Passive Purple Retrofit - Retrofit Airtightness Brush Applied Paint (5kg)
Passive Purple Retrofit - Retrofit Airtightness Brush Applied Paint (5kg)
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Passive Purple Retrofit Brush – Breathable Airtightness for Existing Buildings
Passive Purple Retrofit Brush is a fiber-reinforced, liquid-applied airtight membrane for older and solid-wall buildings that need to breathe. Brushed on internally, it seals joints, gaps, cracks and junctions against drafts and air leakage while staying vapor open (Sd ≈ 0.6 m), so moisture in the wall can still dry out.
Why Do Older Buildings Need a Breathable Airtight Layer?
Solid brick, stone and lime-plastered walls were built to manage moisture by letting it move through the wall and dry out. Sealing them with a vapor-tight layer can trap that moisture in the fabric, leading to damp, mold and decay.
Passive Purple Retrofit stops the air leaks that cause heat loss and drafts, but still lets water vapor pass through – so the wall keeps working the way it was designed to.
Passive Purple or Passive Purple Retrofit?
| Passive Purple | Passive Purple Retrofit | |
|---|---|---|
| Vapor behavior | Vapor control | Vapor open (breathable) |
| Best for | New builds and insulated build-ups – applied on the warm side of the insulation | Older, solid-wall and breathable buildings where moisture must be able to dry out |
| Airtight | Yes | Yes |
Not sure which you need? Our condensation risk analysis will tell you, or see Passive Purple for vapor control.
Key Benefits
- Fiber-reinforced: spans larger joints and gaps for reliable detailing.
- Airtight & smoke-tight: stops drafts and uncontrolled air leakage.
- Breathable: vapor open (Sd ≈ 0.6 m) so walls can keep drying out.
- Crack-bridging: stays sealed as older buildings move.
- Anti-fungus: resists mold growth on the coating.
- Low emission: EMICODE EC2 rated.
- Fire-rated: Euroclass B-s1,d0.
- Brush applied: no specialist equipment – ideal for smaller rooms, detailing and DIY retrofits.
Where to Use It
- Joints, gaps and cracks in older walls
- Junctions around windows, doors, floors and ceilings
- Pipe, cable and joist penetrations
- Solid brick, stone and lime-plastered walls
- Smaller rooms and period homes
For large walls and ceilings, use Passive Purple Retrofit Spray/Roller (10kg) for faster coverage.
Tested & Certified — fire-rated, watertight & breathable
Passive Purple Retrofit is a product of Passive Purple External, and all certification is that of Passive Purple External:
- 🔥 Reaction to fire Euroclass B-s1,d0 (EN 13501-1, on A1 substrates ≥653 kg/m³) & ASTM E84 Class A (Flame Spread 0 / Smoke 15)
- 💧 Watertight Class W1 (EN 13859-2) & water permeability Class W3 (EN 1062-3); near-zero water absorption (EN 16302)
- 🌬️ Breathable / vapor-open — Sd ≈ 0.6 m (EN ISO 12572)
- 🧱 Crack-bridging A3 (23°C) / A4 (-10°C) (EN 1062-7) & CO₂ / carbonation barrier Class C1 (EN 1062-6)
- ☀️ UV-stable · low-emission EMICODE EC2 · anti-fungus (rating 0)
- 🇬🇧 Kiwa BDA Agrément (BAW-21-214-P-A-UK) · Passive House component (phB) · US ICC-ES AC212 water-resistive barrier
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Product Collection:Passive Purple
Color:Purple
Usage:Internal & External
Application:Brush
Sizes:5kg
At Intelligent Membranes, we help architects, contractors, retrofitters and self-builders achieve airtightness and waterproofing targets with liquid-applied systems. Our flagship airtight system, Passive Purple®, is airtight at all times yet breathable when the building fabric needs to release vapor — we call this intelligent breathability.
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