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![]() (click image to enlarge) Continuity of seal and continuity of thermal insulation throughout changes in plane and direction are hallmarks of COLORSEAL--the original, 100% wax and asphalt free hybrid sealant system for walls of all types.
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COLORSEAL is a precompressed hybrid--primary plus secondary seal with --with 50% movement capability (+25%, -25% of nominal material size). COLORSEAL is ideally suited to curtainwall and metal cladding systems, as well as concrete, brick, stone, precast, etc. |
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![]() View looking up a precast wall sealed with COLORSEAL. |
COLORSEAL combines a factory-applied and cured silicone bellows with a microsphere-modified acrylic-impregnated expanding foam sealant backing. The bellows holds the key to COLORSEAL's unique performance. Alternatives comprised of a pre-cured block of silicone over a un-impregnated foam backing must still be caulked to the substrate with large applications of liquid sealant. COLORSEAL features non-invasive anchoring which means you are not drilling and screwing into sensitive substrates. This eliminates the risk of spalls and enables installation into inside corners that are impossible to seal with screw-anchored strip-seals. |
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![]() Unique among options for large joint-gap sealing, COLORSEAL and SEISMIC COLORSEAL can be positively secured at inside corners without invasive anchors. In addition the products' ability to maintain watertightness while handling curves and direction changes further sets it apart from rubber-and-rail strip seals. |
Puncturing of silicone facing does not affect sealant system performance. Back pressure maintains the seal and ensures that the silicone bellows is never under tension from the effects of joint movement. COLORSEAL has an R-value of approximately 1.8 per inch of depth which imparts thermal insulation at structural joint-gaps where thermal loss through strip-seals is often significant (click here for more on r-values).
Unlike imitations that use closed-cell foam backings and that must be forced into compression in the field,
COLORSEAL is supplied pre-compressed to smaller than the joint
size. This means that neither the bellows nor the corner bead, nor
the foam backing are
in tension either during the full extent of movement capability nor as a
result of
compression set typical in closed-cell foams.
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This means that neither the bellows nor the corner bead are in tension during joint opening movement. COLORSEAL has a mounting adhesive on one face. After removal from its packaging, the material is inserted into the joint and adhered to one side. It then expands to fill the joint.
Standard
sizes from 1/2" (12mm)
to 8" (200mm). See COLORSEAL in action in our COLORSEAL Project Portfolio. (Click Here for SEISMIC COLORSEAL, for high-movement and large joint sealing. Double-Sided also available--SEISMIC COLORSEAL-DS (Double sided) for shallow-substrate, or where sealing of the inside and outside expansion joint in a single step is desired. *Sound Attenuation is also a feature of COLORSEAL. With a 2 1/2" standard depth product installed in one side of a STC 72 wall, COLORSEAL had a STC 53 rating and in an OITC 61 wall it had a 53 OITC rating. When installed from both sides of a STC 72 wall it received the maximum of STC 72 equaling the sound suppression of the wall and in an OITC 61 wall it received a OITC 60 rating.
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Patent Pending
UNIVERSAL 90's COLORSEAL is manufactured in straight-run sticks which can be joined in the field to EMSEAL’s patent-pending "Universal-90" transitions.
These factory-fabricated single-piece 90-degree units have a 12-inch long leg and a 6-inch vertical piece on each side of the elbow. The Universal-90 transition pieces are symmetrically coated on both faces. This allows them to be installed as an inside corner or as an outside corner. In addition to guaranteeing watertightness, EMSEAL’s "Universal-90's" allow for much faster and secure installation by eliminating field cutting or notching and bending, at angles.
Note: For corner applications with existing straight-run sticks, COLORSEAL can be field-cut to produce corners. |
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General Contractor Expansion Joint Responsibilities Division 3 Addendum (.doc)
Article:
"Where's the Beef in Joint Seals: Hybrids Hold the Key"
Article: "Are
joint decisions costing your client a fortune? Thermal rating as
a product selection criteria."
Discussion/Comparison:"Pre-cured-Caulk-And-Backerblock"
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