US Fabrics' offers a complete line of lightweight nonwoven fabrics made from staple filaments of polypropylene fiber and are needlepunched and heatset.

Most lightweight nonwoven fabrics (3 oz. To 4.5 oz.) are used as filter fabric in subsurface drainage applications. High flow rates and small openings are what make these nonwovens ideal as filter fabrics. Wrapping a nonwoven filter fabric around the drainage system allows water into the drain while preventing soils from clogging the system.

In addition to drainage, lightweight nonwoven filter fabrics are often used as landscape fabric, weed barrier or for lightweight separation under pavers.

Another use for lightweight nonwoven fabric is as asphalt overlay. These particular nonwoven fabrics are designed to hold tack coat and withstand extreme temperatures. Placing a nonwoven fabric between the old asphalt and the new overlay reduces reflective cracking and extends the life of the asphalt. A moisture barrier that protects the overlay fabric from water intrusion is created when the nonwoven fabric absorbs the tack coat.

• Subsurface drainage

• Filter fabric

• Underdrain fabric

• Trench drains

• Landscaping

• Weed barrier

• Landscape fabric

• Lightweight separation

• Under paver walkways and patios

• Paving

• Asphalt overlay