Quick, easy and long lasting roof repairs
Watco Roofite® waterproofs and seals and is suitable for many exterior surfaces. Easy to brush on, Roofite® avoids costly re-roofing and can be used as an emergency leak repair, even in the pouring rain!
Properties | Thick bitumen, rubber and tough fibre reinforcement that weatherproofs and refurbishes roofs, bridges small holes/cracks and splits even in the pouring rain, easy brush-on application, heavy duty. |
Suitable for | Porous asbestos and fibre sheets, corrugated iron, concrete, tiles, felt |
Finish | Black, weathers to matt grey |
Surfaces | Roofs. |
Interior or Exterior | Exterior |
Primer required | No. |
Composition | Single pack blend of rubber and polymer modified bitumen |
Coverage | 5m² per 5kg |
Number of coats | 1 |
Recommended number of coats | 1 |
Drying time | 24 hours. |
Curing time | 24 hours |
Minimum application temperature | 5°C |
Surfaces should preferably be as dry as possible. Emergency patch repairs can however be successfully completed to surfaces with running water. Remove any loose material and dirt. Very porous, dry surfaces should be primed with Watco Roofite diluted with 25% white spirit. A wire brush should be used to remove all traces of moss etc. A fungicide may be required for heavily contaminated surfaces. Specialist advice must be sought when dealing with old asbestos/cement roofs.
The coating should be applied generously by brush at the rate of 1m² per kilo. If a second coat is required it should be applied at right angles to the first coat. Do not brush out to a thin film. Cracks, splits, holes and leaks around roof sheet overlaps should be treated in the following manner.
Apply a generous coat of Watco Roofite and immediately bed in a strip of Watco Scrim cut to a suitable size. Apply a further coat of Watco Roofite over the scrim using a stippling action and leave to cure. Deep pits and cracks in flat concrete roofs etc can be filled with a mortar consisting of Watco Roofite mixed with Roofite Additive. The surface should be primed first with Watco Roofite before trowelling in the Watco Roofite and additive mix.
In exceptional temperature conditions advice should be obtained from Watco’s Technical Department.
For flat roofs which will be regularly walked on, please refer to Watco Liquid Roof Membrane Anti Slip.
Increases viscocity of Roofite products for thicker application to larger cracks
€15.80 (Ex VAT)