Bituminous compounds and sealants
Description
Bituminous compound paints for waterproofing and repairing/sealing gaps.
Used extensively during installation of AC roof, roof guttering and flashing as well as external wall sheets. Refer fixings information pages.
Advertised use for repairing iron, AC sheeting, roofs, guttering, chimneys, flashing, slates, tiles and bricks, corrugated iron roofs and water tanks as well as feed troughs.
Asbestos increased the viscosity of the caulks, reduced the sag, and reinforced the matrix.
Brands/products
- Ormonoid
- Duraseal Plastic
- Asbeskote
- Pabco
- Mastipave
- Asbestoseal
- Asbestoid
- Vulcatex
- Sealkote
Years of production/use
Throughout 20th Century
Residential uses
- Roof and external AC walls
- Anywhere considered necessary to prevent water ingress
Industrial uses
- Any industrial structure, Farm structures
Be aware
Forcing AC sheet joints apart sealed with asbestos bitumen compound may expose fibres.
May become brittle and cracked if exposed to decades of weathering.
