Breather membrane (WRB) for open-jointed cladding, gap width up to 50 mm (2")

connect variant with self-adhesive strips

Advantages

  • Extremely robust and UV-stable: UV ageing test carried out with 10,000 h instead of 5,000 h
  • Dry building components: pore-free TEEE functional film actively transports moisture to the outside
  • Well-protected building components: permeable, extremely high tear-resistance, windproof, rainproof and waterproof
  • Not visible behind open-jointed cladding: black fleece with printed marking only in the overlap area
  • 6 months of outdoor exposure

Areas of application

For use as a breather membrane (weather-resistive barrier, WRB) behind closed and open facades (open-jointed cladding up to a gap width of 50 mm (2") and 40% open area). Installation onto boarding, wood-based panels and all mat or panel-shaped thermal insulation materials.

Technical specs

  Material
Fleece Polypropylene microfibre
Functional film Monolithic TEEE
Fleece Polypropylene microfibre
Functional film Monolithic TEEE
Fleece Polypropylene microfibre
Property Value Regulation
Colour Black
Surface weight 280 g/m² ; 0.92 oz/ft² EN 1849-2
Thickness 1.1 mm ; 43 mils EN 1849-2
Water vapour resistance factor µ 185 EN ISO 12572
sd value 0.2 m EN ISO 12572
g value 1.0 MN·s/g
Vapour permeance 16.1 perms ASTM E 96
Fire class E EN 13501-1
Outdoor exposure 6 months
Watertight joints with ‘connect’ adhesive strips or TESCON VANA tape W1 EN 13859-1
Water column 10 000 mm ; 32' 10" EN ISO 811
Watertightness, non-aged/aged* W1 / W1 EN 13859-2
Tensile strength MD/CD 480 N/5 cm / 340 N/5 cm ; 55 lb/in / 39 lb/in EN 13859-2 (A)
Tensile strength MD/CD, aged* 360 N/5 cm / 260 N/5 cm ; 41 lb/in / 30 lb/in EN 13859-2 (A)
Elongation MD/CD 60% / 70% EN 13859-2 (A)
Elongation MD/CD, aged* 28% / 28% EN 13859-2 (A)
Nail tear resistance MD/CD 300 N / 380 N ; 67 lbf / 85 lbf EN 13859-2 (B)
*) Durability after artificial ageing with 10,000 h of UV ageing instead of 5,000 h Passed (for walls with open joints) EN 1297 / EN 1296
Flexibility at low temperature -40 °C ; -40 °F EN 1109
Temperature resistance Permanent -40 °C to 100 °C ; -40 °F to 212 °F
Thermal conductivity 0.04 W/(m·K) ; 0.3 BTU·in/(h·ft²·°F)
CE labelling Yes EN 13859-2


Building projects with SOLITEX FRONTA breather membranes (WRBs) for open-jointed cladding