US Patent & Trademark Office Headquarters, Alexandria, VA

Time Proves Parking Garage Expansion Joints Patently Good

Structural expansion joints and sealants by Sika Emseal knit together, from bottom to top and everything in between, the new (in 2004) headquarters for the United States Patent and Trademark Office. 350LF of BG System, 1,000LF of Migutan-FP, over 500LF of Seismic Colorseal and Horizontal Colorseal and more than 5,000lLF of Thermaflex were used to seal the West Parking Structure and adjacent structures from below the mud slab, on tunnel walls and roof, in foundation wall, above-grade walls, and the parking decks.

A visit to the Patent Office 13 years after initial installation showed the material in excellent condition having delivered value far beyond the terms of warranty. It’s value like this that continues to prove Sika Emseal parking garage expansion joint solutions the lowest-total-cost-of-ownership option for building owners–in this case the US Taxpayer.

Here’s some of what we observed:

Seismic Colorseal

Inside-Corner Wall Expansion Joints Uniquely Addressed

Thermaflex

Continuity of Seal

Horizontal Colorseal