Protecto Wrap Waterproof Membrane System from MasterWall

Protecto - weird name, break-through product.

As we experience a distinct move away from traditional building materials and methods, we begin to experience new challenges and problems that arise such as water-proofing, arguably the biggest threat to modern homes today.

The building of homes incorporating a modern parapet design with timber frame and airtight lightweight materials such as External Insulation Finish Systems (e.g. polystyrene cladding) are a good example of the dangers that are created when poor building practices are used.

It has always been the norm in the past to water-proof the horizontal planes of these features, such as a solid balcony balustrade, using sheet metal capping or flashings to protect it from water ingression and subsequent rot and decay. But these destroy the clean lines of a parapet or balustrade. As a result builders have begun to rely on unsafe methods of construction, using render and acrylic texture to provide the only method of water-proofing the horizontal surface of the parapet a function that they were never designed to perform.

Using renders in this way often results in severe failures in as little as 18 months. Now PracticaMMC has the solution for such design and construction issues. The Protecto Wrap System is a complete renderable waterproofing solution that features an advanced waterproof membrane. When applied by an accredited applicator it gives the architect and home owner the assurance of total weather-proof detailing in parapets, balustrades and fixing blocks where an uninterrupted monolithic finish is desired.

Tested and proven in the Australian building industry, the Protecto Wrap System's highly flexible composition assures you of lasting protection to your building fabric without failure.