The Echo Edge team set out to create an industry-standard first, then prove it could be done with an 87% recycled product, second. That standard is a (-300 psf) wind uplift tested, edge blocking system “ECHO EDGE” (metal and blocking, not just metal) that is attached to concrete, steel or wood substrates with foam adhesive. Our cleat for the edge metal is installed as our blocking is installed in the foam, and not a single fastener is involved. Echo Edge Blocking is 5 to 7 times faster to install and comes in four standard sizes which can be installed in 1/2” increments from 2” to 10” high. Not just the edge but for all expansion joints as well! Best of all, it can be left exposed indefinitely without warping, swelling or cupping as wood typically does in just a few days. High wind uplift resistance, Class “A” fire rating, significant labour savings and a positive impact on the environment by eliminating the need for lumber, industry wide.
Traditional wood blocking system blows off in a high wind event and takes the roof with it. The edge blocking is the anchor in high winds because the most extreme pressures from a wind event are at the edge. ECHO EDGE BLOCKING is tested at hurricane standards to resist the uplift forces at the edge of the building.
Pressure Treated Lumber is expensive, chemically treated, it burns, bugs still like it, eventually rots and requires hundreds of millions of trees every year. Echo Edge and Echo Coping blocks replace the need for wood blocking in roofing entirely! It’s faster, therefore cheaper and recycles hundreds of millions of tires as our raw material. Cheaper, stronger, faster, will never rot, moisture and bug proof. Corner pressure is higher than the edge so if your typical wood nailer is installed without enhanced fastening at the corners, your building is at risk.
The product arrives in a 4’x4’ pallet with a reusable cover. Outside storage, the pallets of four standard sizes and know your crews can simply lift the cover and load up whatever thickness needed for the day.
The best part is that once installed, there is no need to protect it. 5,000 hour accelerated aging testing proved it became 30% stronger in all physical property testing post aging. Echo Edge Cleats are installed with the Edge Blocks, thereby, saving time and the cost of fasteners. Safer to install as men are no longer are hanging over the edge to drill and screw the cleat. With no required drilling, the Echo
The trouble with chemicals:
Pressure-treated lumber arrives wet. Wet from chemical treatment, not moisture. A typical installation showing the chemicals staining the precast wall panels over the course of several weeks. The contractor was required to rent a man-lift and pressure clean all four walls on this project at a cost of many thousands of dollars. If it stains concrete, how good can it be for your skin? How about your lungs when it’s cut with a circular saw? When attaching Echo Block or Echo Edge Block to a steel deck with the AH-160 Tile Foam adhesive, know it has been tested as a bead on top of the flute as well as across the flutes. Both directions exceeded the Miami Dade test chamber capabilities. The benefit of attaching with foam is how the foam seals the deck from freely emitting conditioned air out of the edge of the building. With Echo Edge Blocking and Echo Terrace, this energy-saving regulation is already in compliance. Clean look, no drilling or expensive fasteners. Healthier as well as breathing the dust from silica, is a significant health hazard. Echo Block has been tested and approved as a Class A, fire-rated product at unlimited slope. The UL report states that any roofing material that is already tested as Class A over concrete, is also approved on Echo Block without additional testing.
