All metal building systems from MBD feature ConsealTab insulation from Therm-All. Why? Because we believe it is simply the best insulation available for use in metal building systems. Read on to learn more....

ConsealTab®

ConsealTab is the easiest way to boost the performance of your metal building's insulation. Available in all widths, thicknesses and facings, ConsealTab utilizes a method of installation so unique, it holds two patents: one on the product, and one on the way it's installed.

ConsealTab Means Better Thermal Performance

Traditional roll and staple tab installation methods create a gap between rolls of insulation blankets. Standard roll and staple tabs have to be pulled up through the insulation, rolled, stapled, rolled and stapled again. This double-rolled tab is then tucked between the rolls of insulation blanket, leaving a gap in the coverage. Just a one inch gap at the joint can lose up to 20% of the insulation's thermal value. With ConsealTab double interlocked joint, there are no tabs to be tucked between the rolls, and a true tight seal results.

The following independent test results confirm the in-place thermal performance of ConsealTab.

ASTM C236 Guarded Hot box test results: 1

ConsealTab Means Better Moisture Protection

Roll and staple methods can let moisture leak out at the insulation tabs, potentially damaging the fiber glass and your roof. When tabs are improperly stapled, moisture can move unrestricted through the gap at the joints; even when done according to industry guidelines, staples penetrate the facing every 4" along the seam. The unique double interlocking tab system used in ConsealTab  promotes a tighter moisture seal, and never penetrates the facing.

The following independent test results confirm the superior permeance rating of ConsealTab . (Note that the lower number in this test indicates better performance.)

ASTM E96 Water Vapor Transmission test: 2

ConsealTab® - 0.141 grains per hour per square foot
Stapled Tabs - 0.161 grains per hour per square foot

It All Adds Up To ConsealTab

Whether you're looking for thermal savings, a better moisture barrier, quicker installation, or improving the interior of your building, look to ConsealTab. The easiest way to upgrade your building's insulation. Why waste time using anything else?

Highest Quality Products

Therm-All features the highest quality products for the pre-engineered metal building. We start by using only NAIMA 202-96 fiber glass from Owens Corning Fiberglass - the leaders in the market. Owens Corning invented fiber glass, and has always been the leader in innovation in the building products industry.

NIA 404 Certified Insulation

NIA, the National Insulation Association, published a new standard in 1996 calling for certification of pre-engineered building insulation R-values after lamination. Prior to this standard, there was no method or test to assure what R-value a particular insulation carried; only the measure of width was used to determine an R-value for the unfaced raw fiber glass before lamination. Since lamination can damage the fiber glass and reduce R-values, this is an important distinction. These after lamination R-values are tested by a third party testing facility such as the NAHB Research Laboratories to ensure objectivity.

   Therm-All sells only NIA 404 Certified insulation products. All Therm-All plants have been tested and are certified to produce products meeting the stringent NIA 404 standards for post-laminated R-values. In conjunction with the NIA 404 standard, the fiberglass manufacturers have adopted the NAIMA 202-96 standard for unfaced fiberglass. Therm-All laminates facings to NAIMA 202-96 unfaced insulation to create the NIA 404 improved insulation products. With Therm-All you get what you pay for every time; insist on NIA 404 certified insulation.

Superior Manufacturing

   Therm-All has invested heavily into manufacturing equipment. Our method of laminating a 1:1 ratio of fiber glass to facing is still unequaled in the industry. Competing laminating methods give more facing than fiber glass, resulting in a wrinkled facing application. Only Therm-All can give you 1:1 ratio fiber glass on every machine we use.

   In addition, this equipment is capable of producing the longest rolls in the industry. These long rolls can eliminate roof roll splices that cost time, money, and can potentially create thermal leaks in the building.

   Another innovation is the elimination of the bulge condition where overlap occurs. Metal building insulation is supplied in standard roll lengths from the fiberglass manufacturers. When laminating to a facing, a new roll is added behind the facing when the laminated roll length requirement exceeds the fiberglass roll lengths. Current industry standard is to overlap the fiberglass (figure 1), where Therm-All's standard is to butt the fiberglass together (figure 2).

   If overlap occurs at the purlin or girt when installing the rolls , the overlapping fiberglass must be cut away before installing the sheeting. If the overlap occurs between the purlins or girts it creates a bulge that can be detectable on the interior side of the building. On a 20,000 square foot building, there could be nearly 100 of these overlap splices! Why waste time and money?

   In 1996 Therm-All introduced the first fully-automated laminating machine. The introduction of this machine means that every roll of insulation produced on this equipment is perfectly consistent. Coupled with the 1:1 ratio and the longest rolls in the industry, this is a major step in laminating fiber glass.

With all of these benefits, it's obvious to see why Metal Building Distributors, LLC (MBD) is "hot" on Therm-All insulation.  Ask for a quote today!

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