Sheet-like building and construction materials with high wet slip resistance and high water penetration resistance, and methods of making same

A multilayer material comprising:

• a) an open net-like fabric layer comprising
• i) a first plurality of thick strands that run roughly parallel to one another and are spaced apart in the machine direction, and
• ii) a second plurality of thin strands that run roughly parallel to one another and are spaced apart in the cross direction across the first plurality of strands,
• wherein the first plurality of strands and the second plurality of strands are affixed to one another such that the open net-like fabric layer comprises a first surface and a second surface;
• and
• b) a polymer film layer having a first surface and a second surface;
• and
• c) a third sheet-like substrate having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the third sheet-like substrate comprises nonwoven fabric, woven fabric, scrim, netting, woven tape material, flash-spun material, or a combination thereof;
• wherein the first surface of the open net-like fabric layer and the first surface of the polymer film layer are bonded together coextensively, and the first surface of the third sheet-like substrate is bonded together coextensively to the second surface of the polymer film layer;
• and wherein the resulting multilayer material has a dry-surface slip resistance of at least about 1000 gf or a wet-surface slip resistance of at least about 1200 gf, as measured by the modified coefficient of friction test.

A method of manufacturing a multilayer material comprising an open net-like fabric, a polymer film layer, and a third sheet-like substrate comprising:

• a) providing an open net-like fabric layer comprising
• i) a first plurality of strands laid roughly parallel to one another and spaced apart in a first direction, where the first plurality of strands are thick strands, and
• ii) a second plurality of strands that are laid roughly parallel to one another and spaced apart in a second direction across the first plurality of strands, where the second direction is different from the first direction, and where the second plurality of strands are thin strands,
• wherein the first plurality of strands and the second plurality of strands are affixed to one another such that the open net-like fabric layer comprises a first surface and a second surface;
• b) providing a polymer film layer having a first surface and a second surface;
• c) providing a third sheet-like substrate having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the third sheet-like substrate comprises nonwoven fabric, woven fabric, scrim, netting, woven tape material, flash-spun material, or a combination thereof;
• d) bonding the first surface of the open net-like fabric layer and the first surface of the polymer film layer coextensively;
• and
• e) bonding the first surface of the third sheet-like substrate and the second surface of the polymer film layer coextensively;
• wherein the resulting multilayer material has a dry-surface slip resistance of at least about 1000 gf or a wet-surface slip resistance of at least about 1200 gf, as measured by the modified coefficient of friction test.

A multilayer material consisting of:

• a) an open net-like fabric layer having
• i) a first plurality of strands laid roughly parallel to one another and spaced apart in a first direction, where the first plurality of strands are thick strands, and
• ii) a second plurality of strands that are laid roughly parallel to one another and spaced apart in a second direction across the first plurality of strands, where the second direction is different from the first direction, and where the second plurality of strands are thin strands,
• wherein the first plurality of strands and the second plurality of strands are affixed to one another such that the open net-like fabric layer has a first surface and a second surface;
• b) a polymer film layer having a first surface and a second surface;
• and
• c) a third sheet-like substrate having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the third sheet-like substrate is a nonwoven fabric, woven fabric, scrim, netting, woven tape material, flash-spun material, or a combination thereof;
• wherein the first surface of the open net-like fabric layer and the first surface of the polymer film layer are bonded together coextensively;
• and wherein the first surface of the third sheet-like substrate is bonded coextensively across the second surface of the polymer film layer;
• and wherein the resulting multilayer material has a dry-surface slip resistance of at least about 1000 gf or a wet-surface slip resistance of at least about 1200 gf, as measured by the modified coefficient of friction test.