Appraisal number: 1101 (2019)
Date issued: 18 Dec 2019
Mapei Mapeplan TPO Membrane
Description
Mapeplan TPO Membrane is a single ply, polyester fabric reinforced, thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) fully bonded waterproofing sheet membrane for roofs and decks.
Scope
Mapeplan TPO Membrane has been appraised as roof and deck waterproofing membrane on buildings within the following scope:
- The scope limitations of NZBC Acceptable Solution E2/AS1 paragraph 1.1.
- The scope of limitations of NZBC Acceptable Solution E2/AS1 paragraph 1.1 with regards to building height and floor plan area when subject to specific structural design.
- With substrates of plywood, strandsarking (roofs only) or suspended concrete slab.
- With minimum falls for roofs of 1:30, concrete roofs of 1:60 and decks of 1:40.
- With deck size limited to 40 m².
- Situated in NZS 3604 wind zones up to and including extra high.
Mapeplan TPO Membrane has also been appraised as roof and deck waterproofing membrane on buildings within the following scope:
- Subject to specific structural and weathertightness design.
- With substrates of plywood, strandsarking (roofs only) or suspended concrete slab.
- Situated in specific design wind pressures up to a maximum design differential ultimate limit state (ULS) of 6 kPa.
- With the weathertightness design of junctions for each specific structure being the responsibility of the building designer.
Roofs and decks waterproofed with Mapeplan TPO Membrane must be designed and constructed in accordance with the following limitations:
- Nominally flat roofs and decks and pitched roofs constructed to drain water to gutters and drainage outlets complying with the NZBC.
- With no steps within the deck level, no integral roof gardens and no downpipe direct discharge to decks.
- With the deck membrane continually protected from physical damage by a pedestal protection system.
The design and construction of the substrate and movement and control joints is specific to each building and therefore is the responsibility of the building designer and building contractor and is outside the scope of this Appraisal.
The membrane must be installed by MBP (NZ) Ltd approved applicators.
Technical literature
- Mapeplan TPO - Bargeboard 19/7/2019
- Mapeplan TPO - Batten Roof 13/5/2019
- Mapeplan TPO - Chase Termination 16/7/2019
- Mapeplan TPO - Dropper- Concrete Substrate 5/8/2019
- Mapeplan TPO - External PVC Gutter 20/6/2019
- Mapeplan TPO - Parapet 19/7/2019
- Mapeplan TPO - Internal Gutter 19/7/2019
- Mapeplan TPO - Paver Support 19/6/2019
- Mapeplan TPO - Pipe Penetration 15/6/2019
- Mapeplan TPO - Plaster Cladding/Balcony 30/6/2019
- Mapeplan TPO - Skylight 20/6/2019
- Mapeplan TPO - Sump 5/8/2019
- Mapeplan TPO - T Outlet- Gutter 20/6/2019
- Mapeplan TPO - Timber Raft 20/6/2019
- Mapeplan TPO - Vent 20/7/2019
Consenting instructions
Always refer to the Appraisal in full and the technical literature.