Expansion Joint Blog
A fire rated expansion joint, Emshield DFR3 is a watertight, traffic durable primary seal for repair, retrofit, and new installation in structural expansion joints and construction joints in horizontal-plane applications. Emshield DFR3 is a 3-hour UL-certified fire barrier. (For 2-hour rating see Emshield DFR2) Emshield DFR3 eliminates the…
A fire rated seismic expansion joint, SJS-FR1 (1-hour rated) and SJS-FR2 (2-hour rated) provide a watertight, fire-rated, trafficable joint system. With SJS-FR One Install Does It All–Fire-Rated, Watertight, Traffic Bearing, 100% Movement, Quiet, Non-Invasive Anchoring, UL 2079 Certified for Decks and Floors. SJS-FR features all of the performance…
Emshield DFR-FP is a UL and ULC-certified 2-hour fire-rated watertight expansion joint for use in a split-slab construction deck or floor with a 2-hour (or lower) fire rating. It is constructed as a single unit fire-rated trafficable joint system for plaza decks and split slabs designed to straddle…
The SJS-FP-FR System is designed to provide a watertight, trafficable joint system in large 4-inch (100mm) and larger joint openings, in decks of split-slab design. SJS-FP-FR is a fire-rated system that expands the use of the SJS System to waterproofed split-slab deck designs through the use of structural-slab mounted supporting legs…
A pick resistant fire rated expansion joint and joint sealant, SecuritySeal SSF3 is watertight, has built-in 3-hour fire resistance, and high-movement for horizontal-plane locations requiring a hardened tamper-resistant surface. Floors such as those found in prisons, detention centers, medical and psychiatric hospitals, school facilities and day-care centers are some…
A pick resistant fire rated expansion joint and joint sealant, SecuritySeal SSF2 is watertight, has built-in 2-hour fire resistance, and high-movement for horizontal-plane locations requiring a hardened tamper-resistant surface. Floors such as those found in prisons, detention centers, medical and psychiatric hospitals, school facilities and day-care centers are…
DSM-DS is a highly resilient, double sided, silicone faced, precompressed sealant that has proved over the years the ability to solve difficult joint sealing problems where other systems have failed or are not suitable. It is ideal for new installations as well as expansion joint repair or retrofit…
A curtainwall expansion joint, Seismic Colorseal-DS is a multi-faced, silicone-coated, precompressed, primary seal in structural, high-movement, joints in virtually any substrate. It is ideal for curtainwall and other shallow substrates where sealing or finishing of both sides of the structure is desired. A hydrophobic-acrylic-impregnated foam sealant, factory pre-coated…
A chemical resistant sealant and expansion joint, Chemseal is a precompressed, primary seal for retrofit and new structural expansion joints and construction joints where contact with harsh chemicals and chemical dilutions is expected. The standard coating is a chemical-resistant silicone that is NSF compliant which also allows it…
A plaza-deck to solid-slab or wall expansion joint, DSM-FP is watertight and purpose designed for use in plaza decks particularly where a split-slab meets a solid slab or wall. DSM-FP extends the use of the DSM System to waterproofed split-slab deck designs through combination with our FP (for plaza) mounting…