IKO Armourshield Hexagonal Shingles

Lightweight, glass fibre based bitumen strips, installed to give the appearance of a highly decorative hexagonal tiled roof finish. The product is a traditional roof covering material for boarded pitched roofs between 15–85°. For mechanical fixing.

IKO has a range of essential system components, specifically tailored to facilitate the use of the IKO Slate system within pitched roofing. The following represents the system components available as part of that range:

• IKO Armourvent Multi/ Multi Plus - A profiled ventilation strip for use at the ridge position in a ventilated pitched roof arrangement.

• IKO Flash (available separately) - A lead-free flashing system, which is a mixture of modified bitumen and additives reinforced with an aluminium mesh.

• IKO Glass Fibre Underlay (available separately) - A waterproofing membrane, consisting of a 60 g/m² glass fibre base coated with oxidised bitumen. It is sand finished on both surfaces.

• IKOpro HP (High Performance) Felt Lap Adhesive - A cold-applied bitumen adhesive which enables bonding of roofing felt laps.

Features and benefits:

• Weather resistant - acts as the primary waterproofing layer within a boarded pitched roof arrangement.

• Robust - has a life expectancy of ten years (maximum).

• Will not rot.

• Available in a choice of colours.

• Easy to install.

• Has a high flexibility at low temperatures.

• UV resistant.

• Tried and tested - complies with Class 1 EN 544 bitumen shingles with mineral and/ or synthetic reinforcements; Specification and test methods.

• CE marked.

Applications:

For use within small commercial or all sizes of domestic projects. IKO Armourshield Hexagonal Shingles can be used on a wide variety of non-habitable garden buildings. Must be installed over IKO Glass Fibre Underlay in all situations - consult manufacturer for details.