bituBOND® self adhesive damp proof membrane
- Abbreviation
- Appraisal number 558
- Valid from
- 18/12/2019
- Information provider
- BRANZ Limited
- Information type
- BRANZ Appraisal
- Format
Description
bituBOND® is a self-adhesive damp-proof membrane (DPM) for basement retaining walls and floors. The product is supplied as a self-adhering, cold-applied, polymer-rubber modified bitumen sheet in roll form.
Scope
bituBOND has been appraised as a DPM for use:
- on buildings subject to non-specific design under floor slabs complying with NZS 3604 and behind concrete masonry basement walls and under floor slabs complying with NZS 4229; and,
- on buildings subject to specific design with substrates of in-situ or precast concrete complying with NZS3101 or concrete masonry complying with NZS 4230; and,
- where subsoil drainage and free draining granular backfill has been placed behind basement walls.
The product must be installed by Waterproofing Systems NZ Ltd approved and trained installers.