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DuPont™ Residential Sealant

Product Description

DuPont™ Residential Sealant is a durable, highly flexible window sealant for use in general residential construction. It is formulated to bond well with DuPont™ Tyvek®, weather barriers, and other DuPont construction products, as well as most common building materials.

As an integral part of a complete building envelope system, DuPont™ Residential Sealant helps control both air and water intrusion, to help make homes more comfortable, prevent water damage, and reduce heating and cooling costs.

How It Works:

DuPont™ Residential Sealant is a modified urethane acrylic window sealant that is highly durable and flexible, for easy installation around windows and doors, in both new construction and restoration projects.

It bonds with a wide range of DuPont materials, to help create an elastomeric, protective barrier against moisture infiltration and contribute to building airtightness.  It also provides excellent bonding with a range of building substrates, including:

  • Stucco
  • EIFS
  • Precast
  • Fiber Cement Siding
  • Masonry, Brick and CMU
  • Concrete, Wood, Metal and Glass
  • Marble, Granite, Porcelain or Ceramic Tile
  • Vinyl Siding

 

Proven Protection:

DuPont™ Residential Sealant is compliant with the following testing standards:

  • Fed. Spec. TTS-00230C (Type S, Class A)
  • ASTM C-920 (Grade NS, Class 25)
  • ASTM C-834 (Type OP, Grade18C)
  • AAMA 808.3
  • Requirements of South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Rule #1168 as required for LEED® points

 

Trusted Performance:

DuPont™ Residential Sealant is easy to apply and clean up, and provides a number of other practical advantages, including:

  • Withstands temperatures from -20OF to 180OF.
  • UVstable sealant bead.
  • Flexibility allows ±25% movement of original joint dimension.
  • Low VOC (volatile organic compounds), below 1.5%, equivalent to less than 16g/L.
  • Part of NAHB Green Home Building Guidelines.

 

Support Throughout The Building Process:

In addition to its superior performance, DuPont™ Residential Sealant is backed by the quality, integrity and resources of DuPont, as part of a building envelope system, including:

  • The DuPont Certified Installer Program, offering training and certification for installation contractors.
  • Support fromthe DuPont™ Tyvek® Specialist Network. From the latest updates on building codes to on-site consulting and training, a local DuPont™ Tyvek® Specialist can help make sure the job gets done right.