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Wakaflex® lead-free flashing – the cost-effective answer to lead theft
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The Haus Profi® range has been designed to provide lightweight, lead-free flashing solutions for gas, oil and wood burner flue penetrations and for roofing abutment work. Offering the perfect means of eradicating metal theft, the BBA-certified Wakaflex® is proven throughout Europe, the USA and Australia. It provides similar flexibility and malleability to lead and can also be stretched without the need for a lead forming tool, enabling it to be used for complex detailing and over deeply profiled tiles. Unlike some lead-free flashings, the facing is largely unaffected by stretching so the end result will retain its neatness. Colours are available to match commonly used tiles and slates and the product can be cut using either a knife or scissors. Its surface is smooth and repels dirt while the butyl, self-adhesive backing provides immediate weatherproofing, retains its high bond strength and can usually be used without a primer. Wakaflex is not susceptible to thermal movement so can be laid in long lengths without fixing clips. For overlap repairs, its backing ‘welds’ to the facing guaranteeing they will remain fully waterproof.
Sabetoflex® collars are also coloured and are adjustable for use with any diameter flue. In conjunction with Wakaflex they provide the ideal way to seal flues on plain tile and other double-lapped roofs without using a specialist roofer.
