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Roofing Accessories

Expand-O-Gard^®
Style WS Vertical Expansion Joints
Masonry, Stucco and Metal Walls with Concealed Flanges

Expand-O-Gard^®
Expand-O-Gard is a flexible waterproof closure for vertical building walls designed to accommodate movement between building components caused by thermal, settlement, wind, flex and seismic forces.

Expand-O-Gard is a combination of a durable elastomeric bellows, attached to two metal flanges both mechanically and chemically by a patented bifurcation process. It is available in two designs, Style WS (pages 10-16 and 10-17) and Style F (pages 10-18 and 10-19).

All styles of Expand-O-Gard available with insulated bellows on special order.

Style WS

• Style WS - for use on masonry construction, metal buildings and panel wall systems where flanges are concealed and/or sandwiched within the wall system.
• 4" flanges are available in 26 ga. galvanized, 0.032" aluminum, 16 oz. copper, or 0.018" stainless steel. Flanges are available punched ( 3 /4" holes 4" o.c. for masonry construction) or unpunched. Available in lead coated copper or Kynar finish colored on special order.
• Copper or stainless steel flanges are recommended where contact with masonry is part of the design.
• Flexible rubber membrane bellows are black EPDM. White EPDM and black Neoprene are available on special order.
• Available in 10 foot lengths and 50 & 100 foot rolls. Other lengths available on special order.
• Factory fabricated transitions are available to accommodate intersections between vertical Expand-O-Gard and horizontal Expand-O-Flash expansion joints.