Flexible shingles "Deca": description and characteristics

The flexible tile "Deco" (German Docke) is one of the most common products on the roofing materials market . Its popularity is due to the variety of different design solutions, good performance and democratic value.

Briefly about the manufacturer

In the domestic market flexible shingles "Deck" appeared in 2005. Today, its output is engaged in two of its own plants. The enterprises of this company are located in more than 50 large cities of Russia, as well as in Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.

In addition to soft shingles, Docke produces:

• Siding;
• Polymeric facade panels;
• Drainage systems for houses;
• Other materials for the facade and roof (nails, mastics, steam and waterproofing, snow holders, ventilation).

Advantages of Docke roofing, reviews

The composition of bituminous shingles is similar to that of roofing material. It is often used to cover roofs having a complex shape, where rigid sheets of roofing coverings are laid very difficult or impossible. It is for this characteristic that the flexible shingles "Deca", the reviews about which are the most positive, received great recognition from consumers.

This roofing material has an increased sound insulation. According to people, inside the room can not hear even the blows on the roof of a large hail. Also, the great advantage of this bitumen material is its resistance to rot and corrosion. Another flexible tile "Deca" does not get mossy, which often happens with ceramic analogues, made on the basis of clay.

According to reviews, this roofing material also has the following advantages:

• The light weight (10 kg / m ² ) allows you to perform the installation yourself according to the instructions developed by the specialists.
• The design of the shingles is developed by the computer program. The collection of the "Deca" brand includes a large number of different specimens of shingles of the original form of cutting with a lot of colors. The highlight of the products is the 3D effect.
• The presence of the modified bitumen with polymeric substances made the "Dece" shingles structure flexible and resistant to any weather conditions. Thanks to this, you can shelter the shingles of the roofs of buildings located in different regions of the country and not be afraid of the appearance of cracks or other defects.
• Sheets of this roofing material have a double glue lock, which provides better sealing of sheet joints and resistance to strong winds.

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Main characteristics

The products of this brand are represented by sheet and roll roofing. The latter kind of material is similar to a ruberoid roll, only on its front side is a pattern. Sheet shingles are plates that have petals carved in various geometric shapes. When laying the tile, these petals overlap with each other and form a beautiful pattern.

Flexible shingles "Deca" consists of 5 components:

• The basis is taken of a strong fiberglass, which gives this roofing coating tensile strength, elasticity, incombustibility.
• Impregnation of the canvas with modified SBS bitumen, which allows to keep the sheet elastic in the cold and increasing the thermal insulation properties.
• Protective coating of tinted shale granulate, forming the appearance of shingles and protecting the coating from UV rays and external mechanical influences.
• The lower layer of this material is made of self-adhesive bitumen. It has an excellent adhesion, due to which it is able to firmly connect with neighboring sheets laid on the roof.
• The fifth component is an ordinary film, which is glued to protect the sheets from sticking together.

It is important to remember that flexible Docke tiles should not be stored under the sun and high temperature for a long time, since the shingles will stick together and they will not be separated.

Docke Collection

This manufacturer can boast of the presence in the collections of flexible shingles of unusual color shades and shapes of cutting. Some sheets have an exclusive performance that has no analogues with other brands. The standard size of shingles is 31.8 x 100 cm, the thickness of the sheet is 3 mm. To date, the brand has produced seven collections of flexible shingles.

"Cologne"

Who visited the German city of Cologne, saw an unusually beautiful architecture in a classic and graceful style. With the collection "Cologne" you can recreate at home a piece of Europe. Gauntles with diamond-shaped petals and 3D effect are available in five colors: ginger, prunes, mint, saffron, cinnamon. The thickness of the tile is 3 mm.

"Granada"

The collection shows the style of the Spanish province. Who visited Granada, saw that it is protected from all sides by mountains and olive trees. The roof covering of this collection provides the same reliable roof protection. Rectangular petals create an original abstract pattern and a 3D effect. Colors: pecans, figs, anise sesame, coffee, cocoa.

"Liège"

The collection, executed in the Belgian style, allows to unite the traditional and modern motive. The round shape of the shingle petals resembles a scales pattern. There are four shades: iris, grill, barberry, sherbet. The most popular of these is the grillage with 3D overflow.

"Nice"

Collection in the French style. When overlapping each other, rhomboidal petals with a rounded edge create a sea effect. From a distance such a tiled roof resembles a chocolate sea wave.

Collection "Nice" comes in four shades with the effect of 3D: chestnut, sherbet, hazelnut, barberry.

"Genoa"

This collection is suitable for those who want to design their homes in Italian style. Different sizes of rectangular petals in combination with each other form an original abstract pattern, creating the effect of Italian narrow streets with old houses and tiled roofs. Available - five colors with a 3D overflow: a torrone, paprika, cannoli, amaretto, truffle.

"Zurich"

Flexible shingles "Decher Zurich" - a Swiss collection that resembles chocolate bars. Its shingles are made in the form of rectangular petals with slightly rounded corners.

Colors, which has a flexible tile "Deca": raisins; Coffee, flavene, peanut, chili.

Sheffield

The collection shows English strict classical style. Overlapping shingles in the form of diamond-shaped petals create a pattern that resembles the scab of the knight's mail. The mansion, covered with such roofing material, resembles the houses of good old England.

Colors: biscuit, coffee, rosemary, strawberry, cashew, almonds.

Installation of flexible shingles "Deck"

Bitumen tiles of this brand are excellent for pitched roofs of any complexity. Sheets are very easy to cut and fix to a solid wooden crate. In the packing with shingles there is an instruction, according to which any person can cover the roof of his house independently.

The roofing material is laid on a lath made of sheets of OSB or plywood.

When performing the installation work, you must follow certain rules:

1. For the substrate, only dried boards with a thickness of at least 12 mm should be purchased. If the products are not dried and less than the thickness, they may become distorted during operation.
2. Plates should be placed in staggered order, so that the gap between the sheets was 3 mm.
3. To the butt bars, the slabs are fastened in steps of 15 cm, to the intermediate beam - in increments of 30 cm.
4. The lining carpet is laid along the ridge by horizontal strips, starting from the eaves. The edges are smeared with mastic.
5. Each upper strip is overlapped by a lower one. The sheets are nailed with a pitch of 20 cm. The fixing step at the end joints is 10 cm.
6. Gontas are laid from the eaves in horizontal rows. In this case, if the roof is simple gipps, the stitching begins from the side of the butt, and if the hip and complex configuration - from the middle.
7. The sheets are staggered to form a pattern, and nailed.
8. The final stage is the installation of the tile strip and the processing of joints with mastic.

With the exact observance of the instructions given by the manufacturer, the flexible tile "Deca", the photo of which is presented in the review, will be able to last for many years.