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Author Message Ralph Liebing, RA, CSI Senior Member Username: rliebing Post Number: 349 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 07:57 am:    For various joints in connection with roofing, flashing, roof/wall joints, etc., any one heard of DURATHANE? Who is the manufacturer? Indication to us is Tremco, but we find no such product on their site or in their binder. Thanks for your help. Tracy Van Niel Senior Member Username: tracy_van_niel Post Number: 166 Registered: 04-2002 Posted on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 08:27 am:    Ralph: I found this link to a Durathane sealant on the Republic website. http://rpmrepublic.com/product_detail.asp?prod_id=65&cat_id=13 Ralph Liebing, RA, CSI Senior Member Username: rliebing Post Number: 350 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 09:00 am:    Thanks very much, Tracy. Do you have any experience with or knowledge of Republic? Tracy Van Niel Senior Member Username: tracy_van_niel Post Number: 167 Registered: 04-2002 Posted on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 09:29 am:    If I remember correctly, Tremco is part of Republic Powdered Metals (RPM) now. I'm not familiar with the Durathane product. Ralph Liebing, RA, CSI Senior Member Username: rliebing Post Number: 351 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 11:34 am:    Wow, Tracy, got into a real mess. Tremco is an affiliate of RPM, International, Inc., but does not appratenly provide the DURATHANE product which is out of the Republic Powered Metals organization. FYI for general consumption-- RPM INT. includes a zillion products/companies, so beware of how and what you use in your specs as sources. Check out www.rpmintl.com Doug Brinley AIA CSI CDT CCS Senior Member Username: dbrinley Post Number: 190 Registered: 12-2002 Posted on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 12:05 pm:    RPM vaguely resembles Degussa in that respect. Lynn Javoroski CSI CCS LEED AP SCIP Affiliate Senior Member Username: lynn_javoroski Post Number: 325 Registered: 07-2002 Posted on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 12:15 pm:    RPM is a holding company. Quite interesting. Ralph Liebing, RA, CSI Senior Member Username: rliebing Post Number: 352 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 01:15 pm:    Here's all about RPM Intl, and their prodcut list-- Tremco Sealant/Weatherproofing Division is part of The Tremco Group, an RPM International Inc. affiliate company employing over 2,300 people in dozens of locations around the world. The Tremco Group consists of operating divisions specializing in the manufacture and sale of roofing materials and services, construction sealants, glazing and gaskets, waterproofing systems, concrete admixtures and sealers, grouts and mortars, firestopping systems and a host of custom designed products, programs and services dedicated to the worldwide construction, maintenance and repair industries. The Tremco Groups Business divisions are: Sealants/Weatherproofing, Roofing and Building Maintenance, the Euclid Chemical company and Tremco Europe. All Tremco Group facilities are ISO 9001/9002 Registered. RPM International, Inc., Tremco’s parent company headquartered in Medina, Ohio, owns more than 35 operating companies that produce more than 100 leading brand name coatings, sealants and specialty chemicals. In addition to products within The Tremco Group, RPM’s industrial products include corrosion control coatings, flooring coatings and specialty chemicals under the brand names of Stonhard®, Carboline®, Day-Glo®, EUCO® and Dryvit®. RPM’s consumer products are used by professionals and do-it-yourselfers for home maintenance and improvement, automotive and boat repair and maintenance, and by hobbyists under brand names which include Zinsser®, Rust-Oleum®, DAP®, Varathane®, Bondo® and Testors. Go to thier web site [see above] Joanne Rodriguez, CSI, CDT, LEED AP Senior Member Username: joanne Post Number: 33 Registered: 09-2004 Posted on Friday, April 07, 2006 - 04:01 pm:    Ralph, Don't forget recent acquisitions of Illbruck and Tamms. We should pay you for your hard work here! In any case, one mention about sealants on the roof--they should tried to be utilized as part of a "belts and suspenders" system where they will be protected against weathering (i.e. on the termination bar located under the counterflashing). Anytime sealants are used on the roof they will become a maintenance item for the building owner as they age (the sealants age not the building owner). Sealants are a necessary evil but whenever possible they should be contained as part of an overall assembly. David R. Combs, CSI, CCS, CCCA Senior Member Username: davidcombs Post Number: 119 Registered: 08-2004 Posted on Friday, April 07, 2006 - 07:50 pm:    We just use Pooky #2 by Whoosy-whatsit. Seems to work okay, and haven't found anyone yet who can't get it. Joanne Rodriguez, CSI, CDT, LEED AP Senior Member Username: joanne Post Number: 34 Registered: 09-2004 Posted on Friday, April 07, 2006 - 10:58 pm:    Isn't Whoosy-whatsit owned by Whatcha-Ma-Callit? Love that stuff! George Ouvina (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted on Monday, April 10, 2006 - 02:50 am:    As a roofing applicator and consultant, maybe you can consider the following; Kemper is a great flashing product currently used by most top manufacturers as penetration and flashing terminations. It is used with their 20 Year NDL warranty. Eventhough most top manufacturers use their own brand , most are manufactured by kemper. You should verify the roof applied and manufacturers binder as to flashings and penetrations.