Hunton ‘Sarket’
bitumen softboard for expansion joints in concrete and protection to waterproofing membranes
‘Sarket is an 18mm thick, bitumen impregnated fibreboard, designed for use as a combined sarking and breather membrane.
The boards has been developed in Norway in close co-operation with the Norwegian Building Reserch Institute (NBI). Sarket also provides high level of insulation and deliver a demonstrably better thermal preformance than traditional roof felt products.
Board can also be used as cladding for steel frame structures, contributing to the prevention of cold-bridging. Prevents build up of condensation due to breathability.
Please contact the UK office for further details.
- wind and watertight
- tongue and grooved on all sides
- provides racking strength
- lightweight and easy to handle
- 18mm thick’
| Material/s: | sawmill waste, bitumen, recycled paper |
| Environmental statement: | yes |
| BRE Ecopoints: | unrated |
| Green Guide rating: | unrated |
| Environmental certification: | none |
| 3rd party accreditation: | none |
| 3rd party product endorsement: | NBI Technical Approval 2190 (Norway) |
| Quality certification: | none |
| Reusability / Recyclability: | recyclable |
| Recycled content to ISO 14021: | paper content is 100% recyled |
| Life expectancy | unknown |
| Substitute for or new materials / method: |
sarking with virgin content |
| Editors' comments: | the wood waste is post-industrial |
| Downloads: | Product brochure |
| Codes of Practice: | |
| Workmanship Work Section: | |
| Country/s of manufacture: | Norway |
| UK distribution location: | Cambridgeshire |
| Alternative products: | Sarking |
| Further information: | Composite board materials compared |
| Information last updated: | Thursday 1st, May 2008 |
| Manufacturer's evidence rating:* |  |
| Manufacturer: | Hunton Fiber (UK) |
| Address: | c/o Grafton Boards Ltd, 35 Grafton Underwood, Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire, NN14 3AA |
| Telephone: | 01536 330835 |
| Fax: | 01536 738415 |
| Email: | admin@huntonfiber.co.uk |
| Website: | www.hunton.no/eng/default.asp |
| Supply chain availability: | UK agent |
| Supplier: | Warren Insulation Ltd. |
| Telephone: | 01480 467972 |
| Email: | headoffice@warren.co.uk |
| Website: | http://www.warren.co.uk |
The product has been selected on the above average performance in the following areas:
| - | Abiotic depletion | - | Acidification |
| - | Global warming | - | Eutrophication |
| - | Ozone layer deplection |  |
Solid Waste |
| - | Human toxicity | - | Radioactivity |
| - | Fresh water aquatic ecotoxicity | - | Minerals extraction |
| - | Terrestial exotoxicity | - | Water extraction |
| - | Photochemical oxidation |
*Note:
Manufacturer's evidence rating
* One star rating: The product has been included based on an assessment of the manufacturer's own product information.
*** Three star rating: The product has been included on the basis of a third party, independent, Life Cycle Analysis (BRE Ecoprofile or similar).
