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DESCRIPTION & USES
• ELAMINATOR® Insulation System
offers two series of machines to insulate standing seam and screw-down
type metal building roof assemblies with metal building insulations. The
machines travel along purlins dispensing faced insulation or facing from
rolls.
• Provides a uniform interior appearance
without exposed seams, unsightly suspension clips, wires or bands.
• The system places insulation between
the purlins with the insulation facing tabs overlapping the purlins thereby
providing good vapor/moisture control.
•Designed to position insulation
correctly and control tension so the installed insulation is fully expanded.
With minimal compression at the purlins, the system improves thermal performance.
• The patented ELAMINATOR Insulation
System is available through a nationwide network of licensed laminators.
• The Certified ELAMINATOR Operator
Program (CEOP) provides qualified machine operators. Licensees assure that
a qualified and enrolled machine operator and/or apprentice is on every
project so architects, owners and engineers can rely on the system being
installed to Owens Corning recommendations.
Installation Methods
• In double-layer applications, faced
Certified R Metal Building Insulation [NAIMA 202-96 (Rev. 2000)] is installed
using the 100 SERIES machines that install the faced insulation parallel
to the purlins. Unfaced ELAMINATOR Insulation or Certified R Metal Building
Insulation is then installed as a double-layer over the faced insulation
and the purlins parallel to the roof sheets.
• Unfaced ELAMINATOR Insulation
or Certified R Metal Building Insulation can be installed in two layers
between and parallel to the purlins using the 300 SERIES machines which
first install the facing parallel to the purlins. Then the unfaced ELAMINATOR
Insulation or Certified R Metal Building Insulation is installed as a double-layer
over the single-unfaced insulation and purlins, parallel to the roof sheets.
• For single-layer applications,
unfaced ELAMINATOR Insulation or Certified R Metal Building Insulation
is installed across the roof sheets, over the purlins using the 100 or
300 SERIES machines to install facing parallel to the purlins. Owens Corning
unfaced ELAMINATOR Insulation or Certified R Metal Building Insulation
is installed across the purlins using thermal blocks and the 300 SERIES
machines to install the facing parallel to the purlins.
Important Safety Issues
• The 100 SERIES machines are for
slopes up to 3:12. ELAMINATOR installers using the 100 SERIES are recommended
to have 100 percent personal fall protection. The roofing contractor must
comply with OSHA regulations without any assistance from the ELAMINATOR
100 SERIES machines.
• The 300 SERIES machines are designed
to meet OSHA regulations for low-slope roofs and are for slopes no greater
than 2:12. To use the machines, the top flange of the purlin or bar joist
structure must withstand 200 pounds with minimum deflection. If operated
according to written instructions, Owens Corning believes the 300 SERIES
machines comply with 29 CFR, 1926.501(b)(10) with the roofing contractor
providing a warning line system and 100 percent personal fall protection
for workers outside the warning line system. The 300 SERIES machines include
a guardrail and complete the warning line system. Complying with all OSHA
fall protection standards is the responsibility of the ELAMINATOR licensee
and the roofing contractor.
Vapor Control Considerations
Insulation is available with various vapor retarder facings applied and ready for installation. For optimum moisture control, facings with a maximum permeance rating of 0.1 perm are recommended. Detailed performance and physical property data is available from licensees.
Insulation Specifications
• Installation must be made in strict
accordance with Owens Corning published ELAMINATOR installation instructions
and with applicable provisions from OSHA, state and local safety and health
codes.
• Selection of the appropriate ELAMINATOR
installation method is at the discretion of the licensee depending on installed
R-value, conditions at the job site and other project-specific criteria.
(1) Double-Layer
The ELAMINATOR system and equipment shall be used to install the single-layer of Owens Corning ELAMINATOR Insulation or Certified R Metal Building Insulation parallel to and between the purlins. The Certified R Metal Building Insulation shall have a minimum R-value of __ and be faced or applied unfaced over a facing with a permeance rating of not more than __ perm (tested in accordance with ASTM E 96.) When tested in accordance with UL-723, ASTM E-84 or NFPA 255, the composite shall have a Flame Spread rating of 25 or less and a Smoke Developed rating of 50 or less. The Certified R Metal Building Insulation shall be marked on the unfaced side with NAIMA 202-96 Rev. 2000 identification, R-value and manufacturer identification (OC). The facing is pulled taut and laps over the purlin roof structure with the 300 SERIES machines. Faced insulation is pulled taut with the tabs overlapping the purlins with the 100 SERIES machines. The double-layer of insulation (with a minimum R-value of __) consisting of unfaced Owens Corning ELAMINATOR Insulation or Certified R Metal Building Insulation shall be installed manually across the purlins, parallel with the roof sheets without gaps or voids. After all Metal Building Insulation is in place, 1" thermal spacer blocks* should be installed. To meet stated U-values with standing seam roofs, thermal spacer blocks* must be installed.
(2) Single-Layer
Use the ELAMINATOR system and equipment to install a vapor retarder facing with a permeance rating of not greater than __ perm (as tested in accordance with ASTM E 96) parallel to the purlins before the insulation is installed. When tested in accordance with UL 723, ASTM E 84 or NEPA 255, the facing must have a Flame Spread rating of 25 or less and a Smoke Developed rating of 50 or less. Facing is pulled taut and laps over the purlin roof structure with the 300 or 100 SERIES machines. To ensure proper alignment, facing overlap and vapor retarder integrity, facing tabs should be overlapped on the purlins as the ELAMINATOR machine advances. Install unfaced Metal Building Insulation manually across the purlins, or perpendicular with thermal blocks, on top of the facing and parallel to the roof sheets. Use unfaced Owens Corning ELAMINATOR Insulation or Certified R Metal Building Insulation having an R-value of __ and install it so there are no voids or gaps. To meet stated U-values on standing seam roofs, 1" thermal spacer blocks* must be installed.
*Owens Corning recommends 1" thick
FOAMULAR 250 PINK extruded polystyrene insulation.