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Tyvek® UV Facade

Tyvek® UV Facade ensures optimum protection of the insulation and structure in ventilated or rainscreen cladding constructions from sunlight, wind and water.
The product fits naturally also for standard wall application.

Unique properties:

  • Proven long-term UV resistance (to date the only membrane with publicly available CE marking for open cladding use) 
  • For open joints of up to 3 cm 
  • 10-year product warranty for joint width of up to 3 cm
  • Wind-tight, water-tight but vapour-open
  • Suitable for open or ventilated cladding in timber, metal, stone and other materials
  • Extremely lightweight, flexible and easy to install
  • Can be left uncovered for up to 4 months while retaining full performance warranty
For open and ventilated rainscreen cladding 

Product Properties

 Composition Composite High Density Polyethylene and Polypropylene
 Roll size 1.5 m x 50 m 3.0 m x 50 m
 Roll weight 15 kg 30kg
 Mass per unit area 195 gr/ m2
 UV exposure See details on technical datasheet
 Product- / Functional layer thickness 600 µm /220
 Water vapour transmission (Sd) 0.035m
 CE marking for facades with open joints yes

Photo: Malmaison Hotel in Aberdeen, Scotland; design CuriousArchitecture; photo DuPont™ Tyvek®, all rights reserved.

Download the literature:Download the Technical Datasheet