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RedGard

Waterprooﬁng and

Crack Prevention Membrane

Outperforms Competition

Technical White Paper

REDGARD

WATERPROOFING AND

CRACK PREVENTION MEMBRANE

By Steve Taylor

Director of Architecture

and Technical Marketing,

Custom Building Products

RedGard Stated Coverage Proven to be

Most Accurate in Industry

Custom Building Products commissioned an independent, third party

study of eight competitively-marketed liquid-applied waterprooﬁng and

crack isolation membrane products from a variety of manufacturers

available in the North American market. The objective was to evaluate

their overall performance characteristics and to assess coverage rates

across the reviewed products.

Summary of content (4 pages)

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Technical White Paper REDGARD® WATERPROOFING AND CRACK PREVENTION MEMBRANE RedGard® Waterproofing and Crack Prevention Membrane Outperforms Competition RedGard Stated Coverage Proven to be Most Accurate in Industry Custom Building Products commissioned an independent, third party study of eight competitively-marketed liquid-applied waterproofing and By Steve Taylor Director of Architecture and Technical Marketing, Custom Building Products crack isolation membrane products from a variety of manufacturers a
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Technical White Paper REDGARD® WATERPROOFING AND CRACK PREVENTION MEMBRANE This study was conducted by Intertek, a leading total quality assurance provider to industries worldwide. Intertek independently purchased all of the products used for testing from common retail and trade distributors. All products were tested based on established ANSI testing methods and/or the product package instructions and the manufacturers’ technical data sheets for application and use.
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Technical White Paper REDGARD® WATERPROOFING AND CRACK PREVENTION MEMBRANE RedGard Outperforms Competition on Stated Coverage Accuracy, Delivering Best Value CUSTOM’s RedGard Waterproofing and Crack Prevention Membrane is the only product reviewed that achieved its stated coverage, within ordinary tolerances, when tested. All other products reviewed under-performed by 20% or more. Some membranes tested covered less than 50% of the square footage claimed by the manufacturer.
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Technical White Paper REDGARD® WATERPROOFING AND CRACK PREVENTION MEMBRANE • Ready to use – Roll it on • Quick dry formula • Listed with IAPMO for use as a shower pan liner RedGard® Waterproofing and Crack Prevention Membrane is a ready-to-use elastomeric waterproofing membrane for both commercial and residential tile and stone application.