FLASHING APPLICATIONS

DEKSTRIP™
Expandable Edged Flashing
Stretches to any shape, seals & stays.

Applications
Large square & round ducts & Expansion Joints Gambrel roof
penetrations
Stepped Roof Flash between dissimilar materials
Chimneys
Dissimilar roof profiles
Skylights
Transition wall
Parapet Flashing

Product Features
20 year warranty Serpentine edges stretch up to 25% for added length

Wraps around almost any profile Great for large round pipes

Paintable after installation Handles vibration & expansion

TPE has a continuous service temperature range

of -58˚F to +240˚F

Product Specifications
Material................................Grey TPE
Base Kit Contents
• Dekstrip material
• 1” x 4’ Aluminum termination strip
• 3” x 2’ Splice tape

Selector Guide
Base Kit Part Number Description Weight Fasteners Needed (1-1/2” o.c.) PRODUCT REPORT NO. 040701
4157910 7” x 75’ 26 lb. 1200
4155910 9” x 75’ 31 lb. 1200
4156910 12” x 75’ 38 lb. 1200
4171910 18” x 50’ 30 lb. 800

Accessories for Dekstrip

Part # Description Used On
1175153 1/4-14 x 1-1/8” Scots T/1
®
Metal roof and wall
4172910 .040 x 1” x 4’ Aluminum Termination Strip Terminating/joining ends of Dekstrip
4040910 Sikaflex 201 Polyurethane Sealant Sealing edges on all surfaces
4178910 3” x 2’ Splice tape

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Installation Guidelines

Basic Installation

1. Snap a chalk line to 2. Apply a continuous bead of 3. Position top edge of Dekstrip 4. Apply additional sealant to
provide a guide for sealant along chalk line. over seal bead and install both fastened edges for
applying sealant. Buildex fasteners at 1-1/2” maximum weather-tight
maximum intervals on top sealing.
edge. Repeat steps 1, 2, and
3 for the bottom edge.

Splicing

Materials
aterials Needed:
Materials
Needed: Needed:
Materials Needed: Detailed Instructions
• Leather Gloves • 3” x 2’ splice tape 1. Cut splice tape (supplied in Dekstrip carton) to the
ï Leather gloves
ather gloves ï 4"
ï Leather ï 4" x tape
x 2' Splice
gloves 2' Splice
ï 4" xtape
2' Splice tape
• Heat Gun ï Utility knife or scissors
ï Utility
• Shears or scissors
knife or scissors
ï Heat Gunï Heat Gun
at Gun ï Utility knife or scissors
width needed and remove clear film from one side of
the tape. Lining up the edges, press the tape firmly
onto the Dekstrip to remove air pockets.

2. Remove remaining film from tape. Apply second

piece of Dekstrip over tape and press firmly.

3. Apply heat over spliced area for 1-2 minutes while

Step 1. Step 1 tape to1
Step
1Apply splice Dekstrip. 2. PositionStep
Step 2 2
Step
second Dekstrip over2 3. Apply heat
Step Step
and press 3
3 firmly toStep 3
applying firm pressure over entire spliced area to
Apply splice
Apply splice tape to tape
Apply to
splice tape to Position Position
second
tape & second
Dekstrip
press in Dekstrip
Position second
over
place. over
Dekstrip over Apply heat and
Apply press
heat
Apply heat and press firmly
seal edges. firmly
and press
ensure firmly
adhesion.
first Dekstrip.
first Dekstrip. first Dekstrip. tapein&place.
tape & press press in &
tape place.
press in place. to seal edges.
to seal edges. to seal edges.

4. Turn material over and repeat step 3.

1. Cut
splice splice
tape tapesplice
1. Cut
(supplied (supplied
tape in
in Dekstrip Dekstrip
(supplied
carton) toincarton)
the to the
Dekstrip
width neededwidth
carton) &needed
to the &clear
width
remove remove
film clear
needed & film side
remove
from one from one
clearof
filmside
from
tape. ofone
tape.
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side of tape. Lining
up the
he edges, edges,
press up press
thethe
tape the tape
edges,
onto pressonto
the the
tape
the Dekstrip Dekstrip
to onto thetoair
remove remove
Dekstrip airremove
to
pockets. pockets.air pockets.

2. remaining
ove Remove2.remaining
Remove
film film from
remaining
from tape. tape.
film
Apply Apply
from
scond scond
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piece piece
ofApply ofto
scond
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piece oftoDekstrip
tape and tape and
press topress firmly.
tape and
firmly. press firmly.
Joining ends around round pipes
3. Apply
y heat (low heat (lowover
3. Apply
setting) setting)
heat over
(low
spliced spliced
setting)
area area
forover
1-2 for 1-2
spliced
minutes minutes
area for
while while
1-2 applying
minutes
applying firm whilefirm
pressure pressure
applying
to firmtopressure to
ensure adhesion.
re adhesion. ensure adhesion.

4. Turnover
material material
4.and
Turnover and
material
repeat repeat
stepover steprepeat
3. and 3. step 3.

1. Cut splice tape to length,
remove film from one
side and apply to
Dekstrip.
2. Remove film from top
of splice tape.
3. Overlap top piece of
Dekstrip and press
onto tape.
4. Fold termination strip in
half, cut to width, and
slide over spliced area.
5. Fasten through top of 6. Apply sealant to all
termination strip, Dekstrip, seams.
and back of strip with
Scots® fasteners or
rivets.

1349 West Bryn Mawr Avenue Scots® and Teks® are registered trademarks of ITW Buildex and Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
Itasca, Illinois 60143 Dekstrip™ and Dektite® are registered trademark of Deks Industries Pty Ltd, A Skellerup Industries Company
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