY TOO

The installed price of your roof will probably be similar to that of a quality felt roof and significantly lower than other "newer" systems. So you can have a flat roof to rely on at a fair price and also be very "green". For example, the conclusion of a report by A.C.T.A.C (the Association of Community Technical Aid Centres Ltd) named EPDM as the 'best buy' roofing membrane due to its' low environmental impact in comparison to other membranes, high durability and re-usability. The findings of this report are published in the 'Green Building Digest' Issue 14. For further reference, the Greenpeace publication "Building The Future" names EPDM as the environmentally friendly choice for roofing membranes.

• VERY LOW MAINTENANCE COSTS

There should be no reason to maintain an EPDM Rubber roof. So long as the deck can withstand more weight you can even use an EPDM Rubber roof as a garden or you can install paving or decking over it. All you will have to do is wipe clean the edge trims now and again.

• NEVER PERISHES AND REMAINS FLEXIBLE

EPDM Rubber is UV and ozone stable so it never perishes. It stays flexible and so can move with the building unlike static installation systems

• SUCCESSFUL IN VERY COLD AND HOT CLIMATES

EPDM rubber is installed successfully in Alaska and in the Middle East. So UK weather is never a problem!

• VERY SAFE INSTALLATION

Because installation is a cold lay technique there is no requirement for any heat,

• OVERLAY And SAVE MONEY

You don't have to remove your old roof. EPDM Rubber can overlay virtually any old roof so long as your roof decking and joists are sound. This saves you money and saves the environment by reducing debris from the work.

(SUBJECT TO INSPECTION OF ROOF CONDITION)

• RELIABLE INSTALLATION

Because only trained contractors can install Firestone Epdm systems you are assured of a reliable installation from both the materials and contracting point of view.

• The key environmental benefits of the

RubberGard EPDM

Single Ply Roofing System

Refurbishment:

The cost to dispose of an existing bituminous roofing system is
becoming more and more important.

• OVERLAY = SAVED MONEY

You don't have to remove your old roof. EPDM Rubber can overlay virtually any old roof so long as your roof decking and joists are sound. This saves you money and saves the environment by reducing debris from the work

(SUBJECT TO INSPECTION OF ROOF CONDITION

FROM FIRESTONE CONTRACTOR ONLY)

• PROVEN OVER MORE THAN 40 YEARS

• Recyclability:

EPDM may be re-cycled. The burning of EPDM results in production of
high energy and recycling into by-products is possible.
Cold application: While bituminous systems are usually applied using hot bitumen or
by torching, thus generating fumes, EPDM systems use a cold process with
consequently no fumes generated reducing the fire risk on site.

• Chemically Inert:

Some roofing membranes include volatile ingredients, such as
plasticisers, or toxic ingredients, such as chlorine, which affect the atmosphere.
EPDM is totally inert and contains no toxic material.

• Reduced VOC's: