3 Roofing Underlayments Designed for Contractors

By Cass Jacoby.  

Tuck® NovaSeal® roofing underlayments are designed with the contractor in mind; learn what makes these products superior. 

NovaSeal® roofing underlayments are designed to help contractors deliver quality roofs that meet Canadian construction market requirements, satisfying both the architects and trade professionals as they build multi-family homes and residential and commercial buildings across the country.   

The underlayments are lighter and easier to handle, with a 10-square roll only weighing 29 pounds for fast installation. Additionally, these underlayments offer exceptional tear and puncture resistance and greater roof coverage per roll than traditional roofing felt. Made from woven polypropylene and a slip-resistant nonwoven top surface, these underlayments offer superior waterproofing as well as excellent slip resistance. 

Learn more about the three underlayments TUCK® offers and why they are such an asset for roofing contractors.  

1 - NovaSeal® PRIME  

NovaSeal® PRIME forms a barrier in the roofing system that helps to completely waterproof and protect residential steep-slope roofs in the most extreme weather conditions. This synthetic roof underlayment delivers long-term weather barrier performance. Additional benefits specific to NovaSeal® PRIME include: 

• Requires fewer fasteners and fewer repairs than typical asphalt felt products 

• No special tools required 

• Horizontal marker for overlap 

• Extended UV protection – can be left exposed for up to 90 days 

2 - NovaSeal® ELITE  

NovaSeal® ELITE is designed to be used under metal, asphalt shingles, synthetic shingles, primed cedar shakes and most tiles. The underlayment forms a barrier in the roofing system, working to protect either residential or commercial steep-slope roofs in the most extreme weather conditions. Additional benefits specific to NovaSeal® ELITE include: 

• Superior wind uplift resistance 

• Rolls out flat and will not wrinkle, crack or leach 

• Strong and pliable material that performs in the most extreme temperatures 

• Horizontal marker for overlap 

• Extended UV protection – can be left exposed for up to 90 days 

3 - NovaSeal® ULTRA 

NovaSeal® ULTRA is designed for use under metal, asphalt shingles, synthetic shingles, primed cedar shakes and tiles. ULTRA forms a barrier in the roofing system that helps protect residential or commercial steep-slope roofs in the most extreme weather conditions and deliver exceptional long-term weather barrier performance. Additional benefits specific to NovaSeal® ULTRA include: 

• Durable, woven construction holds up to rugged tile, metal and slate installs 

• Strong and pliable material that performs in the most extreme temperatures 

• Will not crack or dry out under metal or tile 

• Withstands UV exposure for up to 180 days 

• Horizontal marker for overlap 

NovaSeal® prides itself on protecting what is under the roof.  It offers advanced performance and helps to dry-in buildings immediately.   

Learn more about TUCK in their RoofersCoffeeShop Directory or visit www.tuckbuilding.com. 

About Cass  

Cass works as a reporter/writer for RoofersCoffeeShop, AskARoofer and MetalCoffeeShop. When she isn’t writing about roofs, she is putting her Master degree to work writing about movies and dancing with her plants.